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This information is geared to beer connoisseurs in Ontario.

Poland has a beer tradition that goes back hundreds of years. The beer market in Poland is the fifth largest in Europe and tenth largest in the world.

Polish beers are brewed to very strict purity standards. With Polish beers, you can expect pure, natural products with long brew  times.  Unlike most of the world's mass-produced beers, they are brewed and lagered in about five weeks versus five days.  Most Polish beers have just 4 ingredients: hops, malt barley, yeast and spring or artesian water.  When you buy beer, we recommend you investigate how it was made. You'll be surprised.  Beers like Zywiec, Okocim and Lezajsk all have the above attributes and they are among the best tasting lagers in the world.

Canadian consumers are lucky because all the top Polish beers are well distributed across the country.  Check out our recommendations in the blue chart below...


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 Name Product # Third Party Tasting Notes
 EB  594234 Light to medium gold colour; very smooth with subtle flavours. Very clean finish. Well received by the female palate.
 Lezajsk  540468 Medium gold colour; smooth beer with floral tones and nice body. Pleasant finish.
 Okocim  282368 Medium gold colour; smooth beer with good body. Also comes in a Strong version with 7% alc. (Mokne) and a Porter.
 Warka  676080 Dark gold colour due to the malt barley having been toasted before brewing. 7% alcohol. Very impressive beer! 
 Zywiec  331280 Medium gold colour; subtle citrus, barley and nutmeg on the nose; smooth, clean, hop flavours with a touch of European-style bitterness on the finish.
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