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Browar Żywiec

(Żywiec / Heineken)

ul. Browarna 88
PL-34-300 Żywiec
Telephone: +48 (0) 33-614-614
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Notes

Opened: 1856

Annual Production: 3,500,000 hl

U.S. Importer: Amtec International of NY Corp.

Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Artur, Jerzy Węglorz, Maggie

Updated: July 21, 2021

Beer List

Żywiec

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

5.60% abv.
- Date: May 19, 2008 (#7023)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Business Shark, Warsaw
  
  Score: 16½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright golden. High carbonation. Moderate head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Sweet grainy malt. Mild spicy, earthy hops.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Light-medium body. Fizzy. Lots of sweet malt. Some diacetyl — not much, really. Mild noble hop flavor, mild-medium bitterness.
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Good smooth beer.
- Date: August 10, 1997 (#2126)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: The Liquor Collection, Honolulu HI
  
  Score: 13 points
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Golden, low carbonation and head. Smells sweet, spicy. Good body, good balance of hop and malt flavors. Pretty sweet.

Bock

Traditional German-Style Bock

6.50% abv.

Date: June 24, 2013 (#9212)

Package: canned

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Dark brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Rich, sweet, grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, smooth. Rich malt, roasty, grainy. Grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Roasty-sweet finish.

Overall Impression (2)

EB 1872

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

5.20% abv.

Date: January 29, 2011 (#8449)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly grainy, sweet, fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Chewy malt, sweet and grainy. Low grassy hop character. Grassy, sweet, grainy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Hevelius Kaper

Other Strong Beer

8.70% abv.

Date: October 8, 2010 (#8310)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright orangey-golden. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Big clean malt.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big and chewy like a Bock should be. Hugely malty, mildly grainy and biscuity, with a mild grassy-resiny hop flavor and bitterness. Big malty finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Tasty big malty beer.

Date: September 22, 2000 (#3535)

Package: bottled

Place: Belmont Station, Portland OR

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, high carbonation, thick head. Sweet aroma, very faintly smoky. Light body, sweetish, nice malt flavor. Sweet finish is a little sticky.

Date: January 15, 2011 (#8427)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Grainy-sweet malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Lots of grainy, sweet malt. Mild grassy, earthy hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Some sulfur.

Overall Impression (2½)
Nicely balanced.

Date: May 19, 2008 (#7024)

Package: bottled

Place: Sami Swoi Restauracje Krawczyk, Warsawa

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Thick beige head.

Aroma (3)
Roasty, and really sweet and black. Earthy. Licorice.

Mouthfeel (10)
Big body, smooth and sweet. Lots of dark malt. Lots of licorice. Nicely roasty. Fantastic balance.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: June 14, 2003 (#4898)

Package: bottled

Place: Woodman's Food Market #20, Green Bay WI

Score: 18½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Black-brown, opaque. Thick head. Sherry-like oxidation in the aroma, with lots of black malt and some chocolate. Big body - eat it with a fork. Low carbonation. Fairly drying and somewhat acidic. Very warming. Intense black malt flavor. Really quite fruity. Licorice notes. Good malty sweetness underlies it all. Very tasty complex beer.

Date: April 22, 2011 (#8516)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden amber. Fluffy head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, grainy. Mild fruitiness.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet, grassy, grainy. Mild earthy hop character. Clean grainy finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: May 22, 2008 (#7049)

Place: Discover, Warsaw

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-big body, moderate carbonation. Big sweet malt flavor all the way through. Not much else — just a strong, clean lager beer.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: December 17, 2010 (#8392)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Toasty, bready malt. Fairly grainy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body — surprisingly light. Malty, toasty, mildly grainy, bready. Mild noble hop flavor and bitterness.

Overall Impression (3)
A substantial, satisfying beer.

Date: May 19, 2008 (#7026)

Place: Discover, Warsaw

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Massive head.

Aroma (4)
Huge sweet grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, really smooth. Very nice smooth clean malt character. Noble hops are present in the flavor, but subdued. Low-medium bitterness. Finishes clean and malty.

Overall Impression (3)
Very nice clean beer.

Date: May 1, 2012 (#8779)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep golden amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, toasty, grainy malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, smooth. Loads of sweet malt, biscuity. Mild floral hop flavor, very low bitterness. Sweet finish, toasty.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: May 19, 2008 (#7025)

Place: Discover, Warsaw

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright pale golden. Big thick head.

Aroma (3)
Mild sweet, grainy, toasty malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Big clean grainy sweetish malt. Very mild noble hop flavor and bitterness, just enough for balance. Clean malty finish.

Overall Impression (2)