Żubr Beer Review - Polish No.2
Żubr is a popular beer from Poland, having been on shelves since 1768. The beer originally went under a different name before changing to żuber. The name was Dojlidy, named after the district the brewery was located in. The brewery was bough by SABMiller in 2003, a subsidiary of Kompania Piwowarska SA. The aforementioned company has faced some real controversies as of late, having voiced their support for LGBT free zones in Poland, which obviously was faced with major backlash.
Żubr is brewed in the Białowieska forest region in east Poland since 1768. Żubr translates to Bison in Polish and the Białowieska forest is Europe’s last remaing primeval forest, home to the Bison. Every single, glass, bottle or can of Żubr is emblazened with this famous Bison iconography.
Żubr is starting to find it’s way into the UK due to a growing demand from the ever growing Polish community. Commonly found in indepedant grocers and now finding it’s way into some of the bigger shops such as Asda. In Poland, Żubr is the number two beer on the shelves, having a 14% market share. Competing against other Polish giants such as Tyskie, Zywiec and Lech. Tyskie is another Polish beer that has found major success in the UK and can be found in most major retailers despite the controversies.
Żubr is a relatively strong lager, measuring at 6% ABV. When poured, the beer is a slightly reddish gold colour with a white head and very slight carbonation. When smelled, the beer gives notes of alcohol, slight grass, malt and corn. When trying the beer, many of the same notes are detected but additionally a slight bitterness is detected. This beer is a very easy drink and very similar to most macro European lagers such A Le Coq Premium, Tuborg Gold and Tennents.
In Conclusion, Żubr is decent, standard beer, easily available and very easy to drink. It’s also nice to see more foregin beers enter the UK market. Despite being a bit stronger than most lagers, it doesn’t make the beer offensive at all. Poland is one of the highest drinking countries per capita in the world and when the beer is this good, it’s not hard to see why.
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