Besides Belgrade, Nis is the city I have spent the most time at in Serbia. Southern Serbs are much like American Southerners: friendly, laid-back, and always ready to pull your leg (with a joke.) Spicy peppers grow abundantly in the hot climate, and locals love mixing it in their barbeque.
In 2021, when I went to the 6th Nis Craft Beer Festival, I enjoyed the food as much as the beer.
After Belgrade’s craft beer scene grew, other cities in Serbia followed. Novi Sad is almost on par with Belgrade, yet Nis is close behind. In 2016, in the second weekend of September, they began their own craft beer festival. It has gone on for the past five years, not counting two missed years due to the COVID pandemic.
I contacted my friend, Nicky, whom I’ve known since my first visit to Serbia. He agreed to host me while I was there for the festival. A few years had passed since I’d seen him, and we were both a little older and a little slower.
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