Polish lager and beers!!

Hughheffner

When in Poland during Euro 2012 we tried a few different Polish beers only to discover they are actually very nice in taste, and absolutely blow the head off you! we tried Tyskie, Lech, Okocim, Warka mocne, Zywiec, and one that begins with a ''Z'' but I cannot remember the name.

since returning to Ireland I don't drink anything but Tyskie or Okocim, I was wondering have many others tried Polish beers or Lagers and what do you think of them??

DjFlin

I lived in Poznan for a few years, always have a soft spot for Lech when I see it in the shops.

squonk

Good beers though I'm not a regular Polish tippler however they're a damn site better than the Heino/Carlsberg staples in most pubs here.

Hughheffner

if you have not tried ''Okocim'' , it is a really nice beer. I think it is 6.7% pure rocket fuel
it is very tastey though!

the only place I have found it for sale is Polonez on Mary st.

Lech is also a lovely tasting beer, but I don't think it is as strong as the others???

Ravelleman

I wouldn't regard any of Tyskie, Karpackie, Zywiec etc. as the gourmand's choice. That being said, if someone handed me a Tyskie at the weekend I'd drink it down!

Billy Mays

Polish beers are grand but I'd much prefer Czech beer. Staropramen, Budvar and 1795 are top notch

upforit101

Hughheffner wrote: »

the only place I have found it for sale is Polonez on Mary st.

Polonez have a huge selection of Polish beers.

They also have "Kasztelan Nie pasteryzowane" translated as "Kasztelan non-pasturised" which is a very good lager imo.
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/kasztelan-niepasteryzowane/72445/

And take note Tom Crean Lager; it's in 500mls cans!!!!!
Holy god!!!!

My favorite Polish beer is "Perla" beer - pronounced "Perwa" beer
I haven't seen it here though.



http://perla.pl/en/produkty/perla-export/

http://perla.pl/en/produkty/perla-chemielowa/

the beer revolu

upforit101 wrote: »

And take note Tom Crean Lager; it's in 500mls cans!!!!!
Holy god!!!!

While on the subject of beers imported to Ireland!

bombidol

Zubr is nice too.

We got lomza and lomza unfiltered in at work today. Forgot to pick up a bottle of each on the way home though
I'll try them tomorrow.

Marcin_diy

Hughheffner wrote: »

When in Poland during Euro 2012 we tried a few different Polish beers only to discover they are actually very nice in taste, and absolutely blow the head off you! we tried Tyskie, Lech, Okocim, Warka mocne, Zywiec, and one that begins with a ''Z'' but I cannot remember the name.

since returning to Ireland I don't drink anything but Tyskie or Okocim, I was wondering have many others tried Polish beers or Lagers and what do you think of them??

Zubr.

upforit101

upforit101 wrote: »

Polonez have a huge selection of Polish beers.

They also have "Kasztelan Nie pasteryzowane" translated as "Kasztelan non-pasturised" which is a very good lager imo.

Popped in to Polonez yesterday; Kasztelan is 1.85 a 500ml can

I wonder is this the best priced non-pasteurized lager in town?

It certainly beats the heck out of shelling out close to 4 Euro for a bottle of Augustiner Edelstoff!

blueshed

http://www.taleofale.com/2013/03/krakow-as-beer-destination-absolutely.html

some good info here on beer in Krakow

Sephiroth_dude

Deleted User wrote: »

We got lomza and lomza unfiltered in at work today. Forgot to pick up a bottle of each on the way home though
I'll try them tomorrow.

I seen them in dunnes I think,any idea what the difference between them is?

Sephiroth_dude

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

I seen them in dunnes I think,any idea what the difference between them is?

Lomza export is a bog standard polish lager, nothing special. The unfiltered one has a cloudy appearance but again a very average beer.
Definitely not worth the €2 Dunnes are charging for them. A rep from Comans (who supply it here) told me their rrp is €1.69, that's quite a markup.

upforit101

Deleted User wrote: »

Lomza export is a bog standard polish lager, nothing special. The unfiltered one has a cloudy appearance but again a very average beer.
Definitely not worth the €2 Dunnes are charging for them. A rep from Comans (who supply it here) told me their rrp is €1.69, that's quite a markup.

Had a Lomza unpasturised last night - totally forgettable.

I was talking to the manager of Polonez today & she said they should be getting in Perla in about 3-4 weeks - YESSSSSSSSS!

Ravelleman

upforit101 wrote: »

Popped in to Polonez yesterday; Kasztelan is 1.85 a 500ml can

I wonder is this the best priced non-pasteurized lager in town?

It certainly beats the heck out of shelling out close to 4 Euro for a bottle of Augustiner Edelstoff!

I took a stroll down to Polonez in town and bought two cans of this today. I'll report back with my findings whenever I drink them.

For what it's worth, Polonez in Dundrum does not stock the range of beers they have in town.

blueshed

Ravelleman wrote: »

I took a stroll down to Polonez in town and bought two cans of this today. I'll report back with my findings whenever I drink them.

For what it's worth, Polonez in Dundrum does not stock the range of beers they have in town.[/QUOTE

the D15 shop near the Blanch centre has no beer

Harry Angstrom

Would it be wrong of me to mention Karpackie?

