February 2026. Turin.
You’ll be wanting to see Mrs RM’s tourist map for Turin,
the highlights marked with chocolate bars.
Our first target after checking at I Reali guesthouse was food.
What’s more authentically Torino than an artisan burger at a brew pub with cask near a skate park ?
Open Baladin is the BrewDog (RIP), or possibly bod of northern Italy.
See, there’s even a Canadian link here for our Russ.
It’s certainly the most youthful and modern building in the centre,
with reclaimed seating,
and this. Whatever this is.
Look, it’s not going on the itinerary for either Paul’s tours of Italian cask outlets,
and at 4pm on Friday we’re the only trade, despite the busy location.
We weren’t sure whether to order at the bar, like normal people, or via the barcode on the table that wasn’t working, so just waited dumbly for the waitress.
I made an early decision to drink every beer on hand pump I saw over the weekend,
and Mrs RM had the strong keg one as Dryanuary faded to a distant memory.
Only 7% !? In fairness, I’d ordered and that was the only one I could read, but half the beers seemed to be over 10% (and all priced the same again).
And they must have been good enough (NBSS 3 the cask), as my wife insisted, insisted, we stay for a second pint.
Despite there being no burgers till 6pm.
Two strong pints on an empty stomach ? Big mistake, huge.
retiredmartin 
Whatever this is.
Something shrouded in mystery.
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I’m afraid the “shrouded in mystery” puns are reserved for my exclusive use, Paul. 😉
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“Two strong pints on an empty stomach ? Big mistake, huge.” And on that bombshell, we impatiently await the next thrilling episode.
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We left-behinds don’t get bored whatever, Martin.
Contractors excavating in the street interrupted the neutral, of the three phase electricity supply to the Halfway a few days ago, which resulted in up to four hundred volts appearing across much of their electrics rather than the intended two hundred and thirty. Several fires and small explosions immediately happened, and they lost a lot of equipment, but no one was hurt and nothing got out of hand.
Magnificently, they were up and running again by Friday for a big weekend here, although with no cask, the cellar still having no climatisation.
So, being duty bound to show support, Mrs. E and I have been on the Moretti.
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