If for some reason you can’t seem to make it to the IJ brewery for a tasting, then drop by the Beer Garden, which serves a number of brews from Amsterdam’s famous brewery on draught and in bottles. Other tasty offerings include beers by Texels and other brewers from the Benelux region and all of them are poured in a bright and airy space that is nearly always laden with the perfume of roasting chickens that rotate on spits next to the bar. This is, of course, its speciality and a bargain at just under €14. Note the three golden palms on the walls as well as the bar’s slogan – God save the beer – in large letters.