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Umanpivo, Uman, Ukraine
– THE FIRST UKRAINIAN CRAFT BEER
Mykhola Zhigulevske Light Lager - 4.2% 20×500mL. Bottles
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Light filtered lager has a light taste of malt drink combined with hop bitterness. The beer is made from Pilsner type light barley malt using bitter and aromatic varieties of Ukrainian hops.
Mykhola Blanche Unfiltered Witbier - 4.7% 20×500mL. Bottles
Unfiltered wheat lager. Milky-yellow color with a rich aroma of malt and spices combined with hints of fruit. This unique beer uses selective Pilsner malt in combination with more than 50% wheat malt and additional hops.
Mykhola Pale Lager Lager - 4.7% 20×500mL. Bottles
Mykhola Doppelbock Doppelbock 6.5% 20×500mL. Bottles
Doppelbock is a maltdominant beer and the palate is summed up in rich maltiness with some toast and caramel aspects. The finish is medium full and very smooth, with some alcohol warmth in the finish.
A unique beer for the Ukrainian market. Straw-colored and a persistent head. The pronounced aroma is dominated by grain sweetness. In the aftertaste, there is a well-pronounced hop bitterness, which can be safely called noble.
Obolon, Kyiv, Ukraine
Since in 1980
Obolon’s main brewery, Kyiv Brewery #3, was built in 1980. The opening of the brewery was dedicated to the XXII Olympic Games. The brewery acquired the name "Obolon" in 1986. In 1992, Obolon became the first privatized company in independent Ukraine.
Export Lager
Lager - 5.3% 20×500mL. bottles
Export Lager is the best choice for those who are in love with lager beer. A Wellaged beer with a nice hop bitterness flavor.
Premium Lager
Lager - 5.0% 20×500mL. bottles
30L PET kegs
Premium Lager is a refreshing and effervescent beer with pronounced taste and palatable bitterness. The mild flavor makes this is one of the most popular Ukrainian beers.
Bile (White)
Witbier—4.2% 20×500mL. Bottles
Obolon Wit Ale is tangy, light, and very refreshing, it has a strongly spiced layer, but doesn’t cloy. The spices and yeast conspire that veers into zesty rather than sweet.
Oksamytove (Velvet)
Dark Lager - 5.3% 20×500mL. Bottles
Velvet is a dark beer with a sweetish flavor, full of pleasant aroma and tastes of caramel malt. A good combination of caramel and roast that gives the beer depth and complexity.
Obolon Non-Alcoholic
NA Lager - 0.4% 20×500mL. bottles
Obolon NA is premium lager made from select barley, full-flavoured hops and artesian water. It has a nice taste while at the same time containing almost no Alcohol.
Obolon Light (Svitle)
Light Lager - 4.5% 6×4pk 500mL. cans
Svitle is a classic lager beer with a pleasant malty taste and moderate bitterness.
Obolon Kyivske
Strong Pale Lager - 8.6% 6×4pk 500mL cans
Obolon Kyivske is made for connoisseurs of strong sorts of beer. The unusual recipe for this strong light beer lies in the fact that in addition to traditional ingredients such as barley malt, barley, hops and water, it contains a sucrosefructose syrup
Obolon Kyivske Extra
Strong Pale Lager - 12% 6×4pk 500mL cans
Obolon Extra Strong is a lager beer with a mild malt flavor combined with moderate hop bitterness and light wine tones. The peculiarity of the recipe is that the high alcohol content is achieved through the fermentation of high-gravity wort.
The Original Soviet Beer
The infamous Zhygulivske beer! A historical brand from the Ukrainian brewery, Obolon. It is described as the glorious beer of the Soviet era. Zhygulivske is a pale lager beer with a pleasant malty taste and moderate bitterness. Obolon offers three Zhygulivske styles. Each is different in taste and alcohol content.
Zhygulivske Retro Light Pale Lager - 4.2% 20×500mL. Bottles
The original recipe as brewed in the 1950s. Full flavored, bready, mellow carbonation
Zhygulivske Light (Svitle) Light Pale Lager - 4.1% 20×500mL. Bottles
A light version of the original. Lighter mouth feel, crisp, and refreshing
Zhygulivske Export Light Pale Lager - 4.5% 20×500mL. Bottles
Zhygulivske brewed for the export market. Slightly stronger ABV, decent carbonation
Croatia
Pivovara Medvedgrad, Zagreb, Croatia
Medvedgrad is the oldest independent microbrewery in Croatia. Today they have 121 employees, 4 pubs, and a new brewery that was opened for the 25th anniversary of its founding. They produced 44 different beers, designed and manufactured 21 microbreweries/craft breweries and it is worth mentioning that 8 breweries in Croatia operate with their production line. Their significance and contribution to the Croatian Craft beer scene cannot be disputed. The brewery was voted the best in Croatia in 2014 and 2015. Their most beers are the ones listed below. Each of their beers has a different story that takes origin from Zagreb’s rich history and folklore. Explore their witches, inventors, beatniks, and queens with these outstanding lagers.
