Varvar Brew

Microbrewery in Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine 🇺🇦
Associated with 2 Venues

Description
It all has started with a dream. OK, let's be honest, it's started with a glass of beer. Brewed by someone else.

Dream big. Always dream big, you know. We started small because at the beginning the only thing we had was our dream. We haven't owned any equipment, so our first brews were born at other city and other mash tun entirely. But we took one step at the time and soon our very own, very handcrafted and assembled by hand brewery arrived from Bila Tserkva. We installed it here in Kyiv at the premises of the former lumber house – “lisopylka” in Ukrainian, hence the name of the brew-pub – and continued the pursuit of our dream.

Today we have new state-of-the-art brewery and immensely proud of it. Don't think that we discarded our small but utterly loved old brewing system, because we have, yes you've guessed, BIG plans for it. And we keep on dreaming big. We just want to share this dream of better beer, sheer enjoyment of the drink, greater and more diverse beer culture, share it with you.

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Bottle. Islay smoke, peat, roasted malts, some chocolate, toffee notes, charcoal. A bit sour. Nice, but not a favorite. 747413 260321

Tried from Bottle from Vinmonopolet Kristiansand, Lillemarkens on 21 Mar 2026 at 21:35


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can 375ml @ gunnfryd. Pours black with no head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, smoked, oak, chocolate and tartness. Taste is light to medium sweet and light sour with a long roasted, chocolate, smoked and tart finish, Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 21 Mar 2026 at 21:31


8.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Gulbrun uklar med hvitt skum. Lukter svoger og stenfrukt. Fruktig og sursyrlig. Smaker svovel, bæreddik, plommer og grønne epler. Middels lang.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2026 at 18:35


8.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Mørk uklar gul med tynt hvitt skum. Lukter svovel, lyse stenfrukter, eple. Lett syrlig. Smaker appelsin, eple og eddik.Frisk og god🤩

Tried from Bottle on 12 Mar 2026 at 18:34


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

-1 point for the irritating wax. Head gone in seconds over faintly hazed, somewhat darker golden beer. Peach, jeans, sweet buns with glazing. Wild yeast notes. Very sour, lactic and fruitacids. Stonefruit as peach, if unripe. Peach retronasal obvious. Tart, acidburn, lipsmacking acidity, acidthinning, lean. Sharp, severe, almost harsh - one for the real sourheads.

Tried from Bottle from Borger Bottles on 01 Mar 2026 at 10:23


7

Tried on 11 Jan 2026 at 19:54


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

20 July 2025. At Café De Welkom, Ghent. Cheers to the WzW crew!

Hazy dark brown, stable, foamy, tan head. Aroma of Coca-Cola, toasted almond, cold coffee, caramel, prune, overripe melon, dried banana, cough syrup, sweet whisky. Taste has sweet prune, cherry & banana in a caramelly, syrupy, almondy malt body, strengthening the herbal Coca-Cola effect. Herbal hops in the finish, lingering dried fruits, syrup and soft sweet whisky-like alcohol. Medium body, syrupy texture, soft carbonation. Hm, this started off well but didn't improve when warming up (contrary to what you'd expect from an Old Ale), turning a bit artificial.

Tried on 16 Nov 2025 at 11:49


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Хороший стаут кстати, думал будет более пустое, но нет, приятный шоколад, сладость, кофе. Может только балансика побольше бы.

Tried on 11 Nov 2025 at 16:48


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap Brewskival 2025-08-22 Helsingborg
AR: sweet raspberries
AP: clear red, wee pink lid
F: sweet raspberries, wee sour, fresh

Tried from Draft at Brewski Brewery on 19 Oct 2025 at 18:18


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Tap Brewskival 2025-08-22 Helsingborg
AR: wee herbal, fat, bitter
AP: hazy coppery, wee white lid
F: wee herbal, fat, bitter

Tried from Draft at Brewski Brewery on 19 Oct 2025 at 18:16