Karpackie Super
Browar Van Pur S.A. (Brau Union Polska)
- From:
- Browar Van Pur S.A. (Brau Union Polska)
- Poland
- Style:
- European Strong Lager
Ranked #43 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 73
Ranked #38,923 - Avg:
- 2.95 | pDev: 14.24%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 20
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 24, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 15, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
73
Okay
73
Okay
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Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana
4.11/5 rDev +39.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +39.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Karpackie Super Mocne has a medium, off-white head and a clear, amber appearance, with a bit of lacing. The aroma is of rich barley malt, with a similar flavor. The hop notes were initially metallic and unpleasant, but this dissipated, as I sipped it. Karpackie has a medium body and a semi-dry finish.
RJT
Dec 22, 2023RJT
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
2.79/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
2.79/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
Canned in a tallboy and purchased from a Polski sklep whilst heading back from Sale Moor
Pours a clear golden body with nice white head
Aroma is toffee lolly
Flavour is corn fuel
Dec 15, 2021Pours a clear golden body with nice white head
Aroma is toffee lolly
Flavour is corn fuel
Reviewed by vinicole from England
2.73/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.73/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Golden amber. Thin frothy head.
Grainy aroma. Light malt.
A bit of caramel and brown bread. Sweet. Gritty bitterness.
Boozy. Light to moderate body. Sticky and very carbonated.
Not very nice.
Aug 06, 2017Grainy aroma. Light malt.
A bit of caramel and brown bread. Sweet. Gritty bitterness.
Boozy. Light to moderate body. Sticky and very carbonated.
Not very nice.
Reviewed by MyThoughtsExactly from Virginia
3.35/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.35/5 rDev +13.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
First time trying the style and taste exactly as it sounds. Take a lager and bumb up the ABV. The usually hony, malt sweetness of a lager is increased to the point of this tasting like a tea of sort.
Jan 23, 2016
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.01/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.01/5 rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Once more, my local, in-person trader, tone77, has dropped off something new and different for me to try. Prost!
From the bottle: "Original blend of traditional Polish recipe".
My pour netted a finger of fizzing tawny head with mild retention. Color was a deep, coppery-amber (SRM = > 13, < 17) with NE-quality clarity. Nose was very malty-sweet with a hint of fusel alcohol. Hmmm. Mouthfeel was thin, not necessarily watery, but very light-bodied and the taste was very sweet, almost sugary, on the tongue. The finish held a little bit of heat, but it was still mostly what I would characterize as sweet in a beer. This was not my first encounter with the style and there are far worse out there, I can assure you. That said, I am not recommending it, either. It is another crappy style and other than wanting to review it from a CAN, one is more than enough. It is more of a novelty than anything else.
Oct 11, 2013From the bottle: "Original blend of traditional Polish recipe".
My pour netted a finger of fizzing tawny head with mild retention. Color was a deep, coppery-amber (SRM = > 13, < 17) with NE-quality clarity. Nose was very malty-sweet with a hint of fusel alcohol. Hmmm. Mouthfeel was thin, not necessarily watery, but very light-bodied and the taste was very sweet, almost sugary, on the tongue. The finish held a little bit of heat, but it was still mostly what I would characterize as sweet in a beer. This was not my first encounter with the style and there are far worse out there, I can assure you. That said, I am not recommending it, either. It is another crappy style and other than wanting to review it from a CAN, one is more than enough. It is more of a novelty than anything else.
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
2.71/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
2.71/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
Poured from a brown 16.9 oz. bottle. Has a rich golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of malts, some sweetness. Taste is of alcohol, some malts, alcohol, a bit of sweetness, more alcohol. Feels light in the mouth and overall nothing to recommend about this beer.
Sep 08, 2013
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
2.81/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.81/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
A: The beer is crystal clear yellow in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and a collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light aromas of fusel alcohol and apples are present in the nose.
T: The overall taste has slight hints of sweetness along with notes of apples, adjunct malts and alcohol, the latter of which lingers through the finish. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer isn't very tasty and you can definitely notice some of the alcohol in the smell and taste. It is reminiscent of an American Malt Liquor.
Jul 15, 2013S: Light aromas of fusel alcohol and apples are present in the nose.
T: The overall taste has slight hints of sweetness along with notes of apples, adjunct malts and alcohol, the latter of which lingers through the finish. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer isn't very tasty and you can definitely notice some of the alcohol in the smell and taste. It is reminiscent of an American Malt Liquor.
Reviewed by samyoung from Michigan
2.69/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.69/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Picked up a bottle at Srodek's in Hamtramck along with two and a half pounds of amazing Kielbasa.
I see a backwards date and hope it's wrong 07/22/11. If that's accurate the trip from Poland has been a long one, 8+ months. Pours clear light amber very little head. Has a cidery sweet smell common with these Euro Strongs. More apple-cidery sweetness with corny alcohol finish. Quickly dissipates with a cider alcohol after taste.
This is what I've come to expect with Euro-strongs: high ABV with a slightly better and more flavorful taste than say a Steel Reserve.
Mar 06, 2012I see a backwards date and hope it's wrong 07/22/11. If that's accurate the trip from Poland has been a long one, 8+ months. Pours clear light amber very little head. Has a cidery sweet smell common with these Euro Strongs. More apple-cidery sweetness with corny alcohol finish. Quickly dissipates with a cider alcohol after taste.
This is what I've come to expect with Euro-strongs: high ABV with a slightly better and more flavorful taste than say a Steel Reserve.
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