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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6.6
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.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2025 at 17:20


6.8
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.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2025 at 11:31


6.5
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.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2025 at 10:36


6.1
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.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2025 at 10:33


7.8
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.

Tried on 07 Feb 2025 at 06:06


7.6
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.

Tried on 07 Feb 2025 at 05:56


7.1
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...

Tried from Can on 01 Feb 2025 at 07:05


7.4
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.

Tried from Bottle from Borger Bottles on 27 Jan 2025 at 08:48


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9
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 🤤.

Tried from Bottle from Beerfreak Ukraine on 26 Jan 2025 at 18:07


7.4
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.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2025 at 06:58