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It's good to see so many Polish porters -- pity th...

2009-04-01T00:19:00.000+02:00

It's good to see so many Polish porters -- pity they often don't live up to expectations. It was the Kozlak we liked, rather than the Black Boss.

At the tasting I remembered that you did something...

2009-03-25T07:00:00.000+01:00

At the tasting I remembered that you did something similar some time ago, I wasn't sure which ones you liked then. I thought it was Okocim...
It could be that the Black Boss wasn't in good shape. Stewed veggies isn't something you smell in a fresh beer.

We've actually tried quite a few of those, which s...

2009-03-24T19:55:00.000+01:00

We've actually tried quite a few of those, which surprised me. No love for Zywiece Porter...? We thought it was fantastic when we tried it in London last year. I seem to remember liking Black Boss, too, or at least being impressed that someone in Poland was experimenting.

We've never got hold of Okocim Porter, sadly, although we keep asking our local Polish shopkeepers to get some in.

By artificial I mean something like artificial fla...

2009-03-24T06:33:00.000+01:00

By artificial I mean something like artificial flavouring or colouring. Something really unpleasant.

When you mention artificial flavours, can you give...

2009-03-24T02:47:00.000+01:00

When you mention artificial flavours, can you give me a better description of what is coming across, is it band-aid, buttery, plastic? Interesting post, its not a style we get very much of here and I have only had one of those beers before. I may brew one this year or next spring (see what the schedule allows)