Żywe
Browar Amber in Bielkówko, Pomeranian, Poland 🇵🇱
Lager - Pale Regular|
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5.67
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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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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
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50 cL bottle, courtesy of MiP. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Breadish, slight spiced and vaguely butterish. Butterish and mild spiced flavoured with a light yeasty touch. Lingering bitterhops and spiced finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2008
at 03:03
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. light malty slightly metallic aroma. Moderate sweet and light bitter flavor. Short light bitter finish. Watery palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2008
at 03:16
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, hops, caramel and some herbs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2008
at 16:57
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. A golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt and straw, as well as lighter notes of butter and sulphur. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of straw and caramel as well as light notes of butter, leading to a slightly bitter finish. Thanks MiP for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2008
at 04:06
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle, 6.2%. Citric aroma, a little metallic and rough. Clear golden colour, no sediment. Quite malty flavour, a little citric and slightly unpleasant. Hint of alcohol shines through in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2008
at 05:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
No head, pale honey-coloured beer. Greenery, malts (pale), and just a whiff of hop. Malty, caramely flavours over ever so slightly roasted malts; but a bit of butter as well. Diacetyl? Medium bodied; slick, grain-filled, long-lasting into the aftertaste. Good lager - rather a bit thickish, but OK.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2008
at 12:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
Bottled. Clear golden, rich head. Sugary and very sweet. Fruity and medium bodied with chewy, rounded mouthfeel. Complex, freshly hoppy hay flavour with some butter and tangerine. Fairly low bitterness. Very interesting - could be excellent if they would have cut the sweetness a bit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2007
at 09:27