PÖIDE STORY
Different stages of the construction of Pöide Church. Screenshot from the documentary film "Pöide, Silent Witness"
WHERE DID IT ALL BEGIN?
Saaremaa has always been a stronghold of beer brewing, which is why the Keldri family business (Koidu and Kristel) breathed life into their brewery near the Pöide fortress church in 2013. As the brewing family grew, so did the brewers', and the homestead became cramped for both of them.
SAAREMAA - THE FORTRESS OF BEER BREWING
That's how Pöide decided to move - the brewery found a gorgeous venue in a big city. Still in Saaremaa, of course, in Kuressaare - in an industrial building with church-worthy Art Deco touches on Tolli Street, where electricity was once produced. In the current chamber, Pöide's master brewer, Harald, is also generous enough to share his expertise with visitors - there's space to showcase the secrets of production and a separate chamber for tasting the finished batch. So there's another place in the heart of Kuressaare to give substance to a nice time spent in Saaremaa.
Pöide is situated among junipers on the eastern coast of Saaremaa. In more savage times, the island was known for the Vikings, who controlled shipping between the West and the East. The Teutonic Order decided to end its tyranny by introducing Christianity to the island. In the 13th century, Pöide Castle was built as a landmark in Europe's last remaining pagan stronghold. The stubborn islanders' struggle with the foreign powers continued for a century, but today's Pöide St Mary's Church has remained firmly in place ever since and has found its way onto the label.
PÖIDE FAMILY
OUR ANCIENT CALENDAR
That's how Pöide decided to move - the brewery found a gorgeous venue in a big city. Still in Saaremaa, of course, in Kuressaare - in an industrial building with church-worthy Art Deco touches on Tolli Street, where electricity was once produced. In the current chamber, Pöide's master brewer, Harald, is also generous enough to share his expertise with visitors - there's space to showcase the secrets of production and a separate chamber for tasting the finished batch. So there's another place in the heart of Kuressaare to give substance to a nice time spent in Saaremaa.
Pöide is situated among junipers on the eastern coast of Saaremaa. In more savage times, the island was known for the Vikings, who controlled shipping between the West and the East. The Teutonic Order decided to end its tyranny by introducing Christianity to the island. In the 13th century, Pöide Castle was built as a landmark in Europe's last remaining pagan stronghold. The stubborn islanders' struggle with the foreign powers continued for a century, but today's Pöide St Mary's Church has remained firmly in place ever since and has found its way onto the label.