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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Топ барлик
Tried on 08 May 2026 at 23:02

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Tried on 08 May 2026 at 23:02

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Mild smell of roasted malt, perhaps lactose. Dark brown colour, small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, faint blueberries, licorice, rye bread. Thyme comes up in scent once warmer. Medium sweet, medium bitter. Flat carbon. Hides ABV totally.
Tried from Can from Hops 'N More on 02 May 2026 at 19:12

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Smell of vinegar. Opaque orange colour, tiny white head. Aroma of vinegar, yeast, some barrel notes. Raw berries in finish. Flat carbon, dry palate. Too vinegary.
Tried from Bottle from Hop In Craftbier on 02 May 2026 at 17:33

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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

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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

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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