“What Are We Drinking About”, w/ Erik & Jodi

Dingus Day Episode

04/08/2021

For today's show, we’re celebrating that Polish Holiday- Dyngus Day! We’re doing a Dingus Day episode! Celebrating that holiday and all that is polish in beer! Cheers With that being said we’re I’ve selected a selection of local and international Polish-styled beers!

Tonight’s selection:

Zywiec- Polish Pils: ABV 5.6 | IBUS 30

Taste is very much the same - sweet but naturally so, nice malty taste, no artificial flavors. Little hops but that's actually a benefit as it lets the malty sweetness shine.

Flying Bison Bison- Polonia Pils: ABV 4.8 | IBUs 30

Crisp Pilsner brewed with German Pilsner malt as well as Saaz, Hallertau and Lublin hops. Na zdrowie!  

Grolsch – Pislner: ABV 5.0% | IBUS 28

A traditional Polish styled Pilsner style beer with a big hoppy flavor and bite owing to dry hopping late in the brewing process. The zesty and fragrant hops make for a refreshingly dry finish and a slight sweet and sharp zing to the palate, which are best enjoyed with rich, creamy foods like pork sausage and mustard mash, quality fish and chips or cheese like Old Amsterdam, Edam or Brie. Grolsch is known to use a distinctively shaped bottle for its beer, known as de beugel or 'swingtop'

Zywiec- 1881 Porter: ABV 9.5% | IBU N/A

Zywiec Porter pours mahogany to black, letting no light in, with a thin tan head. The aroma is malty with a little molasses and a faint undertone of coffee that's nearly indistinguishable. It's a different tasting porter than most, especially when it's cold. At first it seems crisp, with a faint lagery yeast that's mostly masked by roasty malt. If you let it warm, it really opens up into a malty smooth porter with balanced molasses and dark roasty tones that play nicely on your tongue. It sits pretty heavy in your mouth and when warmer, you can get a boozy bite on the finish that's pretty pleasant. At 9.5%, it's nothing to scoff at, but the alcohol is hidden well especially when it's cold. If you're into porters, try this one out for the uniqueness of it, as they've been brewing this one from the same recipe since 1881.