UK, Ireland / "If it's not Polish, it's shite" - What is great about Polish Beer in UK? [78]

Polish beer scene is developing. To be honest very slowly, but if you want some information about what is the best on Polish beer market you must check out our new site beerguide.pl.

I'm the initiator of Polish BeerGuide.pl, so I hope it won't be spam if I write some information about it. I invited the best Polish beer bloggers to write at BeerGuide.pl. The idea is to write about Polish beer for foreingers who don't speak Polish and are visiting Poland, and want some good, especially craft, Polish beer. Maybe it will be helpful also for Poles who live in UK and are visiting home. If you have any questions about Polish beer I'll be happy to answer.

BTW last weekend I was in Leeds in The Hop and North Bar - amazing places. About 20 taps each. Great stouts and IPAs.

UK, Ireland / "If it's not Polish, it's shite" - What is great about Polish Beer in UK? [78]


Don't take it personally, but all beers, you've mentioned are light highly attenuated lagers. The world of beer is far more interesting than this style. Good examples of light lagers in Poland are Ciechan Wyborne and Lwówek Książęce. Quite well known is Żywe from Amber. For me, as a beer-geek, the most exciting are stouts, IPAs, witbier and bavarian wheat beer (Hefeweizen), and Polish breweries brew that beer. Of course, you don't find it in the shop at the corner, but if you know what find. The style of beer, which is very good represented in Poland is Baltic Porter - strong, dark beer, with very rich taste. To sip, not to guzzle. ;)

UK, Ireland / "If it's not Polish, it's shite" - What is great about Polish Beer in UK? [78]

Cornelius Baltic Porter is the worst one. ;)
Quite good and well known is Żywiec Porter. I think it should be available in UK. I know that is widely exported, especiallly to USA. It's far more dry and more bitter than Cornelius Baltic Porter. At beerguide.pl is review of this beer.

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Each pils is lager.


Unfortunatelly not most, but only those which are wide available. Moreover, Polish craft beer is developing quite fast, many new beers and brewpubs are launched each month. For beerguide.pl it's a beginning and we have many existing brewpubs, beers and breweries to describe, but we're going to write about latest beers and brewpubs also.