Varvar Brew
Microbrewery
in
Kyiv,
Kyiv,
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Associated with 2 Venues
Contact
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.
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.
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A solid belgian light golden ale. Good body, complex for being light. varvar odessa
Tried
on 22 Apr 2019
at 18:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A solid citra hop american pale ale. Well made to style, clean and balanced. Nothing overtly off. Varvar Odessa
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2019
at 18:01
8/10
Mission completed! Budzma achieved! I feel reliefed!
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Apr 2019
at 01:13
7/10
Продолжайка
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Apr 2019
at 00:54
7/10
Tried
from Growler
on 20 Apr 2019
at 23:11
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Varvar Dragon Milk (by Varvar Brew):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
14/IV/19 - sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-529)
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very smoky, some peat, wood smoke as well, bit malty, some manure. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, lactose, lots of smoke, quite some chillies, hot and spicy all right! Aftertaste: bitter, sweet and sugary touch, caramel, smoky, soft roast, more chillies burning, decent brew, this one, I like it!
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
14/IV/19 - sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-529)
Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very smoky, some peat, wood smoke as well, bit malty, some manure. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, lactose, lots of smoke, quite some chillies, hot and spicy all right! Aftertaste: bitter, sweet and sugary touch, caramel, smoky, soft roast, more chillies burning, decent brew, this one, I like it!
Tried
on 14 Apr 2019
at 21:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Varvar / Saugatuck Transatlantic Flight (by Varvar Brew):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
14/IV/19 - sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-509)
Clear dark brown to black beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very malty, quite some caramel, yeasty, some banana, butter, malty, grains. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice roast, pretty sweet, diacetyl, caramel, some banana, bitter, nice! Aftertaste: little sweet, roasted, banana, caramel, decent stuff, bitter and bit resinous finish, banana peel, butter, all diacetyl in the finish.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4/5
14/IV/19 - sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-509)
Clear dark brown to black beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very malty, quite some caramel, yeasty, some banana, butter, malty, grains. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice roast, pretty sweet, diacetyl, caramel, some banana, bitter, nice! Aftertaste: little sweet, roasted, banana, caramel, decent stuff, bitter and bit resinous finish, banana peel, butter, all diacetyl in the finish.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2019
at 21:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Varvar Sour Vine (by Varvar Brew):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
14/IV/19 - 37.5cl bottle @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-508)
Pretty cloudy pale beige beer, practically no head. Aroma: oh god, this will be vinegar... smells super acidic, bit dirty, some tobacco, rotting leaves, forest flour. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very sour, but not as vinegar-like, lots of lacto-acid, nice fruity touch, lemon, bitter touch, quite some tannins. Aftertaste: very sourish, lemony, super acidic finish.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
14/IV/19 - 37.5cl bottle @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-508)
Pretty cloudy pale beige beer, practically no head. Aroma: oh god, this will be vinegar... smells super acidic, bit dirty, some tobacco, rotting leaves, forest flour. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very sour, but not as vinegar-like, lots of lacto-acid, nice fruity touch, lemon, bitter touch, quite some tannins. Aftertaste: very sourish, lemony, super acidic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2019
at 21:14
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Varvar Doppelsticke Altbier (by Varvar Brew):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
14/IV/19 - sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-507)
Clear red brown to purple brown beer, small creamy beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of jam, some caramel, alcohol, very nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter start, roasted, some jam, chocolate coffee. Aftertaste: hoppy, bitter, pretty roasted, jam, some caramel, tannins, more roasted.
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 4.1/5
14/IV/19 - sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-507)
Clear red brown to purple brown beer, small creamy beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of jam, some caramel, alcohol, very nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty bitter start, roasted, some jam, chocolate coffee. Aftertaste: hoppy, bitter, pretty roasted, jam, some caramel, tannins, more roasted.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2019
at 21:14
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Varvar Et Tu, Brute? (by Varvar Brew):
Aroma: 4/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 4/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.4/5
14/IV/19 - sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-506)
Clear pale yellow beer, small creamy white head, unstable, adhesive, some lacing in the glass. Aroma: lots of diacetyl, very buttery, yoghurt, big nope. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter, sweetish, weird, lots of diacetyl, somewhat metallic. Aftertaste: bitter, buttery, weird, hoppy.
Aroma: 4/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 4/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.4/5
14/IV/19 - sample @ Leuven Innovation Beer Festival (Leuven), BB: n/a - (2019-506)
Clear pale yellow beer, small creamy white head, unstable, adhesive, some lacing in the glass. Aroma: lots of diacetyl, very buttery, yoghurt, big nope. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter, sweetish, weird, lots of diacetyl, somewhat metallic. Aftertaste: bitter, buttery, weird, hoppy.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2019
at 21:14