These Polish beers are running out fast (my partner keeps nabbing the various porters and stouts)
Jurajskie Pszeniczne Jasne (Wheat beer, 5.3%) - ***
A biscuity browner shade (not a dunkel though), a little like Sternweisse, Ayinger Urweisse or Schneider Original in terms of colour and part of their flavour. What's not there is the texture. You want that soft cloudy texture but it's a little too thin again which negatively affects the overall flavour. Still, a different effort by the standards of normal Polish wheatbeer which errs to the light and lemony side.
Pinta Czarna Dziura (Schwarzbier, 4.5%) - *** and a half
Highly drinkable at the strength, reaches a lovely balance of flavourful and neckable. Not a standout in terms of grabbing my attention but a fresh and totally competent effort.
Komes Potrojny Zloty (Belgian style Tripel, 9% - 500ml too! LOVE IT) - **** and a half
Their quadrupel was a solid effort with some distinct Belgian character, but this one absolutely nails every aspect of the style. It's the only Tripel outside of the low countries I have drunk which tasted like a tripel. Lovely balance of strong booze with zingy spice and a creamy fizzy texture in the mouth. Formidable enough that you couldn't just chug it but it remained as drinkable from first sip to last. My first half-litre of Tripel in one sitting, and really didn't deserve the daunting feeling I have before opening it.
Inne Beczki Pszeniczne Jasne (Wheat beer, 4.8%) - ***
Very light when pouring but some sediment near the bottom gradually fills the glass to put the hefe back in hefeweizen. You don't usually get the texture of flavour of Bavarian wheat beer from Polish efforts but this one achieves it, albeit only at the entry level of Erdinger. It was almost a clone of it. Still, satisfied, would bang again.
Goscieszewo Komtur (Schwarzbier, 6.5%) - ****
And tonight's!.....This is the strong side of Schwarzbier as opposed to the session effort above. It's sweeter obviously but they seem to have propped it up with a relatively zingy hop. Not quite Black IPA but not far off. It's really effective as you get the lovely sweet hit and the refreshing hoppy kick. Really liking it.
