What's your favorite Polish beer?

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Nov 20, 09, 18:04 #541

Raijin:

Absolutely Tyskie!

Tyskie is certainly ok. I can't easily distinguish either. Królewskie in Warsaw is a bit cheaper than Tyskie and seems about the same. But 'Ciechan', which contains only water, malt and hops, is unpateurised, and costs the same, has real character.

They do a honey-flavoured and a dark beer, but the normal one with the green label is a revelation compared to the usual bland and chemical-tasting Polish fare.

RaijinThreads: 1 Posts: 23 Joined: Nov 18, 09 ♂	Nov 20, 09, 18:28 #542
But 'Ciechan', which contains only water, malt and hops, is unpateurised, and costs the same, has real character. Yees, I know and I like it too:-) I think Ciechan is unfiltered beer (they are not filtered well after the fermentation process). Hmm... it is hard to say which beer is No.1 because most of polish beers are tasty:-)

razzaoThreads: - Posts: 2 Joined: Nov 21, 09 ♂	Nov 21, 09, 19:13 #543
Lubię bardzo tyskie.

waddell_7	Apr 12, 10, 15:44 #544
tyskie e lech bardzo dobri

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Edited by: Pibwl Apr 12, 10, 16:43 #545

Raijin:

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:-)

It's because they all are a variant of one standarized beer, produced by three major companies, on exactly the same production lines :-(

I used to like Palm ...but Kielce Brewery has been bought a couple of years ago by one of the Big Three breweries, and they decided to stop production of such extravagant beer. By the way, they also "stole" other beers brewed in Kielce, like Gingers or Frater, started production in some other anonymous brewery, and closed Kielce Brewery :-(

From some time, my favourite taste, different from Tyskie and company, is Perła (Pearl) of Lublin Brewery.

(edited: Palm wasn't strictly a Polish beer, for it was licence-produced, and the brewery in Kielce was Browar Belgia)

PibwlThreads: - Posts: 69 Joined: Feb 18, 10 ♂	Apr 12, 10, 20:32 #546
Seanus: I've made my choice elsewhere but I tried Frater the other day, quite good it was too. It is from the Kompania brewery in Poznań. Yes, stolen from Kielce, grrr!.. :-/

DannyJThreads: 1 Posts: 253 Joined: Oct 30, 09 ♂	Apr 12, 10, 20:34 #547
Tyskie £1 a can here

polkamaniacThreads: 1 Posts: 514 Joined: Aug 2, 09 ♂	Apr 13, 10, 23:17 #548
When I was in Zabrze a few years ago ,I enjoyed "Sląskie Super Mocne" with 9% alcohol.It was a pale lager and quite refreshing.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,160 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Apr 13, 10, 23:20 #549
Silesia has some decent brews. Asides from the giants in brewing, there are many hidden gems. You just need to know where to find them.

convexThreads: 47 Posts: 7,189 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Apr 13, 10, 23:22 #550
polkamaniac: Sląskie Super Mocne ewww, nasty. All the alcohol of a decent porter without any of the taste.

RevokeNiceThreads: 21 Posts: 2,459 Joined: Jun 20, 09 ♂	Apr 13, 10, 23:25 #551
DannyJ: £1 a can here Six for a fiver in my local newsagents. Never had it before. Ive to up at 6am tomorrow morn, is it rocket fuel?

polkamaniacThreads: 1 Posts: 514 Joined: Aug 2, 09 ♂	Apr 15, 10, 19:05 #552
Bosman gold is not bad-it's a smoother and lighter beer.

Dougpol

Apr 21, 10, 01:28 #553

Tom_Poland:

Pilzner Urquel - it's the top-notch product in Czech. I know what I am writing, I live a few kilometres from Polish-Czech boarder

Really? "Pilsner Urquell" is a poor imitation of the original, which was unique in the world. The Czechs were absolutelylivid about it's destruction and subsequently took steps to protect their beer heritage. Sadlt the Pilsen brewery was scrapped in 1992 or thereabouts. This **** is now "brewed" by South African breweries (sorry if this has been noted on this thread already).

It was an oak cask stored lager,using Pilzen water (rather the point wouldn't you say) and Sauer hops. The casks stood 30 feet high vertically and the beer was stored for 9 weeks off the top of my head (probably wrong.

Now of course it is chemical shite from Poznan, Tychy and Pilzen. Another famous Czech beer that was barstardised and is now undrinkable is Staropramen. It will rot your liver.

Only Radegast, Budweiser and a few others are drinkable.

Does Poland have any good beer at all? This is a serious and honest question. For beer to be pasteurised it has to be quality in the first place, with what are today prohibitively expensive ingredients if not subsidised by the state, as Budweiser Budwar is.

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Apr 21, 10, 02:35 #554

I used to drink in a Polish club with a few of my mates in London, many years ago the beer was all bottled no draught. But they also had a Polish vodka which would blow your head off, The guys came from different parts of Poland from before the war. So I don't know were it came from, they called it Polish white spirit, they should have called it Polish white lightening. I have looked for it many time since, so I guess you are keeping over for yourselves.

