This is the tempting arrangement from Browar Markoway at this year’s Warsaw Beer Festival. They’re located at Hajnówka, which is near the Ukrainian border and a little to the south of Białystok.
Some of the beer options, cutting nicely across a range of beer styles.
And from top left to bottom right:
(i) New Zealand Grodzisz with Riwaka Hops, little a gentle rauchbier, I like the smokiness and it was quite punchy for the ABV.
(ii) Kornik, this was less twiggy and more full on pine branch, with some ginger added into the equation as well.
(iii) Białowieskie Lato, this is a nice lemon flavoured blonde, quite gentle.
(iv) Wilczy Szlak, hop forward, punchy, like a big fluffy cat.
(v) Owocowy Szlak Kwasna Wisnia, lightly tart, nice cherry flavour and a bit of bite in the finish.
(vi) Puszczyk Białowieski, a sweet and cream milk stout, lingering coffee flavour.
It’s the first time that I’ve had beers from the brewery and I thought that they were all pretty decent. That’s another one that I’ll visit at the next beer festival….