Żywe
Browar Amber in Bielkówko, Pomeranian, Poland 🇵🇱
Lager - Pale Regular|
Score
5.59
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The Żywe Beer is the most famous beer of the Amber Brewery and one of the most successful beers in Poland. Unbridled, spontaneous. Unpasteurized – created thanks to the forces of nature, therefore it retains the unusual character of real, fresh beer. This is evidenced by the extremely short shelf life – 35 days.
Living proof of how amazing beer can be.
The most popular type of bottom-fermented beer in the world in an unusual version. The history of the lager goes back to the Middle Ages. It is a bottom fermented beer aged at low temperatures. In German, the word “Lagerung” means aging. In the Middle Ages, beer was “laged” in cool places, such as in caves. In the nineteenth century, that is, before the appearance of appropriate refrigerators, German brewers dug cellars specially for the aging of beer. They filled it with ice from nearby lakes and rivers, which allowed the beer to cool in summer (also because for a long time brewing in summer was prohibited in most of the country). The spread of lager is closely related to the development of refrigeration. As a result, it could be brewed all year round in more places.
We have been brewing Żywe beer continuously since 2004. It is unpasteurized from the very beginning. This is the first Polish beer recommended by the Slow Food organization and the first to be awarded the mark of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – Know Good Food. Awarded many times.
Perfect as an addition to lean meat dishes. It goes well with blue cheeses.
Living proof of how amazing beer can be.
The most popular type of bottom-fermented beer in the world in an unusual version. The history of the lager goes back to the Middle Ages. It is a bottom fermented beer aged at low temperatures. In German, the word “Lagerung” means aging. In the Middle Ages, beer was “laged” in cool places, such as in caves. In the nineteenth century, that is, before the appearance of appropriate refrigerators, German brewers dug cellars specially for the aging of beer. They filled it with ice from nearby lakes and rivers, which allowed the beer to cool in summer (also because for a long time brewing in summer was prohibited in most of the country). The spread of lager is closely related to the development of refrigeration. As a result, it could be brewed all year round in more places.
We have been brewing Żywe beer continuously since 2004. It is unpasteurized from the very beginning. This is the first Polish beer recommended by the Slow Food organization and the first to be awarded the mark of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – Know Good Food. Awarded many times.
Perfect as an addition to lean meat dishes. It goes well with blue cheeses.
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5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled (thanks Kim N!). Slightly hazy golden colour, small white head. Aroma is alcohol, some slight sweet maltyness, mild yeast, toffee and herbal notes. Flavour is yeast, some bready and sweetish malts, mild herbal and toffeeish notes as well. Decent!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2012
at 10:47
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Flaske på Literacka, Gdansk: en ufiltrert og upasteurisert export/gulløl. Kort skum. Behagelig men uinteressant.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2012
at 12:15
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bright gold, the aroma is slightly toasty with light caramel. Fairly dull malt character with light caramel.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2012
at 14:09
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured a lightly hazed gold with a nice long lasting white head. The aroma was of light biscuity malt and just a hint of floral hop. Moderately bitter dry finish.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2012
at 13:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle, donated by my friend Monika - bardo dziekuje! Deep golden, nearly amber colour, slightly hazy perhaps, large white head. Sweet malty nose. Full-bodied, rather sweet and very grainy, robust malty base with some rather nice resiny hops tuned in. Bitter-sweet character, rather dry, hoppy palate. Good strong lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2011
at 11:26
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled 500ml. -Clear golden coloured, medium sized white head, lively carbonation, slight buttery honeyish nose. Sweet malty, mild hoppy and quite strong buttery taste with not so sweet but alcoholic notes. Nothing special but still drinkable for Polish standards.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2010
at 04:08
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap @ Omerta, Krakow. Golden body with a white head. Aroma is malt, fresh bread, a bit fruity and hint of spices. Flavor is smoothing malty with a hint of fruit. Not complex but quite decent strong lager, some of these have a tendency to taste alcohol and iron, this one is soft malty.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2010
at 12:36
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sample from 500 ml unpasteurised bottle, as Piwo Zywe, Westerheim stand at Smak 09. ABV is 6.2%. Deep golden colour, big head. Malty aroma, also notes of red berries. Fruity sweetish flavour, also notes of butterscotch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2009
at 11:38
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of Anne-Mette. Pours a clear deep golden with an off-white head. Odd phenolic aroma. Solid body, sweet and honeyish, some solvents and herbs. No real bitterness. Not entirely pleasant. 251211
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of MiP. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of butter and yeast. Medium body with a soft mouthfeel, sweet malts and again distinct buttery accents. Almost no bitterness. Interesting idea but poorly executed. 4/3/4/2/8=2.1 041008
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of MiP. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of butter and yeast. Medium body with a soft mouthfeel, sweet malts and again distinct buttery accents. Almost no bitterness. Interesting idea but poorly executed. 4/3/4/2/8=2.1 041008
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2009
at 14:19
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle 50cl.Clear medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, buttery - light harsh butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Bitterness is harsh malt bitter. Body is light medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20081004]
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2009
at 07:24