Brackie Pils
Zywiec Breweries PLC (Heineken)

Grabbed a 4 pack of 500ml cans at the local liquor warehouse for $5.99. Not sure I’ve ever sampled/purchased this one before. I’ve had many of the Zwyiec Brews/Polish major lagers/pilsners/baltic porters. Always solid beers/pricepoint. This one, has a BB date of: 2-19-26 on the bottom of the can, with a letter/number production code/date. As long as it’s within date… I’m good. Poured into a .5liter Lowenbrau, tall, lager/pilsner/helles glass. It looks darker golden, more akin to a German Lager like Hofbrau. The smell, is that normal polish malty “textile” smell - as I refer to it. Like new blankets or tweed. Not sure. It’s funky, but good. Czech hops, balance out the flavour profile, and it drinks more like a lager. The polish/Czech blend of hops/malts works. The carbonation is moderate & the soapy/white, 3 finger head remains - until you take a few swallows. Minor lacing, on the glass. But at least there is lacing. Smooth, creamy finish. Almost like an ale. I wouldn’t say it’s sweet/nor dry, on the finish; I know it’s mostly considered a dry finish. For me? It’s Sort of in the middle. I’ll buy it again. Not gonna make you do backflips….but it’s more than adequate. Cheers!

Bracki has a medium, white head, a mostly-clear, golden appearance, and fairly heavy lacing. The aroma is of biscuit. The flavor is similar, with mild, grassy hop bitterness. Bracki has a medium body and a dry finish.

RJT

Rereviewing upon 2nd tasting. "Zatecky Pils", on the label. Seems to be brewed by Zywiec, who I am not a huge fan of. According to some research, Zatecky might mean Czech style.

Pretty good head level, smooth, fairly creamy and ok appearance.

Aroma is very minimal. Malty, quite heavy, and minimal hops.

Taste is very different from Zywiec, and different from how I anticipated from the aroma. Super dry and crisp. Not much aftertaste and very clean tasting, like a Japanese beer such as Asahi for example. I like it, would be pretty good in hot weather. Similar a little to Perla Export, just a little more watery. Dominant flavours are honey, prunes, dates and a little lemon or orange peel. Despite not having much mouth feel in terms of aftertaste, it has great body and creaminess, and tastes like it is quality, unlike some Polish beers such as Zubr, which are mega thin.

Unfortunately it doesn't have quite the same foamy liveliness as a typical Czech pilsner, though I'm guessing that they have imported Czech hops, according to the label. Polish pilsners and beers in general tend to be rather flat after pouring, and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's best to give the cans/bottles a bit of a shake first.

Despite not being super-flavoursome, it tastes reasonably sophisticated and I love the dryness and subtle hops. However the fullness is lacking and it does taste a little watery. Overall I do like this...it's well made and much better than Zywiec, which I used to like when I first tried it, but it became boring mega fast. This is the 2nd time I have tried this, so I'm definitely not at all bored yet. So yes, I like it. Not amazing but a little better than average according to my scale of almost 500 beer tastings.

Drunk at a Bar in Poznan Main Square (Poland).

-As the usual Polish Pilsener, no foam head and translucid colour.
-Herbal and Floral smell. Pilsener style.
-Easily drinkable Pilsener taste.
-Lots of carbonation can be felt.

All the Polish Pilseners seem to be the same: easy drinkable, less full bodied than their Czech counterparts.