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Oh we're having a Polska themed booze exploration? We do, I have missed that >>/34314/
The Komes series from Browar Fortuna are very proper, mass produced piwos, which are (were?) my go to since they are available in many shops, especially in almost every store of our ubiquitous 7-11 chain, Żabka.
Not all of them are proper, some are bad, none are great, but they are still very good to drink but not multiple bottles at a time.
Porter bałtycki is the middle ground among them, if you fancied this style, didn't want to be spooked off by the heavier stuff but also by the prices, easy recommend.
Imperial stout (which was called Russian imperial stout before, silly posturing morons had to posture about it still, in 2025 and you're saying they used ukrainian hops) was always this heavy, syrupy, fortified beer. I have had multiple of these, early 2020s issues were more complex, I have had a 2023 lately which just sat on the store shelf for two years - it became rather nasty, like the fraction separated and I had a liquory, medicinal booze shot followed by some far too sweet and raspy part, with a froth of some kind. The whole thing just tasted old, like you're giving it a year more and you're getting sick after drinking it.
The new stuff, the not Russian imperial stout 2025 is just flat. Heavy but without that variety of stages in your face, just a labor to go through with hints of the old issues.
Wonder what is coming up next, guess it would be barley wine which is the best of those heavy 12 percenters.