Last week I was asking David, the store manager, if there were any new things in the store of interest. He said “Follow me…” as he led me back to the beer cooler, continuing with “…some customers are really enjoying this new beer we got in from Lithuania”. He pulled down a four-pack from the shelf. I looked at the name, calling out the letters. “S-V-Y-T-U-R-Y-S. How do you pronounce that?” I asked. David continued. “The more demanding beer folks are just saying it’s pretty solid, but nothing to write home about, but people who are into classic European lagers are really loving it.” I asked again: “That’s great, but how do you pronounce it?” He pulled down another four pack, and said “we also have the Baltas”. I looked at him and asked him again: “Am I speaking Lithuanian or something? I asked you a question.” He pulled down one more four pack, adding “and the Baltijos. They’re all 500ml bottles.” Then he suddenly said, “Ope! Looks like they’re getting busy up front! Gotta go!” I still have no idea exactly how you pronounce “Švyturio”, but thanks to the internet, I now know that the first character is technically referred to as “Latin Capital Letter S With Caron”, and that it represents a “voiceless postalveolar fricative”, for all the good that does me. The best guess I have on the pronunciation of the name is “schve-tu-RIES”. Perhaps you know better. If you do, by all means come in and ask for it. It’s currently priced at $10.49 for a 4-Pack of 500ml bottles, $3.29 for singles. Product details below…