Zywiec Beer - Zywiec Breweries PLC (Heineken)

WMBierguy

Maryland

3.03/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

My first Polish beer... I had never seen this beer before prior to drinking it, and I had no idea what to expect from it. It pours golden, and has a surprisingly nice head for a pilsner. It tastes a bit like Heine (which is no surprise, considering that Heine owns this brewery). Overall, a pleasant, though unremarkable, beer. The best thing about it is its beautiful label (complete with a "beer thermometer" that tells when the beer is at drinking temperature.)

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2006 01:20:30 | More by WMBierguy

pcsnyder

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +14%

05-09-2013 23:00:17 | More by pcsnyder

snowsurfer422

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +22.1%

05-08-2013 03:25:18 | More by snowsurfer422

mikehillman

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -18.6%

04-27-2013 21:48:29 | More by mikehillman

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -34.9%

04-27-2013 18:12:07 | More by Jason1337

CBurtonHannum

Connecticut

3.96/5  rDev +29%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

What can I say, I like my beer. I had this one for the first time on a whim the other day and was pleasantly surprised. After the first taste out of the bottle, I had to pour it to see what was hiding in the bottle. My wife who generally likes pale ales said she liked it after the first sip. She asked me what it was. "Well" I said, "it looks like a honey ale but has an aftertaste like a lager." Very nice over all and at least as good as Fisher and three of that of Peroni, without the price.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 20:49:36 | More by CBurtonHannum

BeezNeezy22D

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -10.4%

04-11-2013 21:40:19 | More by BeezNeezy22D

magpieken

Australia

2.5/5  rDev -18.6%

04-08-2013 16:02:30 | More by magpieken

ralphw56

Nevada

3.25/5  rDev +5.9%

04-02-2013 02:46:48 | More by ralphw56

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.34/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Poured from bottle into a pint glass

Appearance – The beer pours a golden- light amber color with a two finger white head. The head fades relatively quickly leaving a lighter level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma is relatively light overall and consists mainly of some bready malt smells as well as some corn syrup and a caramel sweet smell.

Taste – The taste begins heaviest of a corn sweetness and nice grainy malt taste. The grain has a large cereal nature with cracked wheat and a corn malt flavor. As the flavor advances some of the sweet corn dries out with a light amount of caramel flavor taking it’s place. In the end the flavors that linger on the tongue produce a rather crisp and clean taste on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the average side in terms of creaminess and thickness with a carbonation level that is average as well. Both are nice for maintaining a decent balance between the easy drinking nature of the brew as well as for keeping the grainier and malty taste of the brew from being lost.

Overall – Not a bad brew, but nothing too exceptional. It is rather easy drinking and refreshing but lacks much complexity and is fairly simple overall.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2013 00:59:55 | More by Darkmagus82

brandoman63

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev +5.9%

03-22-2013 02:48:28 | More by brandoman63

BGsWo22

New York

1/5  rDev -67.4%

03-21-2013 00:34:05 | More by BGsWo22

BlackAura

Alberta (Canada)

3/5  rDev -2.3%

03-17-2013 02:15:42 | More by BlackAura

Freehouse

Florida

3.25/5  rDev +5.9%

03-11-2013 14:36:03 | More by Freehouse

Giggy

Michigan

3/5  rDev -2.3%

03-02-2013 20:19:47 | More by Giggy

Irish12

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -18.6%

02-24-2013 14:05:08 | More by Irish12

alugeris

2/5  rDev -34.9%

02-12-2013 15:59:19 | More by alugeris

bigbeard

Wisconsin

3.48/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Zywiec (Gee-vee-ettes) pours a crisp golden color and omits a citrusy lemon zest aroma. The beer itself has a cereal grain taste with a medium to thin body and has a medium bitterness as well. Moderate amounts of noble hops in the flavor profile give this beer a little bit of a spiciness. The beer finishes dry and moderately bitter. Got the beer as a gift from good friends, one of which is from Poland, thus I do not know how to rate this beer by price. For what it is, it is good, but not normally my style.

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2013 02:50:56 | More by bigbeard

Utica_Brew_Review

New York

2.75/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Very light colored lager with obvious carbonation. Crisp taste without any depth. Could might as well say Zywiec Light. Crisp initial taste tails off and is replaced by a lighter flavor and carbonation. Could work well in a summer situation as a refresher.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 03:28:05 | More by Utica_Brew_Review

adamant1912

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev +14%

01-29-2013 19:51:49 | More by adamant1912

matjack85

Illinois

2.25/5  rDev -26.7%

01-28-2013 07:48:23 | More by matjack85

Kelp

New Hampshire

2.75/5  rDev -10.4%

01-24-2013 04:33:45 | More by Kelp

rmeller

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +14%

01-24-2013 04:20:35 | More by rmeller

deanhead

Vermont

2.68/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

Taste like cereal and grain and creamed corn, grape nut aroma.
Clear and yellow colored poured a nice white whispy head that reduced to nothing but a lace of bubbles around the top of the glass.
Clean dry crisp finish. Probably wouldn;t recommned this one to anyone.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2013 18:03:25 | More by deanhead

BklynTerp

New York

3/5  rDev -2.3%

01-16-2013 05:50:54 | More by BklynTerp