Żywiec
Commercial Brewery
in
Żywiec,
Silesian,
Poland 🇵🇱
Owned by
Heineken Nederland
Established in 1856
Contact
Subsidiaries
Description
Our company is made of people who love beer. Every day, we are working with our clients and partners to make the taste of Żywiec, Warka, Heineken, Desperados, EB and many others available to beer lovers. We are promoting the beer culture by offering Poles a wide variety of products, including 41 beers in 13 different styles. We want to become the best beer company in Poland. Our flagship brand is Żywiec – the leader of the premium segment in Poland and one of the most popular Polish beers abroad.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Ciemne ciasteczka zbożowe, karmelowe, melandoidynowe ,bardzo fajnie chlebkowe. Barwa głębokiego złota, przejrzyste, piana redukuje się do niskiej, lacing obecny. Goryczka niska do średniej, ziemisto-palona. Półsłodkie, bardzo przyjemnie słodowe, naprawdę udane.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2026
at 20:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
a: clear copper coloured body | just about no tan head
a: fresh cherries | apricots | bread
f: clean malts | light stone fruits | rich cherries (duh!)
t: floral | slightly cleanser-like | juicy
o: refreshing | true-to-name | a great option for the [Spring] Season!
500 mL bottle | Zabka (convenience store): Warsaw (central), Poland | 02-April-2026 | PLN5,99 | best by: 14-August-2026 | sampled: 05-April-2026
a: fresh cherries | apricots | bread
f: clean malts | light stone fruits | rich cherries (duh!)
t: floral | slightly cleanser-like | juicy
o: refreshing | true-to-name | a great option for the [Spring] Season!
500 mL bottle | Zabka (convenience store): Warsaw (central), Poland | 02-April-2026 | PLN5,99 | best by: 14-August-2026 | sampled: 05-April-2026
Tried
from Bottle
from
Żabka Polska
on 05 Apr 2026
at 07:37
3.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 3
Flavor 2.5
Texture 3
Overall 3
a: clear golden body | soapy white head
a: bread | drying | honey
f: crisp | cereal | toffee
t: wort | yeast | perfume
o: unfinished (duh!) | sweet | not good at all, even for this style, even for Poland!
33 cL bottle | From My Hotel Lounge: Sheraton Grand: Warsaw, Poland | 04-April-2026 | free! | best by: 08-July-2026 | sampled: a few minutes before leaving to go back home on Easter Sunday, 05-April-2026
a: bread | drying | honey
f: crisp | cereal | toffee
t: wort | yeast | perfume
o: unfinished (duh!) | sweet | not good at all, even for this style, even for Poland!
33 cL bottle | From My Hotel Lounge: Sheraton Grand: Warsaw, Poland | 04-April-2026 | free! | best by: 08-July-2026 | sampled: a few minutes before leaving to go back home on Easter Sunday, 05-April-2026
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2026
at 07:34
5.5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
A: clear copper coloured body | thin tan head
A: stone fruits | minerals | light caster sugar
F: very mild malts | light apples | floral throughout
T: cleanser | thin body | crisp end
O: too sweet | not enough body | decent enough with Polish Food
500 mL pour on draught | Gosciniec (restaurant): Warsaw (central), Poland | 04-April-2026 | PLN17,00 | sampled: while eating lunch in Warsaw, Poland with my family of five, on 03-April-2026
A: stone fruits | minerals | light caster sugar
F: very mild malts | light apples | floral throughout
T: cleanser | thin body | crisp end
O: too sweet | not enough body | decent enough with Polish Food
500 mL pour on draught | Gosciniec (restaurant): Warsaw (central), Poland | 04-April-2026 | PLN17,00 | sampled: while eating lunch in Warsaw, Poland with my family of five, on 03-April-2026
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2026
at 17:06
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
a: clear golden body | thinnish white head
a: fresh real peaches | tart | caster sugar
f: slight nuts | clean malts | soured
t: drying | effervescent | floral end
o: great fruits throughout | clean-drinking malts | nice for season (Spring!)
500 mL bottle | Zabka (convenience store): Warsaw (central), Poland | 02-April-2026 | PLN5,99 | best by: 20-August-2026 | sampled: 02-April-2026
a: fresh real peaches | tart | caster sugar
f: slight nuts | clean malts | soured
t: drying | effervescent | floral end
o: great fruits throughout | clean-drinking malts | nice for season (Spring!)
500 mL bottle | Zabka (convenience store): Warsaw (central), Poland | 02-April-2026 | PLN5,99 | best by: 20-August-2026 | sampled: 02-April-2026
Tried
from Bottle
from
Żabka Polska
on 02 Apr 2026
at 08:54
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Heller, mild hopfiger Beginn. Geringe Süße, weich, minimal herb, schwache Aromatik. Hell getreidig, mittellanger Abgang, schwach. 9/7/7/7/9/7
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2026
at 16:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
a: hazy golden coloured body | nice thick white head
a: bread | coriander seed | fresh wheats
f: rich malts | canned corn | creamy sugars
t: refreshing | yeastie | bubble gum ending
o: white pepper | floral | enjoyable throughout, especially when leaving for Poland in a day!
500 mL bottle | Glen Ro Spirit Shoppe: Monroe, ConnectICut | 02-July-20233 | US$1,89 | no bottling date | sampled: 26-March-2026 before leaving for Krakow with my family of five
a: bread | coriander seed | fresh wheats
f: rich malts | canned corn | creamy sugars
t: refreshing | yeastie | bubble gum ending
o: white pepper | floral | enjoyable throughout, especially when leaving for Poland in a day!
500 mL bottle | Glen Ro Spirit Shoppe: Monroe, ConnectICut | 02-July-20233 | US$1,89 | no bottling date | sampled: 26-March-2026 before leaving for Krakow with my family of five
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2026
at 00:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 5
06.11.2026 Aromat cytryny i melona, słodkie.
Żółte lekko zamglone, biała piana.
Nagazowanie średnie, lekkie orzeźwiające,
Smak melona i cytryny trochę słodkie ale też wyraźnie kwaśne goryczki brak
Ogólnie takie sobie niby kwąsne ale trochę bardz śłodkie
Żółte lekko zamglone, biała piana.
Nagazowanie średnie, lekkie orzeźwiające,
Smak melona i cytryny trochę słodkie ale też wyraźnie kwaśne goryczki brak
Ogólnie takie sobie niby kwąsne ale trochę bardz śłodkie
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2026
at 16:44
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from a local Polish store. Beer number four in a six beer tasting session with myself at home on 10th March 2026. Almost clear golden body, white crown on top. It's fine for a wheat beer (not a huge fan of the style), this was more 'Hoegaarden' than a 'German Hefenweisse', which surprised me a little.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2026
at 18:30
6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 4.5
07.11.2026
Aromat kompotu z truskawek i arbuza.
Biało-różowa piana lekko zamglone różowe.
Nagazowanie średnie lekkie. Orzeźwiające.
Smaku słodkie ale nie ulep trochę przypomina napój Tymbarku.
Ogólnie rzecz biorąc taka sobie oranżada, nic ciekawego trochę przysłodkie by ugasić pragnienie
Aromat kompotu z truskawek i arbuza.
Biało-różowa piana lekko zamglone różowe.
Nagazowanie średnie lekkie. Orzeźwiające.
Smaku słodkie ale nie ulep trochę przypomina napój Tymbarku.
Ogólnie rzecz biorąc taka sobie oranżada, nic ciekawego trochę przysłodkie by ugasić pragnienie
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2026
at 15:37