HarryThreads: 59 Posts: 7,994 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂	Apr 21, 10, 11:13 #555
Dougpol: Does Poland have any good beer at all? This is a serious and honest question. More every year. The ones round here are the four from Ciechanow, Dawne (from Konstancin), Mazowiecki and Warszawiak. The Amber brewery up near Gdansk also do some excellent beers, my favourite from them is Zywe. And none of the beers I've just listed are pasteurised.

richasisThreads: 5 Posts: 833 Joined: Jul 25, 09 ♂	Apr 21, 10, 16:34 #556
Harry: And none of the beers I've just listed are pasteurised. The BEST kind, I've heard. Micro-Breweries?

KsysiaThreads: 39 Posts: 545 Joined: May 6, 09 ♀	Edited by: Ksysia Apr 21, 10, 17:04 #557
guzzler: they called it Polish white spirit Spirytus is it even legal to serve it in a bar???

richasisThreads: 5 Posts: 833 Joined: Jul 25, 09 ♂	Apr 21, 10, 17:16 #558
Ksysia: Spirytus is it even legal to serve it in a bar??? I don't know, but one shot does it :)

convexThreads: 47 Posts: 7,189 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Apr 21, 10, 17:17 #559
richasis: I don't know, but one shot does it :) might as well take shots of drain cleaner.

jonniThreads: 26 Posts: 4,189 Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂	Apr 21, 10, 17:19 #560
Ksysia: Spirytus is it even legal to serve it in a bar??? Some do, with a layer of sok malinowy under it.

HarryThreads: 59 Posts: 7,994 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂	Apr 21, 10, 17:57 #561
richasis: The BEST kind, I've heard. Micro-Breweries? No, just smallish local breweries.

polkamaniacThreads: 1 Posts: 514 Joined: Aug 2, 09 ♂	Apr 21, 10, 18:47 #562
Kaszub Specjal from Bytów Goch is a pale lager which is a Microbrewery.

HarryThreads: 59 Posts: 7,994 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂	Apr 21, 10, 19:04 #563
polkamaniac: Kaszub Specjal from Bytów Goch is a pale lager which is a Microbrewery. Not anymore, the brewery in Bytow closed down about four years ago. I was looking forward to having some when I went there in 2008 but no such luck!

polkamaniacThreads: 1 Posts: 514 Joined: Aug 2, 09 ♂	Apr 21, 10, 19:29 #564
too bad-I enjoyed it when I was there years ago.

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Edited by: Pibwl Apr 21, 10, 22:27 #565

Dougpol:

Does Poland have any good beer at all?

I've browsed beeradvocate.com recently (thanks to somebody, who put the link earlier in the topic), and Perła is a good one, pretty good are Łomża, Okocim Zagłoba, Okocim OK and Warka. Highly estimated there (A) are porters, but this is the kind I rarely drink, so I can't tell.

Good one was Żubr... but it was probably when it was brewed by Dojlidy, before its sale to SABMiller or whatever.

jonniThreads: 26 Posts: 4,189 Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂	Apr 21, 10, 23:04 #566
Pibwl: Good one was Żubr... but it was probably when it was brewed by Dojlidy, before its sale Yes. Żubr has really changed - it used to have a very distinctive hoppy taste but now just seems like Żywiec, Tyskie, Okocim etc, all pretty well indistinguishable from each other. I think I've mentioned it already but try Ciechan - it's a little different from the rest.

Dougpol

Apr 21, 10, 23:18 #567

Pibwl:

I've browsed beeradvocate.com recently (thanks to somebody, who put the link earlier in the topic), and Perła is a good one, pretty good are Łomża, Okocim Zagłoba, Okocim OK

Never tried Perla, but will. Ten years back when I tried them the other beers weren't bad. This Krakowian top fermenting beer seems interesting! Anybody given it a go?

I wanted to post the linkbut couldn't. What is this cliquey childish shite mods? Get a life.

"You can remove www and/or http from your message and try again. This rule is applied to all Guests and registered members who have posted less than 2 useful messages."

kondziorThreads: 2 Posts: 397 Joined: Oct 16, 09 ♂	Apr 22, 10, 00:19 #568
The Brackie beer. As a matter of fact, I just finished the 8th bottle. Goes great with the yellow cheese. Or Koźlak. Or Piwo żywe. Good night.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,160 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Apr 22, 10, 18:24 #569
Brackie is an acquired taste from Cieszyń. I find it a bit sweet and 'flowery'. It is fine on a really warm day but, other than that, there are other options for choice.

HarryThreads: 59 Posts: 7,994 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂	Apr 22, 10, 18:53 #570
Dougpol: Never tried Perla, but will. Perla isn't even the best of the Lublin brewery's beers. Lubelski pils is excellent but Zwierzyniec is sublime, by far and away my favourite pasteurised Polish beer. Unfortunately neither of them are available outside Lubelski....

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