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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is peat smoke, earthy, chocolate, raisin, vanilla, taste is peaty, earthy, salty, burnt rubber, chocolate, fruity. Not quite working for me. 8/87/7/7
Tried on 02 May 2026 at 10:51

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours deep reddish amber, nose is berries up front, caramel, vanilla, jam, taste is sweet toffee, raspberry, jammy, vanilla, woody in the finish. 8/9/8/8/8
Tried on 02 May 2026 at 10:13

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can at home. Pours black, nose is caramel, salt, chocolate, little smoky, taste is salted caramel, chocolate, some fruit 8/7/7/7/7
Tried on 02 May 2026 at 10:13

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roasted, cream, taste is caramel, bitter chocolate, roasty, creamy vanilla. 8/8/8/7/7
Tried on 02 May 2026 at 10:06

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Smell of syrup, some sweet malt. Dark copper colour, small beige head. Aroma of sweet malt, red berries, booze, finishes with a strong toffee/fudge note. Very sweet. Soft carbon.
Tried from Bottle from Hop In Craftbier on 01 May 2026 at 20:44

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Smell of chocolate, cocoa, strawberry. Dark brown colour, high tan head. Aroma of vanilla, strawberry marmalade, chocolate. Very sweet. Medium carbon.
Tried from Can from Hop In Craftbier on 01 May 2026 at 19:13

9.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 7 Overall 10
Smell of peat, whisky, some roasted malt. Dark brown colour, small beige head. Aroma of peat, oak, roasted malt, Ardbeg-like whisky, some rye bread and tar in finish. Bitter, lightly sweet. Soft carbon. Slightly dry palate. Barrel treatment fits excellently.
Tried from Bottle from Hop In Craftbier on 30 Apr 2026 at 19:33

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Smell of tropical fruit, orange, yeast. Cloudy dark orange colour, white head. Aroma of mango, overripe orange, other tropical fruit. Oat and yeast in finish. Rather thick texture. Medium sweet, lightly bitter. A bit stuffy.
Tried from Can from Hops 'N More on 27 Apr 2026 at 18:12

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Smell of chocolate, roasted malt. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, coffee, some red berries, some rye bread. Soft carbon. Bitter. A bit stuffy but still good.
Tried from Can from Hop In Craftbier on 25 Apr 2026 at 20:14

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Smell of abbey yeast, faint spicyness. Deep dark ruby colour, beige head. Aroma of abbey yeast, sweet malt, caramel, dried fruit. Medium carbon. Medium sweet. Pleasant.
Tried from Can from Hops 'N More on 25 Apr 2026 at 19:16