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jgb9348

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8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
a: clear golden body | thinnish white head
a: fresh real peaches | tart | caster sugar
f: slight nuts | clean malts | soured
t: drying | effervescent | floral end
o: great fruits throughout | clean-drinking malts | nice for season (Spring!)

500 mL bottle | Zabka (convenience store): Warsaw (central), Poland | 02-April-2026 | PLN5,99 | best by: 20-August-2026 | sampled: 02-April-2026
Tried from Bottle from Żabka Polska on 02 Apr 2026 at 08:54

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
a: slightly hazy golden coloured body | thin white head
a: toffee | rustic | soft hops
f: perfumey | mild alpha acids | caramelised sugars
t: toasted grains | easy hops | yeast on end
o: bready throughout | balanced (for an APA, not an IPA of any type) | not so great (as expected)

500 mL can | Lidl (grocery): Warsaw (central), Poland | 02-April-2026 | PLN5,99 | best by: 04-February-2027 | sampled: 02-April-2026 walking the streets of Warsaw with my family of five
Tried from Can from Lidl (Poland) on 02 Apr 2026 at 08:34

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
a: clear golden coloured body | great thick white head
a: crisp | pears | caster sugar
f: floral | drying | perfumey finish
t: soft malts | chalk | citrusey end
o: clean throughout | great effervescence (on draught) | great with Polish (and in this case, pizza) Food

500 mL pour on draught | Momento (restaurant): Krakow, Poland | 01-April-2026 | PLN12,00 | sampled: with my family of five while eating lunch after seeing the Schindler's Enamel Factory Museum here in Krakow, Poland
Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2026 at 07:20

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6
a: hazy golden & orange coloured body | ugly thin white head
a: mangoes (duh!) | oranges | lactose
f: crisp | apples | floral end
t: wort | biscuits | soapy finish
o: fruity-throughout | relatively thick malts for style | decent...considering the options!

500 mL bottle | Carrefour: Krakow (Glowny/Main Station), Poland | 30-March-2026 | PLN9,99 | best by: 30-December-2026 | sampled: 01-April-2026 in my hotel room here in Krakow, Poland
Tried from Bottle from Carrefour Kraków Nowe Miasto on 01 Apr 2026 at 07:14

4.1/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
a: clear golden coloured body | thin white head
a: metallic | perfumey | apricots
f: biscuits | soft nuts | alcohol warmth
t: bitter | thin malts | strong end
o: robust throughout | deep malts | grassy

500 mL can | Aldi (grocery): Krakow (Romanowicze 68), Poland | 01-April-2026 | PLN2,99 (US$0,75!!!) | best by: 19-November-2026 | sampled: a few hours after purchase, at my hotel room here in Krakow, Poland on 01-April-2026
Tried from Can from Aldi (Poland) on 01 Apr 2026 at 07:13

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
a: dark brown coloured body | thinnish tan head
a: metallic | prunes | soft coffee
f: nuts | light toffee | earthy finish
t: peat | pitted fruits | creamy end
o: malt-centric | balanced sugars | easy-enough drinking for style

500 mL can | Aldi (grocery): Krakow (Romanowicze 68), Poland | 01-April-2026 | PLN2,69 (US$0,70!!!) | sampled: a few minutes after purchase, on the streets here in Krakow, Poland on 01-April-2026
Tried from Can from Aldi (Poland) on 01 Apr 2026 at 07:10

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 5
a: slightly hazy golden coloured body | thick soapy white head
a: canned pineapples | mangoes | slight bitterness
f: rich malts | tropically | resinous end
t: funky fruits | metallic | yeastie finish
o: interesting | doesn't quite work (and I love tropical fruits) | not really-an-IPA

500 mL can | Jubilat (grocery store): Krakow (central), Poland | 01-April-2026 | PLN6,99 | best by: 20-May-2026 | sampled: a few minutes after purchase, on the streets here in Krakow, Poland on 01-April-2026
Tried from Can on 01 Apr 2026 at 07:08

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
a: clear golden body | thin white head
a: mineraly | biscuits | perfume
f: very floral | crisp | drying end
t: fresh-cut grass | thin malts | dry hop
o: clean-drinking | soapy throughout | nice for style

500 mL can | Jubilat (grocery store): Krakow (central), Poland | 01-April-2026 | PLN4,49 | sampled: a few minutes after purchase, on the streets here in Krakow, Poland on 01-April-2026
Tried from Can from Żabka Polska on 01 Apr 2026 at 07:06

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
a: hazy golden body | large off-white head
a: wheat | coriander seed | fresh oranges
f: rich yeast | big curacao | floral end
t: canned corn | perfumey | herbal
o: robust malts | jasmine tea | balanced tastes

500 mL bottle | Zabka (convenience store): Krakow (central), Poland | 01-April-2026 | PLN7,80 | best by: 11-October-2026 | sampled: 01-April-2026
Tried from Bottle from Żabka Polska on 01 Apr 2026 at 06:59

jgb9348 has a new country beer tick achievement

Level 5 for Poland ticks with a total of 50 from this country.
Porter Bałtycki from Książęcy Browar Nysa (Nyskie) was the one that did it!
5 months ago