What's your favorite Polish beer?

RikAnglikThreads: - Posts: 5 Joined: Aug 23, 09 ♂	Aug 27, 09, 23:01 #511
for me lech is the best

FromHelsinki

Aug 28, 09, 21:45 #512

It was a nice surprise to me how delicious the Polish beer were, when I had my first trip to that country this summer. In my opinion, any Polish beer beats the bulk beers of my home country (& other Nordic countries) without much of contest (luckily we have some smaller breweries who can still produce some taste to the beer, but while they carry a price tag of EUR 2 and above per can, they can't compete in the mass market). While thirsty, Zubr was always a safe bet, as well as Special; Tyskie and Zywiec I can recall as good companion for food or all-purpose-beers, and a very well cooled Okocim was a good choice to have one with slightly more unique taste. I can just imagine how many good smaller brews there must be that I had no opportunity to test. Indeed, Poland reserves a more visible spot on the world map of the beers.

nana	Sep 5, 09, 00:40 #513
of course ciechan. I thought that it's very difficult to find it, but when I was looking around I found it. you can buy it in "Piotr i Pawel" in Blue City in Warsaw, in Auchan in Gorczewska (shop with organic food) and in many small shops. moreover there are quite good "unknown" or not so popular polish beers in "Piotr i Pawel. " for ex "Piwo Zywe"

nana	Sep 5, 09, 00:43 #514
Honestly I don't like Żywiec, Lech, Tyskie etc, even Tatra (although it was really delicious beer). Now everything is in 2 breweries Heineken and Carsberg (I suppose). they changed recipes and it's not so good. now it's very difficult to find "really" polish good beeer. only in smaller towns or villages. Zwierzyniec is good or Jurand, 1410 ;)

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Sep 5, 09, 01:47 #515

nana:

Honestly I don't like Żywiec, Lech, Tyskie etc, even Tatra (although it was really delicious beer). Now everything is in 2 breweries Heineken and Carsberg (I suppose). they changed recipes and it's not so good.

now it's very difficult to find "really" polish good beeer. only in smaller towns or villages. Zwierzyniec is good or Jurand, 1410 ;)

You should try Żubr. It's from Białystok, but you can find it all over Poland these days (I think).

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,160 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Sep 5, 09, 01:51 #516
Pretty much, yeah. It's 6% and well worth forking out 4zł for a big one.

erdemathThreads: 3 Posts: 28 Joined: Aug 23, 09 ♂	Sep 5, 09, 15:56 #517
My favorite had been Heineken up to when I tasted Okocim :) . I love Okocim.

sledzThreads: 29 Posts: 3,202 Joined: Sep 19, 06 ♂	Sep 5, 09, 15:59 #518
erdemath: I love Okocim Yeah Okocim is awesome! Im going to a party today that has a Okocim tent..:):)

anton888Threads: 1 Posts: 103 Joined: Jun 5, 09 ♂	Sep 5, 09, 17:40 #519
EB...remember??

nana	Sep 5, 09, 20:54 #520
Yeah I rmember EB. I found great commercial AWESOME!!! youtube.com/watch?v=bDk-RYEvY4E

ernest21Threads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Oct 4, 09 ♂	Oct 4, 09, 22:47 #521
My fav polish beer has to be Tyskie , and since i live in USA the only thing close to Tyskie is Stella.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,160 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Oct 5, 09, 21:59 #522
Although not my favourite, I've just tried a good one called Złote Lwy (Golden Lions). It's from Gdańsk I think. Quite crisp!

gumishuThreads: 13 Posts: 3,627 Joined: Apr 6, 09 ♂	Oct 5, 09, 23:18 #523
my favourite Polish beer is Gingers ;)

WroclawThreads: 74 Posts: 7,272 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Oct 5, 09, 23:23 #524
gumishu: my favourite Polish beer is Gingers ;) that's a kiddies drink

gumishuThreads: 13 Posts: 3,627 Joined: Apr 6, 09 ♂	Oct 5, 09, 23:26 #525
hmm and well it's 4 point 5 vol wise as far as I can remember Carling is not even that strong wouldn't give it to kids, would ya and yes sometimes I get a taste for a good bitter bear but actually rather Czech or German beers spring to mind in that case

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,160 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Oct 5, 09, 23:27 #526
Well, he's very active on the 'cut Polański some slack' thread ;) ;) Some just can't conceal their innermost agendas ;) ;) I encourage people to try Frater by the main Poznań brewery (Kompania?). It's an affordable weissbier.

