Warka Classic
Browary Warka Sp. z o.o.

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From:
Browary Warka Sp. z o.o.
 
Poland
Style:
European Pale Lager
Ranked #143
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
73
Ranked #27,772
Avg:
3.14 | pDev: 18.15%
Reviews:
78
Ratings:
201
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 10, 2024
Added:
Oct 20, 2002
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  29
Warka is a classic lager, which owes its unique taste to carefully selected ingredients, a unique recipe and the Polish Magnum hops.

How do we know how to brew delicious beer? Because we've been doing this for ages. Already in 1478, Warka received from the Duke of Mazovia, Bolesław V, the privilege of exclusive deliveries to the prince's court. Not without a reason. Today, as before, Warka is appreciated by beer lovers.

May also be called Warka Jasne Pełne
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Reviewed by Ant777uk from England

1.67/5  rDev -46.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.5
Re reviewing due to being bored again.

Mega cheap, and the bottle is dusty. Not the best sign, as usually if a cheap beer is good, everyone drinks it. Bottle design is kind of boring.

Old man on the bottle again, similar to Kziacze and Harnas. Very old brewery also, has apparently existed since 1478.

Quite bubbly in appearance...uneven head...looks quite thin. Fairly typical pilsner colour.

Aroma is kind of fermented heavy maltiness, with very faint crisp hops. Kind of skunky.

Taste is better than the aroma. Not too sweet, a very crisp flavour. The hops really come through in the aftertaste and create a very thin but ok mouth feel as it swirls around on the tongue. I detect honey, maybe some dates. And the hops are quite delicate and balance the malt well, which is not too sweet. Though the dominating malt flavour is a little un natural and skunky tasting, and it becomes boring quite quickly. The malt flavour reminds me of a Polish mocne, but it isn't mocne.

Much better than I was expecting based upon the aroma. And pretty phenominal value, so gets some extra overall percentage points for that. It's a bit too light and unexciting to be amazing, but as a light and great value pilsner, it's ok. Though I am unlikely to order it again.
Feb 10, 2024
 
Rated: 3 by BrisLoganite from Australia

Oct 12, 2023
 
Rated: 2.97 by MakerMachiav from England

Sep 07, 2023
 
Rated: 3.37 by RaginBowener from Virginia

Aug 16, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by kjkinsey from Texas

Jul 30, 2023
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Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana

3.9/5  rDev +24.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500mL bottle coded L2277616B1842 poured into a mug at fridge temp 5.2% per label. The beer pours bright light golden amber with off white head. The head recedes to a thin ring and cap. The aroma is mild with pale malt and floral hops. The taste is semisweet pale malt with a hint of toasted malt and a grassy & floral, moderately bitter finish. The mouthfeel is thin bodied with average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Overall, very good.
May 27, 2023
 
Rated: 3.63 by Overtonjd from New Jersey

May 05, 2023
 
Rated: 2.75 by DoctorRobert1969 from California

Apr 02, 2023
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Rated by Manta200 from Kentucky

3.4/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Single 500ml bottle from Jungle Jim's
Mar 10, 2023
 
Rated: 3.04 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Feb 04, 2023
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Reviewed by jonmikel from Spain

3.75/5  rDev +19.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Drunk at a Bar in Wroclaw's Main Square (Poland).

-Lots of bubbles and small foam head.
-Pilsener smell.
-Pilsener taste. Nothing unusual.
-Carbonation can be clearly felt.

Normal brew.
Feb 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.74 by pnabev from California

Jan 27, 2023
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Reviewed by HoppyBastard from Nebraska

2.84/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Poured from a 1 pint 0.9 ounce bottle into a Shaker pint glass, there is a "best by" date but it was some code that I could not discern, cost $2.29 USD.

APPEARANCE: pours a clear copper color with less than one-finger off-white head, poor retention, the head quickly dissipated until only a ring of small bubbles remained, there is light lacing on the glass, lightly carbonated.

SMELL: it smells like toast and then there is an off-putting skunky smell.

TASTE: the taste follows the nose, initially toasty bread then a skunky hop note that was not pleasing.

PALATE: medium body but lightly carbonated.

OVERALL: this is not a good beer, the toasted skunk did not work for me, it also did not have enough carbonation for me, I would not seek this out and would not recommend to others.
Nov 24, 2022
 
Rated: 3.87 by Shantzak from Pennsylvania

Oct 26, 2022
 
Rated: 3.25 by NorbertB1974 from Germany

Sep 30, 2022
 
Rated: 3.99 by Rhetion from Florida

Aug 30, 2022
 
Rated: 3.21 by Campodog from Spain

Jun 29, 2022
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

3.02/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Clear amber body with a white head that fizzles out quickly. Smell and taste are clones: sweet cereal euro macro malts with grassy hops and a hint of bright grains. Feel is medium bodied but pretty thick with the malts, very smooth, lightly pale. Not terrible, paired well with bigos
Feb 05, 2022
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.41/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
500ml can into a pint glass. Lengthy freshness code beyond my comprehension

Looks decent enough in the glass. Medium golden yellow body. Small bright white head doesn't last long, a few spots of lacing.

Mild aroma, malt and grassy.

On tasting, light malt and hop mix.

Mouth medium, wouldn't call the finish clean, but no nasty aftertaste.

Overall, not much going on here, nor is there meant to be. Not clean and crisp, which would have helped.
Oct 10, 2021
 
Rated: 3.19 by NastyNorseman from New York

Sep 23, 2021
Warka Classic from Browary Warka Sp. z o.o.
Beer rating: 73 out of 100 with 201 ratings