The Strange Brew guys, an assemblage of snowboarders who migrated west to the sunny shores of Lake Tahoe in pursuit of light snow, perfect parks, and the promise that PBR flows year-round like a dam break in springtime, have subsided on a diet of freezing temperatures, double kinks, and barley sodas since their inception. This routine has fueled these raucous individuals over the past few winters as they take down spots, tackled tricks, and stacked edits, creating a following ready with a celebratory cold one whenever the opportunity is presented–which is often.

Last winter, the squad left their van on North American soil and boarded a plane for Scandinavia, heading to Finland to meet up with fellow Rome Snowboards rider, Toni Kerkela in his hometown, Jyvaskyla. Riley Nickerson, Jasper Tripp, Keenan Cawley, and Ian Daly quickly adjusted to the Finnish version of their usual grind, trading in Coors for cans of Karhu and hunting down steel set ups around the city. The result of their efforts is Rome Snowboards’ Beer & Rails, a short movie following this motley gang around the streets of south central Finland.

The exploration of a new place with the goal of finding potential spots is in itself, a unique way to view an area for the first time. Beer & Rails is a glimpse into the first trip of its kind for this group of riders, a proving ground of cement and metal. The snow was there, the drive was there, and for the Strangers, Toni was a more-than-able tour guide; his ability to step to gnarly spots added fuel to the fire they had brought across the Atlantic. With plenty of barley to stoke the flames further, the riding put down by Kerkela, Nickerson, Cawley, Tripp and Daly does not disappoint. So hop into the overseas Rome Snowboards van, crack open a cold one, and enjoy.