I think it's a grand beer when it's well chilled. 5% abv as well.

upforit101

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Would it be wrong of me to mention Karpackie?

I think it's a grand beer when it's well chilled. 5% abv as well.

You mean like the guy at Centra said to me once; "Make sure it's ICE COLD" i.e. make it tasteless.
Btw everybody (if you didn't know) it's pronounced "car-pat-ski-ye"

Colonel Sanders

Having a Lomza export (non-pasteurised) here

More into craft stouts & IPAs these days but its a solid enough effort

Mr Benevolent

ANyone know where I can get Perla in North Dublin? I've tried Lomza and it's not great.

oblivious

Also don't forget Polish baltic porter, they are very good and then to be over looked

mathepac

If I go to pub for polish lager and beers do I take the Pledge?

grenache

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Lomza export is a bog standard polish lager, nothing special. The unfiltered one has a cloudy appearance but again a very average beer.
Definitely not worth the €2 Dunnes are charging for them. A rep from Comans (who supply it here) told me their rrp is €1.69, that's quite a markup.

We were doing them for €1.79 where I work but now they're up to €1.99.

Did think the two beers mentioned above were anything special, but their Unpasteurised one is lovely. The hops really comes through.

upforit101

Mr Benevolent wrote: »

ANyone know where I can get Perla in North Dublin? I've tried Lomza and it's not great.

Yesterday, I spotted Perla in one of the Spar shops in Newbridge and it was the non-pasteurised version too!

Trust me, this stuff is far superior to Lomza.

6% abv, €2.69 for a 500ml bottle.

Evan DietrichSmith

upforit101 wrote: »

You mean like the guy at Centra said to me once; "Make sure it's ICE COLD" i.e. make it tasteless.
Btw everybody (if you didn't know) it's pronounced "car-pat-ski-ye"

Harry is right it's a nice beer, however the price has crept up rapidly over the last few months.

No long ago you could get an 8 pack for €10 now I've seen same at over €13.

jonny_b

Has anyone seen Zubr on sale in Ireland?

GristlyEnd

Tesco sell it. €2.29 a can.

CiniO

I've spotted "Wolski" beer on my local Topaz station.
Name sounds Polish.
Below name "Wolski" it says "Premium PILSNER przepis tradycyjny" which in Polish means "traditional recipe"

I've tried it, and similar to Karpackie - it's drinkable when properly chilled. Nothing more. Price range also similar to Karpackie.

Funny thing though is that in the back of the tin it says: "Produced in the EU by Bulmers Limited, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

Does that mean that it's Irish made beer marketed as Polish?

BeerNut

CiniO wrote: »

Does that mean that it's Irish made beer

No. It could be brewed anywhere in the EU. "Bulmers Limited", aka C&C Gleeson Group, owns the Tennents brewery in Glasgow so it could equally be made there.

Carpentry

Whichever of the mentioned beers, if it has been brewed in EU or UK is ****, they're making beer out of a powder mix, so next time boys and girls you are heading for a polish beer make sure you get one brewed in Poland, otherwise don't expect a great taste. At the moment the biggest supplier of polish beer is Polonez across Church restaurant.
Karpackie is just a piss in a can, so it's not even worth to be talked about, I'd say that Dutch Lager is better quality.
Lech, Tyskie are made in UK, so it's way different that the one you can try in Poland.
I think that Zywiec and Lomza are the only ones being brewed in Poland and Zubr probably as well.
A the end of 2013 there was 97 different breweries in Poland, considering that every one of them makes a few different beers gives a lot

Na zdrowie

oblivious

Carpentry wrote: »

they're making beer out of a powder mix

That would be milled malt and other grains. But it does not guarantee that the product will be any good :P

Geuze

I see Dunnes have 6 Lomza 50cl for 10 euro.

Are these beers recommended?

I don't know anything about this beer?

There are three versions.

Louche Lad

Geuze wrote: »

I see Dunnes have 6 Lomza 50cl for 10 euro.

Are these beers recommended?

I don't know anything about this beer?

There are three versions.

I've seen these around too, but haven't tried them. As advertised at http://www.shelflife.ie/heres-to-summer/ - strictly I suppose it's "Łomża", but I've no idea what the correct pronunciation might be.

€1.33 a bottle is very good these days so it's worth trying. Correction: it's €1.67 for a 500 ml bottle.

Does anybody know what strength are they are?

CiniO

Louche Lad wrote: »

I've seen these around too, but haven't tried them. As advertised at http://www.shelflife.ie/heres-to-summer/ - strictly I suppose it's "Łomża", but I've no idea what the correct pronunciation might be.

€1.33 a bottle is very good these days so it's worth trying. Correction: it's €1.67 for a 500 ml bottle.

Does anybody know what strength are they are?

Something like: "womzha".

Carpentry

Geuze wrote: »

I see Dunnes have 6 Lomza 50cl for 10 euro.

Are these beers recommended?

I don't know anything about this beer?

There are three versions.

Export - normal lager

Unpasteurized - well, the name speaks for itself, for some people might be strange-tasting beer, but still good

Unfiltered - it's between lager and erdinger/paulaner taste

Love all of them

Cinio is right with pronunciation