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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7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Thanks Sandi! Misty golden body, white head. Piney and citric aroma, some berries, some maltiness and caramelly notes. Taste... grape candy, light maltiness, medium bitterness. Simple, nice, nothing memorable.

Tried from Can on 13 Nov 2017 at 05:09


5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Thanks Sandi! Black body, off white head. Oof, tart notes, yeastiness, metallic touches, raisins, lactose. Very much messy. Taste... roasty, light metal, light berries, solid bitterness. Just off and messy. Expected far, far more. Will retry when I can.

Tried from Can on 13 Nov 2017 at 04:31


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap. Cloudy honey-yellow color, white foam. Aroma: citrus, hay and fruit, a little carrot, a bit weak for IPA. Taste: fruits, citrus, tropical fruits, medium hop bitteress, hay and pine.

Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2017 at 06:53


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Tap. Foggy straw-yellow color, good white foam. Aroma: malt, spicy, slightly citrus, coriander, wort. Taste: salted-citrusy, coriander and lemon, light sourness.

Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2017 at 06:48


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap at Varvar Bar. Hazy dark gold, slightly yellowish foam. Aroma: sweet, malt, nectar, hay. Taste: malt, hay, fruit, slightly citrus, salt, pine, medium hop bitterness.

Tried from Draft on 23 Oct 2017 at 06:41


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

Tap. Golden color, good white foam. Aroma: strawberries, candies, a little vanilla, sweet. Taste: light initial sweetness, strawberry, slightly grassy, fruit, pineapple, soft hop bitterness, not bad.

Tried from Draft on 10 Oct 2017 at 11:33


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Als ich den Namen des Bieres erst gelesen habe, dachte ich, dass es sich um ein Wortspiel handelt und "IPA nemá", also "IPA Haben wir nicht" heißen soll. Aber ein Blick auf die homepage zeigt, dass man hier eine Beziehung zu lateinamerikanischen Sachen wie Bossa nova oder Copacabana erzeugt werden soll. Es kommt zu einem Pool von malzigen Luftzügen und einer fruchtigen Bitterkeit nach Zitrus, Marille und Pfirsichen. EIne nette Geschichte für ein Bier mit einem stark blumigen und würzigen Aroma...vielleicht ein bisschen zu viel, aber nicht schlecht.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Sep 2017 at 16:50


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Dass mein erstes getrunkenes Milk Stout aus der Ukraine kommen würde, habe ich mir auch nicht gedacht. Das Bier kommt aus der Lisopilka-Brauerei bei Kiew und hat schon einige schmackhafte Craftbiere herausgebracht. Getrunken habe ich es vom Fass auf dem Craftbeer-Festival Mukatschewo 2017. Das Bier ist pechschwarz und hat ein angenehmes raues, bitteres Aroma. Von Milchsäure merke ich nicht gerade viel, aber als normales Stout ist es auch super. Da mit Vergleichswerte fehlen, will ich mich nicht zu weit aus dem Fenster lehen, aber ich halte es auf jeden Fall für empfehlenswert.

Tried from Draft on 19 Sep 2017 at 10:52


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Muddy brown. Small head. Aroma: caramel, esters, dried fruit. Medium body. Sweet taste. Caramel & esters. Seems a bit off and out of the style. Still drinkable enough.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2017 at 17:22


9

Maine brent!

Tried on 15 Jul 2017 at 18:45