I had Okocim Porter last night!

Strange but true. I was prowling the local liquor store at the behest of my lovely wife, looking for a porter. And there they were, four lovely big bottles of the stuff. And only $2.50 a bottle so I bought them all.

It is true, there are more combinations of beer in heaven and earth than I have dreamed of, and I have tried a LOT of beer. Okocim porter is so malty, so chocolately and so unique because I kept expecting that vinous note from the yeast that I always seem to get from beers like this. I suppose it is the lager yeast used that keeps those tastes at bay. The malt itself was rasiny and chewy. And I gotta say "chewy" as an adjective to describe malt is way overused IMO. Paulaner Salvator malt is not chewy, Yeti Imperial Stout is not chewy - Okocim Porter is CHEWY! It was pretty sweet and I didn't think the 8.3 alcohol was hidden very well, but it was nice and warming and complimentary to that massive rasin malt.

If it stays around, it will definitely become a regular treat.

_Randal

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My understanding is that it is no longer brewed.

If I hear more, I'll post.

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Mike Roebuck

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jesskidden

Thanks - I'll pass that on to the (half- Polish) guy who gave me the original information.

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The Submarine Captain

Hello baltic-porter fans!

Okocim is brewing their Porter again, ufortunately only for export (it's not available in Poland) :/

Laurent, Browary Warszawskie no longer exist as well as their essentional Porter (i still have some bottles in my cellar). All thanks to Heineken/BBAG.

Another thing is that Zywiec Porter is not brewed in Zywiec anymore but in Cieszyn under the same name (they also brew a nice regional lager - Brackie).

A list of porters in Poland to look for is:

Krajan - Porter Ciechanow - Porter Staropolskie - Porter BOSS - Porter

all above approx 18 BLG

(Cieszyn) - Zywiec Porter Lodzkie - Porter Strzelec/Brok, Porter

all above approx 22 BLG

And also Okocim Porter, that Carlsberg decided to keep away from Polish porter drinkers :/

BTW, if someone travelling to Poland will need some info on Polish beer

- please let me know, I'll try to help.

cheers!

art [at] browar.biz

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ART

I live in Greenpoint, Brooklyn which has a large Polish community. I see the Zywiec Porter and Boss Porter (called Black Boss) all over the place here, in little bodega grocery stores, though never in bars. A few years back, in addition to the Okocim Porter (which I still haven't seen return here in NY) there was also Dojlidy Porter, which I also remember as being quite good. Is that also no longer being made?

Bill Coleman

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Bill Coleman

I'm sorry Bill, Dojlidy was one of my favorite porters, but it's no longer brewed for over 18 months or so :( When SABMiller (Kompania Piowarska) took over the brewery in Bialystok (Dojlidy) they threw out all brands from the Dojlidy portfolio leaving only Zubr (a lager without much character) and for some time a cheap brand for a discount market.

The list of porters i mentioned earlier is a complete one (sigh). at least for now.

Cheers!

art [at] browar.biz

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ART

I'm very sorry to hear that. Well, I'll keep looking around for some old bottles. In my experience this stuff ages very well! I once had a bottle of Okocim porter that was at least 20 years old and it was great...

Bill

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The Submarine Captain

DAMMIT! Thanks for the news, ART, it's bad news, but it confirms our suspicions.

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Lew Bryson

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