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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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught @ All in Beer Fest. Pours goldenish caramel brown with a frothy offwhite head that leaves some thick sticky lacing on the glass while dissipating. Smell is malty and slightly fruity with caramel, grapefruit juice, mango, moist grass, pine needles, black tea and lemon zest. Taste is sweet, bitter, slightly malty and slightly fruity. Mouthfeel is soft, round, slightly astringent and medium bodied. Finish is slightly sweet and bitter with caramel, grapefruit juice, mango, moist grass, pine needles and lemon zest. Dull decent APA. --- Beer merged from original tick of APA Amarillo on 09 Nov 2015 at 11:13 - Score: 5
Tried on 31 Dec 2015 at 20:25

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
On tap. Pours a very dark brown with light head. Aromas and flavours of a typical dry Porter. Nice enough.
Tried from Draft on 07 Dec 2015 at 00:27

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
How: Draught.
Where: All In Beer Fest 2015.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Caramel, hops, malt.
Body: Meidu body and carbonation.
Flavour: Tropical fruit, pine, caramel, hops, grapefruit.
Tried on 06 Dec 2015 at 10:50

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
How: Draught.
Where: All In Beer Fest 2015.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Floral, fruit, cinnamon, malt, some vegetables, yeast.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Floral, fruit, malt, vegetables, cinnamon, spices.
Tried on 05 Dec 2015 at 13:25

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
How: Draught.
Where: All In Beer Fest 2015.
Appearance: Black colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, chocolate, milk, coffee.
Body: Full body, low to medium carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, some liquorice and milk.
Tried on 05 Dec 2015 at 13:21

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
How: Draught.
Where: All In Beer Fest 2015.
Appearance: Dark golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Citrus, tropical fruit, caramel, hops, some butter.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Citrus, tropical fruit, butter, bread, caramel.
Tried on 03 Dec 2015 at 13:34

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
How: Draught.
Where: All in Beer Fest 2015.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, vanilla.
Body: Medium body, low to medium carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, roasted malt, caramel.
Tried on 03 Dec 2015 at 13:28

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Nice creamy easy drinkable stout.
Black color with a creamy white head. Quite soft and creamy texture on this one. Milky in a way, and yeah it is a milk stout. Smooth coffee and mild chocolate. Mild round sweetness.
[On tap at All In Brewing Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden - 2015]
Tried from Draft on 10 Nov 2015 at 12:52

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Lovely tasty and powerful hop juice.
Hazed dark golden color with a fine frothy off white head. Good lacing. Nice intensity in the aroma. Medium + body and an ok carbonation. Ok balance between sweetness and bitterness. Oily texture. Tropical fruity, pine, grapefruit hoppy and mild resinous flavor.
[On tap at All In Brewing Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden - 2015]
Tried from Draft on 10 Nov 2015 at 12:45

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sample at All In Beer Fest 2015. Slightly burnt, sweet aroma with some chocolate and metal. Creamy but overly sweet.
Tried on 10 Nov 2015 at 12:25