Проходимец на Рубинштейна, Рубинштейна ул., 8

Hole in the wall esteblishment serving Vasileostrovskoye beers as well as some Czech beer, some of them not in top condition. Nowadays the Vasileostroskoye beers are more accessible, so this place may not be a necessity for beer hunters, but it’s still worth dropping in for a beer.

This is a one bar of the chain with the same name, but it’s worse comparing with other ones. When I was there they have a good choice of beer, but most of it was not available at the moment.

This place is very much a hole in the wall. I visited in mid-afternoon and there was one other couple there. The only server was a kid who was maybe 20 years old and who acted very annoyed when he found out that I didn’t speak any Russian. Definitely a more diverse selection (though not necessarily much larger) of beer than other St. Petersburg joints, especially when it came to imports. It was nice to see a menu dominated by something other than Baltika. The rare beers I had were certainly interesting and worth the trip. I also had a plate of cold fresh fish which was pretty decently prepared. Definitely the best beer place I saw in St. Petersburg, but that’s like saying "the best beer that AB brews".

it’s like this - you could get excited about bars that serve Guinness and Paulaner Hefeweizen. Or you could ignore those and seek out places like this - unpretentious holes in the wall that just happen to carry a couple of rare microbrews from the Vasilyeostrovskoye Brewery. The owner loves beer and you can bet that this place is one to watch in the future.