ZLATNI MEDVED
Unfiltered Pils - 4.4% 20×500ml bottles
Zlatni Medved (Golden Bear) is one of the first beers of Medvedgrad brewery. It is a goldenyellow colored pilsner, thus the name “golden bear”. It’s one of Medvedgrad’s signature beers characterized by refreshing taste and pleasantly bitter aroma Light and tasty while rich enough to drink slowly and enjoy.
GRICKA VJESTICA
Doppelbock - 7.5% 20×500ml bottles
Grička Vještica (Witch of Grich). They don’t come much darker than this one from the Medvedgrad brewery. Named after the famous witches from Grič (a part of Zagreb), this strong dark lager with a gentle ruby red color has a light, aromatic taste and pleasant aroma.
Dva Klasa
Wheat Beer - 4.6% 20×500ml bottles
Dva Klasa “Two Spikes” is the first Croatian wheat beer created from a mix of barley and wheat malt. It is a dark cloudy wheat beer with a purple red color and a unique and specific scent from wheat malt. The beer will please connoisseurs and is not far behind the world's best beer varieties.
Crna Kraljica
Lager - 4.5% 20×500ml bottles
Crna Kraljika (Black Queen) is a Schwarzbier that is definitely more malty than US examples of the style and therefore closer to the originals. Nonetheless there is a satisfying bitter (coffee-like) aftertaste. Ruby red colour. A light, aromatic taste, with a rich fine sweetness and a pleasant aroma especially as it warms.
Browary Lubelskie, Lublin, Poland
Since 1844
Perła Lublin Breweries is one of the largest regional beer producers in Poland, and Perla the biggest independent beer brand. The brewery was founded in 1844 in the abandoned ruins of the monastery of the Reforming Fathers at 15 Bernardyńska Street. In 1846 it began brewing a Helles-style beer using bottom fermenting technology. A second brewery opened in 1914. Both breweries were nationalized by the post-war Polish People's Republic.
Perla Export Premium Lager
Lager 5.6% ABV
6×4pk 500mL cans, 20×500mL bottles
A refreshing beer which is the result of the traditional methods of production and the newest solutions used in the brewing industry. It has a characteristic, definite taste, a golden color and the subtle smell of the aromatic hop plants. These qualities make Perła Export a popular product among the young consumers. It is destined for foreign markets, but it is also available in Poland, especially in the Lubelskie region and the select distribution canals around the whole of Poland.
Perla Honey Lager
Honey Lager - 6.0% ABV
6×4pk 500mL cans
Light full honey beer with the alcohol content of 6%. Naturally cloudy with a deep amber color and a long-lasting light-creme foam. It owes its unique aroma and taste to the mixture of the characteristic bitterness well-beloved by Perła Chmielowa fans and the delicate sweetness of the multiflower honeys from the Lublin region. Try the newest product from the Pearl Among Beers.
Kultowy Browar Staropolski, Zdunska Wola, Poland
Since 1892
The crown jewels of the Staropolski brewery are Staropolski beers, which are prepared on the basis of the centuries-old, traditional polish beer recipes. Open fermentation and extended time of the seasoning gives our beers unique, classic taste. Staropolski beers are available in bottles with a unique lock called Krachla.
STAROPOLSKIE DWORSKIE
Lager - 5.7% ABV
15×500ml. flip-top bottles
Staropolskie Dworskie is characterized by a noble taste, golden color and a delicate malty-hop aroma. This beer has received the "Quality-Tradition" Certifica a distinction awarded to products whose production uses only traceable raw materials and which do not contain GMO compo-
STAROPOLSKIE MIODINE (HONEY LAGER)
Honey Lager - 4.7% ABV
15×500ml. flip-top bottles
Staropolskie Miodne is a beer with a unique taste, brewed with a double dose of natural bee honey. A combination of the knowledge of old Polish brewers and mead makers.
STAROPOLSKIE CHMIELNE (DRY-HOPPED LAGER)
Pale Lager - 5.0% ABV
15×500ml. flip-top bottles
Staropolskie Chmielne is brewed with an increased dose of the best Polish hop varieties thanks to which it is characterized by a herbal aroma, a clean, distinct bitterness. Deep, dark gold, and clearChmielne has a chewy, bready, malty,
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THE GOLDEN BEEHIVE TRIPLE BUCKWHEAT (HONEY LAGER)
Honey Lager - 4.8% ABV 15×500ml. bottles
Honey lager fans get ready to be happy! A triple dose (90 grams/liter) of premium Polish buckwheat honey elevates this beer to unprecedented levels. A light and fullflavored honey lager sure to satisfy.