Birbant
Client Brewer
in
Zielona Góra,
Lubusz,
Poland 🇵🇱
Owned by
Browar Zarzecze
Established in 2013
Contact
Description
Birbant is one of the pioneers of Polish craft brewing - bold, independent, and driven by creativity. We don’t follow the noise - we brew what truly matters.
Birbant (pronounced ‘beer-bunt’; Polish for ‘bon vivant’) contract brewery was established in 2013 by Jarek and Krzysiek (a.k.a. Kuli), two brewers and beer enthusiasts. Jarek is a professional brewer, who’s worked with several different breweries, while Kuli started brewing at home in 2003 and in the ten years before Birbant many of his home batches earned him awards at homebrew competitions. In their own words: “We have worked together on new recipes for a few years now. Our goal is to make flavorful and exceptionally aromatic beers we would like to drink ourselves.”
Browar Zarzecze
The Zarzecze Brewery gives us full freedom of developing and implementing new ideas and technologies. We have what every brewer dreams about: full control and the ability to supervise our projects personally at all times.
Birbant (pronounced ‘beer-bunt’; Polish for ‘bon vivant’) contract brewery was established in 2013 by Jarek and Krzysiek (a.k.a. Kuli), two brewers and beer enthusiasts. Jarek is a professional brewer, who’s worked with several different breweries, while Kuli started brewing at home in 2003 and in the ten years before Birbant many of his home batches earned him awards at homebrew competitions. In their own words: “We have worked together on new recipes for a few years now. Our goal is to make flavorful and exceptionally aromatic beers we would like to drink ourselves.”
Browar Zarzecze
The Zarzecze Brewery gives us full freedom of developing and implementing new ideas and technologies. We have what every brewer dreams about: full control and the ability to supervise our projects personally at all times.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Barwa ciemnozłota, leciutkie zmętnienie, piana biała, dość drobna, średniej wielkości, dość szybko opada. W aromacie wyraźna kiełbasa z grilla, wędzonka, przyprawy, nuty owocowe, głównie pomarańcz i kolendra. W smaku wędzonka już zdecydowanie mniej intensywna, na pierwszy plan wychodzą nuty belgijskie, skórka od pomarańczy, przyprawy, trochę pieprzu, wędzona kiełbasa bardziej subtelna. Treściwość niska do średniej, wysycenie średnie do wysokiego, goryczka dość wysoka, lekko przyprawowa i lekko piekąca. Ciekawe piwo, aczkolwiek nie pogniewałbym się na większe użycie wędzonego słodu, gdyż ta kiełbasa naprawdę robi robotę, balans też można by nieco poprawić oraz podnieść pełnię, ale generalnie całkiem udane piwo.
Tried
on 01 Oct 2015
at 02:50
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Amber colored with rather low head. Almost perfectly clear. A lot of herbs in aroma, hints of something like sauerkraut. Very spicy aroma. Love it. Medium sourness and sweetness. Low bitterness. Medium body with low carbonation. Very interesting beer.
Tried
on 30 Sep 2015
at 11:41
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Very dark beer with red reflexes. High, off-white head with slow retention. Lacing is present. Citrus aroma. Some chocolate in flavor. Highly bitter. It’s maybe a little bit too sweet though. Smooth palate. Medium body.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2015
at 13:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap (BGM3, Wrocław). Mocna szynkowa wędzonka w aromacie. W smaku wędzonka przeplata się z przyprawowością. Całkiem fajne piwo, jedne z lepszych tej edycji BGM.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Sep 2015
at 07:04
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
0,1l on tap at Beer Geek Madness 3, Krakow shared with gf. brown / redish color, medium tan head. smells of cucumber, pickles, dill, some more herbs. medium to full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of cucumber, herbs, thyme, dill, some roast notes, light licorice. finishes with dill & some roast. interesting but weird one. not sure this is supposed to taste this way, but overall drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2015
at 14:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
0,1l on tap at Beer Geek Madness 3, Krakow shared with gf. yellow hazy color, small white head. smells of sweet herbs, thyme, lemon grass, light curry note, citric. light body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes herbal, oregano, thyme, smoked sausage. finishes with thyme & other herbs. decent, rather interesting and a bit too herbal for me.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Sep 2015
at 14:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap (Kontynuacja, Wrocław). Barwa bursztynowa, piana biało-szara, ładnie krążkuje. Aromat średniointensywny, lekko słodkawy z nutami owoców tropikalnych i białych. Goryczka ziołowo-cytrusowa, niska z "tropikalnym" posmakiem i miodową, subtelną aczkolwiek wyraźnie wyczuwalną miodową nutką na finiszu. Piwo lekko wytrawne, lekkie w odczuciu, pijalne.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2015
at 15:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap (Kontynuacja, Wroclaw). Barwa ciemno bursztynowa, piana w kolorze zlamanej bieli, obfita o kremowej konsystencji, srednio trwala, ladnie oblepiajaca szklo. Intensywny w aromacie w nuty typowe dla saison z lekka pikanteria. Podobnie w smaku z pikantna nutka w posmaku, dlugo drapiaca w przelyku i delikatna nutka alkoholu w miare ogrzewania sie piwa. Mimo to piwo calkiem gladkie, lekkie w odczuciu acz z konkretnym cialem i co najwazniejsze calkiem pijalne choc jako piwo dla zniwiarzy to raczej ciezki napitek. Calkiem przyjemne piwo, smaczne ale niczym specjalnym nie porywa.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2015
at 15:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle from Browarium Sklepy Piwne. Hazy pale yellow, fluffy white head. Aroma of citrusy fruit. Full-bodied, intensively malty with loads of good aromatic hops with citrusy flavours, grfapefruit, orange, also some gooseberry. Smooth and velvety palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2015
at 04:36