gumishuThreads: 13 Posts: 3,627 Joined: Apr 6, 09 ♂	Edited by: gumishu Oct 5, 09, 23:33 #527
Seanus: I encourage people to try Frater by the main Poznań brewery (Kompania?). It's an affordable weissbier. I don't believe in Polish weissbier. I believe it to be sour ;) hehehe Seanus: Some just can't conceal their innermost agendas ;) ;) man you are too much of a psychologist (psychiatrist??) I believe I should back down from this forum :P

WroclawThreads: 74 Posts: 7,272 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Oct 5, 09, 23:39 #528
gumishu: hmm and well it's 4 point 5 vol wise as far as I can remember Carling is not even that strong wouldn't give it to kids, would ya Gingers is just ginger beer with a little more alcohol Not much different to lemon beer, which is just a shandy and the truth be known... i love gingers... it goes down very easily

SzwedwPolsceThreads: 12 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂	Oct 5, 09, 23:39 #529
Is it only me who doesn't like Tyskie very much?

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,160 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Oct 5, 09, 23:42 #530
I like Tyskie but have gone off it as it is way too gassy. It gives me heartburn and is 'awkward' if I have one before classes as part of a pub lunch. Forgive me, I'm British and we sometimes do that kind of thing.

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Edited by: MareGaea Oct 6, 09, 00:01 #531

Considering the number of Polish beers that's on offer here, I would say Tyskie and Karpacki. The latter one because it's rather cheap over here (4 cans for 5 Euros, which is cheap for Dublin) and tastes surprisingly good.

Edit: I don't like Lech that much as it tastes too much like Heineken in my opinion.
Edit2: Tyskie is about 2 Euro per can/bottle over here. Lech is about the same.

M-G (my überbier however, remains Grolsch, because it's from my area in Holland)

wayneThreads: 1 Posts: 2 Joined: Oct 6, 09 ♂	Oct 6, 09, 22:15 #532
Seanus Yes I have tried this one, very nice. Wayne

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,160 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Oct 6, 09, 22:39 #533
Wayne, do you mean Frater? Gumishu, my grandad was a psychiatrist so it runs in the family ;) ;)

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Oct 7, 09, 14:59 #534

I like any kind of beer with at least a 5% alcohol content to get a good buzz !!!!!!!

frdThreads: 8 Posts: 1,956 Joined: Feb 3, 09 ♂	Oct 7, 09, 15:31 #535
polkamaniac: I like any kind of beer with at least a 5% alcohol content to get a good buzz !!!!!!! You can always pour some spirits in.. you'll have your "at least %"...

HarryThreads: 59 Posts: 7,994 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂	Oct 7, 09, 15:35 #536
Seanus: Although not my favourite, I've just tried a good one called Złote Lwy (Golden Lions). It's from Gdańsk I think. Quite crisp! Nearly. It's from about 20km outside Gdansk, a brewery called Amber Browar. The same people who make Zywe and Kozlak. If anybody hasn't tried either of those two beer: get out there and buy some now!

johlu879Threads: - Posts: 4 Joined: Oct 6, 09 ♂	Oct 7, 09, 19:39 #537
Is there any polish beer that bares resemblance to proper british ale? All I can find in my local shops is lager ....help me

andrewwrightThreads: 18 Posts: 113 Joined: Dec 27, 08 ♂	Oct 7, 09, 20:08 #538
I enjoy specjal,but it was the first polish beer i drank,But when back in the uk its leech,My father who is now 65 came to poland 2years ago and before that for the last 40 years would only drink bitter,but he loved tyskie so much he asked me to buy in bulk for him from cash and carry,

HarryThreads: 59 Posts: 7,994 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂	Oct 7, 09, 20:42 #539
johlu879: Is there any polish beer that bares resemblance to proper british ale? All I can find in my local shops is lager ....help me No there isn't. Your best bet is to buy British ale. You can certainly find it in Piotr i Pawel supermarkets and in Bomi and you can also find it in some of the larger Carrefours.

RaijinThreads: 1 Posts: 23 Joined: Nov 18, 09 ♂	Nov 20, 09, 17:58 #540
Absolutely Tyskie! As we know well, there are many kinds of beer in Poland. I cannot explain what is difference amoung them and distinguish the taste, but Tyskie is suitable for me:-)

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