Zywiec Beer
Zywiec Breweries PLC (Heineken)

Zywiec BeerZywiec Beer
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From:
Zywiec Breweries PLC (Heineken)
 
Poland
Style:
European Pale Lager
Ranked #169
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
71
Ranked #27,926
Avg:
3.08 | pDev: 19.81%
Reviews:
449
Ratings:
1,092
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 06, 2024
Added:
Oct 08, 2001
Wants:
  22
Gots:
  193
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Ratings by beerhunter13:
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Rated by beerhunter13 from Canada (ON)

3/5  rDev -2.6%

Jan 13, 2012
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Reviewed by Ant777uk from England

1.88/5  rDev -39%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 1.75
Rereviewing...I used to like this when I lived in London, lets see if I still like it. Pretty cool bottle design.

Clear yellow colour, ok head. Aroma of light Czech style hops and some fairly light malt.

Compared with a beer like Krolewskie, Zubr or a Polish mocne, this tastes super smooth and professional. Its sweetness and hoppiness noticably stand out, and it tastes natural (it's made from spring water I believe). The malt is light and the hops are super refreshing. Mouth feel is light and it has good effervescance and a hoppy aftertaste. It's really well balanced and difficult to critisice. However I have been to bars before, especially in hotels and dodgy strip clubs, where this is the only beer they sell. And because of this, it becomes kind of boring after a few sips. It it kind of perfect, but unexciting. Like a handsome rich accountant who spends his money on houses and doesn't drink, and who listens to classical music. This is a really impressive beer, just boring. If that makes sense. Whenever I see it in a bar, I order something else. I'm not a fan of their APA or IPA which are much too heavy in terms of malt, this is much lighter and I kind of feel good when I drink it, unlike Krolewskie or Warka, which make me super depressed.

The hops have both Czech and German elements, but definitely similar to many Czech pilsners a bit. Which kind of makes sense as it is brewed close to Czech Republic and Slovakia. I'm going to give it an average score for taste, but a lower overall score, because of how quickly it becomes boring. Beers like Namyslow and Zubr are more funky, bitter and yeastie, and have a bit more excitement about them, despite being less smooth. If this makes sense.
Mar 06, 2024
 
Rated: 3.18 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Mar 03, 2024
 
Rated: 3.31 by oberon from North Carolina

Feb 16, 2024
 
Rated: 3.64 by cabsandking from Ohio

Oct 09, 2023
 
Rated: 2.57 by TheIPAHunter from California

Oct 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by BrisLoganite from Australia

Sep 30, 2023
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Reviewed by dcotom from Iowa

3.8/5  rDev +23.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured cold from a 330ml bottle into a lager flute. Clear amber in color, with a couple of fingers of white head that settled within a few moments. Malty up front, with notes of bread, grain, grass, wet hay, and a hint of tart apple. Light to medium bodied, with prickly carbonation and good hop bitterness. Finish is dry and quite astringent, with a note of sourness lingering on the finish. Overall, I'd say this is a pretty good beer. It has a lot of character, and it goes great with food. I thought it was much better cold; YMMV.
Aug 08, 2023
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Reviewed by Specialmick from Connecticut

3.79/5  rDev +23.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look...Usual pale yellow with a significant amount of foam and a white head of little bubbles
Smell..the usual insignificant light hop citrus of many lagers I find especially the big companies. A little white bread loaf.
Taste...I get a pilsner off the start. Something about that unique transition to the yeasty malt indigenous to the motherland Poland, A drying bitter invites more sips with enough sweet to balance. A typical lager for me but very good
Feel.. A perfect slickness that adds to the sum of the parts I think. A medium carb leading to a small lacing that is full and -still very drinkable.
Overall...l had to try this living in the Hard Hittin New Britsky. The polish contingent in this town is apparent and I see the boys come into my local always picking these up. Had this a long time ago but always remembered it well. Glad to rate this and very enjoyable and feel this one to be fresh, Trying to figure out the code is difficult but with the movement of this product at this store...Its fresh. This is a keeper
Aug 01, 2023
 
Rated: 3.38 by Catalinmunteanu from Romania

Jul 23, 2023
 
 
 
Rated: 3.92 by Overtonjd from New Jersey

May 13, 2023
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Reviewed by jonphisher from New Jersey

3.48/5  rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Great looking beer...great clarity vigorous lively bubbles form during the pour, golden in color, white head; not much retention or lacing...just a thin film remains.

Generic pale lager nose, comes off slightly sweet and doughy in nature; there is a little bit of herbal hops trying to pop through...not much else for this one.

Taste leans sweet and doughy, plain cereal; there is an added little tiny bit of toasted feel to the bread though, generic old world hops on the finish, nondescript but they're there.

Light leaning to medium body, smooth going down but sort of cloyingly slick, low to moderate bit of bitterness on the finish.
Mar 19, 2023
 
Rated: 3.25 by seakayak from Massachusetts

Mar 10, 2023
 
Rated: 3.21 by Shiredave from New York

Mar 01, 2023
 
Rated: 3 by Gemini6 from Michigan

Feb 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.1 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Feb 04, 2023
 
Rated: 2.66 by LunchMoney from Minnesota

Jan 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.25 by alexsergio from New York

Nov 13, 2022
Zywiec Beer from Zywiec Breweries PLC (Heineken)
Beer rating: 71 out of 100 with 1092 ratings