Varvar Brew
Microbrewery
in Kyiv,
Kyiv,
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Associated with 2 Venues
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.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Captain Salt from Varvar Brew 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
1/III/25 - 33cl can @ Belgian Beer Geek Gathering (2025 Winter/Spring edition), BB: 7/I/25, lot 30011 (2025-180) Thanks to 77ships for sharing the can!
Clear light yellow beer, big irregular aery white head, pretty stable, non adhesive. Aroma: floral, soft acidity, more floral notes, a bit yeasty, sweet impression. MF: soft to no carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty salty, floral, very soapy, more floral notes, gentle bitterness, some rose water. Aftertaste: salty and bitter, just like your mother in law, floral, yeasty, meh.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bouteille 37.5cl @ Belgian Winter gathering 01 March 2025 – Tim’s place, thanks Eugene. Bottled 01/03/2024, lot# 657.
Une base de triple belge présentant un ajout d’un cépage géorgien (souvent repris comme le plus vieux cépage au monde) mais cultivé également dans certaines parties de l’Ukraine.
Couleur dorée/pâle, col fin blanc.
Arôme sur un bouquet marqué par son nez belge de triple, je retrouve de fins effluves d’esters fruités – ces derniers sont un peu plus sur le devant et de fait diminuent l’apport fruité du raisin avec un léger bouquet floral.
Palais conserve une approche belge de triple, repris surtout dans le côté ester – finement sur la banane. Le tout est complété par un léger apport fruité du raisin qui tend à conférer des pointes délicates fruitées mais sans pour cela avoir un impact aromatique franc pouvant rappeler un côté pomme verte / fruits verts ainsi que floral – c’est là aussi le point faible de ce cépage qui se retrouve souvent dans des blancs ou alors mélangés à d’autres raisins.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed IPANEMA from Varvar Brew 11 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can @ Belgian Winter gathering 01 March 2025 – Tim’s place, thanks Eugene.
Canned 15/01/205, lot# 30038.
Dorée, col blanc crémeux.
IPA classique – un peu trop sèche en fin de bouche – malté pâle carapils, finement herbacée, et rehaussée par une note florale et agrumes - pointe métallique en fin de bouche.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Captain Salt from Varvar Brew 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can @ Belgian Winter gathering 01 March 2025 – Tim’s place, thanks Eugene.
Canned 07/01/2025. Lot# 30011.
Dorée, col blanc épais.
Blanche classique allemande avec une petite note d’épices – coriandre, pointe minérale/saline, un peu farineux en fin de bouche. Reste sur un approche que je trouve un peu trop épaisse d’une gose. Le tout reste cependant, léger et rafraîchissant.
Biilz (2915) reviewed Herfstblues from Varvar Brew 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Аромат с намеком на карамель, немного квашенных яблок при этом, почти без уксуса но с танином и сеном, сухость небольшая. Цвет темно бордовый что ли, пены почти нету. Вкус неплохой, есть снова яблоки но не яркие, ненмого сена снова, легкая карамель. В послевкусие сухость весьма ощутимая, кислинка на месте, винные нотки.
Biilz (2915) reviewed Golden Ale from Varvar Brew 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Аромат в меру хмелевой, затем идут сладкие тона от пшеницы, немного даже хвои, но легкой совсем, намеки на мед и бананы. Цвет действительно золотого эля с небольшой пенкой. Вкус и правду как золоотой эль из Бельгии с новыми хмелями. Есть снова пшеница, немного цитруса, снова мед в конце, легкая сладость и горчинка в конце. В целом порадовало.
tricksta_p (13664) reviewed Double Dragon Milk from Varvar Brew 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can from De Bierliefhebber. Aroma is roasted malt with subtle chipotle, caramel, milk chocolate. Sweet flavour, moderate bitter. Somewhat creamy body. Decent Milk Stout, hoped for more chipotle...
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Herfstblues from Varvar Brew 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Small, cream-coloured head over reddish opaque brown beer; -1 point for the unnecessary wax. Wood, plywood, wet cardboard, oak, lactic acid, milkchocolate, brettanomyces. More of the same, plus a hint of cassonade. Finishes as a mix of lactic acid, chocolate and cowfodder. Medium bodied at best, some acidthinning. Quite slick, well-carbonated. Not bad, but I've had score of non-indigenous Oud Bruin brews that were much more close to the real thing.
Goldbarren (6203) reviewed Highland Meadows from Varvar Brew 1 year ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Ein im Holzfass 🪵 gereiftes und mit Honig 🍯 verfeinertes Starkbier.
Grundsätzlich sind mir solche Getränke zu hat und zu stark, aber durch den Honig wird es freundlich 😀 und süffig.
Es hat wirklich tolle Röstmalz-Aromen🍳gepaart mit einer schönen Süße 🍪. Der Alkohol kommt im Nachgang durch, beißt aber nicht, sondern hinterlässt eine wohlige Wärme im Bauch wie ein guter Cognac.
Ein Bier, das schwere Aromen gut balanciert und nicht zu hart rüberbringt. Hat mir wirklich gut geschmeckt 🤤.
tricksta_p (13664) reviewed Peachcot from Varvar Brew 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from BiervanEijk, Frederiksoord. Aroma is tart stone fruits with peach and apricot. Fleshy fruits, picking up a little funk. Flavour is tart and mildly sour, with a hint of sweetness. Body is medium. Pleasant tart stone fruits.