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Koreb Miodowe (#90)

This week I continue with Polish beers. I bought Koreb in a farmer's market on a New Town marketplace in Warsaw. And...

My thoughts on the beer... I am glad I did.

Mazowieckie (#89)

Finally a Polish beer reviewed properly (in case you were wondering, properly = Polish national football team jersey).

My thoughts on the beer... go to a spa, have a tasty beer.

Gralsburg (#88)

A German or Swiss lager gets a quickest review ever. Not saved by the bell it was.

My thoughts on the beer... Doesn't even look good.

Perła Czarna (#79)

After Perła I though it would be interesting to try Black Pearl. Not the ship of course:)

This video is also available on YouTube.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Browary Lubelskie, Poland
  
• type of beer: dark lager
  
• bought in: night store in Zamość
  
• container grade (bottle): regular bottle

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (none), body (dark yellow through orange)
  
• the taste: sweet
  
• the smell: malty
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

Perła (#78)

After a series of American beer it's time to look at my own backyard. First Polish beer we'll see is called Perła, meaning 'pearl'.

The video is also available on YouTube.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Browary Lubelskie, Poland
  
• type of beer: lager
  
• bought in: night store in Zamość
  
• container grade (bottle): regular bottle

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (thick and airy), body (light yellow)
  
• the taste: nice and refreshig
  
• the smell: hoppy with wet seed tiny somethig
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

Dogfish Head IPA (#76)

Time to try an IPA. High expectations I have... Maybe too high.


The video is also available on YouTube.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Dogfish Head IPA, USA
  
• type of beer: IPA
  
• bought in: gift from Chad
  
• container grade (bottle): small bottle

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (none or actually I forgot about it), body (femininine)
  
• the taste: very bitter ale
  
• the smell: malty, brown sugar
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

Imperial Pumking (#74)

And I am back. Welcome to season 4 of Girl Likes Beer podcast. There are (or there will be) some few minor changes but not many.

I want to apologize for the delay. I really though I could start season 4 a month ago but this turned out to be impossible. I am really glad you were willing to wait. Enjoy the first episode! Cheers:)

The review is also available on YouTube.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Southern Tier Brewing , USA
  
• type of beer: pumpkin ale
  
• bought in: gift from Chad
  
• container grade (bottle): thick and strong bottle
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (none or actually I forgot about it), body (awesome orange like Irn Bru)
  
• the taste: strong, cleaning like
  
• the smell: pumpkins with honey
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

Wiśnia w piwie (#65)

Honestly I thought this day would never come. OK, maybe not never. But certainly not this year. And it sort of didn't. I taped this episode a few weeks back quite spontaneously. I didn't remember the number of a previous episode so I just randomly chose a higher one. As a result this episode is the New Years one. With the first Polish beer ever on Girl Likes Beer podcast. I am so excited. Hope you are to.

The video is also available on YouTube.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Browar Kormoran, Poland (premier in Autumn 2009)
  
• type of beer: cherry beer
• bought in: a restaurant in Warsaw
  
• container grade (bottle): cute and chubby 
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (white and small), body (crystal clear, raspbeery)
  
• the taste: full cherry all the way
• the smell: cherry
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

Tiger (#60)

Today I want to present you the second Copenhagen episode. This one surprisngly not with a Danish beer. When I saw Tiger on the store shelf I just couldn't resist. After all their commercials are great - I'm sure you remember this one.


The video is also available on YouTube.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd, Singapore
  
• type of beer: lager
• bought in: bought in a store in Copenhagen
  
• container grade (bottle): standard
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (subtle), body (pale light yellow)
  
• the taste: airy watery bitter
  
• the smell: sweet hoppiness
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

Schofferhofer (#58)

You know that I have a hand (or my friends have) for picking non-alcoholic beers. So one day I thought it would be a good idea to try a hefe weiss beer with grapfruit falvor. Don't have to add it turned out to be non-alcoholic beverage.

While picking beers for this episode I saw that beer again. And so without further ado I give you... Schofferhofer.

The video is also available on YouTube.

PS. I say in the video that wheat beer is not light in color. It is actually. However more foggy and faded.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Binding brauerei, Germany
  
• type of beer: wheat beer
• bought in: a supermarket in Warsaw
  
• container grade (bottle): colorful 
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (none), body (full orange)
  
• the taste: like grapefruit juice/soda
  
• the smell: grapefruit
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

Grolsch (#56) and Kronenbourg 1664 (#57)

Another "green double" contest on Girl Likes Beer. This time it's Netherlands against France. Should it be football we all know who would've won but when it comes to beers... well, let's see.

The video is also available on YouTube.

Grolsch

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Grolsch brewery (now owned by SABMiller), Netherlands
  
• type of beer: pale lager
• bought in: a supermarket in Warsaw
  
• container grade (bottle): standard one but with cool engravings 
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (very, very thin), body (light yellow)
  
• the taste: very bitter and not so watery as in smell
  
• the smell: watery hoppiness
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]





Kronenbourg 1664

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Kronenbourg brewery (now owned by Carlsberg), France
  
• type of beer: pale lager
  
• bought in: supermarket in Warsaw
  
• container grade (bottle): standard one but with cool engravings
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (very, very thin), body (a bit lighter yellow)
  
• the taste: surprisingly sweet
  
• the smell: watery hoppiness but more damp

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

Foster's (#54) and Kirin (#55)

The time has come for my friend Bookie to come back to the podcast. She joins me in a very international episode - beers from far far away. Kampai, mates!

PS. Around 4:30 the funny moment is caused by Bookie taking a bunch of pictures:)

The video is also available on YouTube.

Foster's

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Foster's Group (US license owned by SABMiller while European by Heineken), Australia
  
• type of beer: Australian pale lager
• bought in: a supermarket in Warsaw
  
• container grade (can): standard one 
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (very thin), body (golden yellow with sparkles)
  
• the taste: nice and soft with small bitterness finish, watery
  
• the smell: hoppy
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]





Kirin

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Kirin brewing company (part of Mitsubishi keiratsu), Japan
  
• type of beer: kirin lager
  
• bought in: supermarket in Warsaw
  
• container grade (bottle): standard one
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (very thin), body (golden yellow with sparkles)
  
• the taste: a bit more bitter than Foster's, watery
  
• the smell: watery hoppy
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]

Soproni (#53)

If you ever wondered how I get my beers the answer is "It depends". Often I buy them myself, sometimes I get them from my friends (my dearest sponsors to date). That is why today Girl Likes Beer podcast is sponsored by Bookie who brought a Hungarian lager so I could add it to the podcast. I hope you enjoy this episode, it's pretty funny. You'll see why.

The video is also available on YouTube.

1. [PRE-REVIEW]

• brewery: Heineken Hungaria, Hungary
  
• type of beer: lager
  
• bought in: a supermarket in Budapest, by Bookie
  
• container grade (can): standard one 
  

2. [REVIEW]

• the looks: head (momentary), body (gold yellow)
  
• the taste: slight waterness and slight bitterness towards the end
  
• the smell: fizzy not hoppy
  

3. [RECOMMENDATION]