Lomza Mocne

Brewed by Browar Lomza (Van Pur)
Style: Strong Pale Lager/Imperial Pils
Lomza, Poland

Serve in Dimpled mug, Footed Pilsner, Lager glass, Stein

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500ml bottle. Pours a clear and pale yellow color with a thick white head. Smells of alcohol, sweet malt, and faint adjuncts. Flavor is both crisp and sweet with an alcohol finish. I think there might be corn in this, it does have that corn flavor.

(16.9 oz bottle: $1.79 at Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, CA) The crystal clear, pale golden body is crowned by a two-inch white head that shows excellent retention, fading to and holding at a thin, complete layer and leaving a few large patches of dense lace. It smells grainy, somewhat sweet and lagerish. However, the flavor is very sweet, in fact, way too sweet in comparison to the other flavors, especially in the finish, so this isn’t especially pleasant and isn’t speaking quality to me. Aside from the strong sweetness, there is also a grain and corn maltiness up front, and a modest bitterness in the finish. Lots of sweet corn in the aroma. Medium bodied, though much of the heaviness of the palate is from the sweetness. Just sugar and corn to me, and just not very enjoyable.

Pale golden body. Lucky Charms aroma with a pollen element. Pollen and pale malt flavor. Crisp, almost hoppy finish. Still pretty crappy.

Pours yellow with a nice white head. Aroma is sweet with apples and a hint of alcohol. Fairly sweet flavor with a slight hint of alcohol but nothing special. A step above a high alcohol macro really. Not terrible at all though.

clear yellow tiny white head, wierd smell I dont like reminded me of imatation carmel.. not much else. Good carbonation, decent body not much coating. Flavor is a dry hop a very weak malt and a little grassy touch of bitter in the finish.

Gold. Thick, bubbly, white head. Slightly sweet malt nose with a bit of fruitness to it also. Lots of carbonation. Decent amount of hops up front with an all malt finish. Alcohol flavor, also. Light/medium body. Better than expected.

Most "European Strong Lager" style beers are made to be drunk from brown paper bags. I have had a couple of exceptions. This is not one of them. It’s a nice golden color, but the head is soon as non-existent as in any malt liquor. The aroma is like squashed apples that have smouldered on the sidewalk in 90-degree sunlight for too long. The taste, sharp like curdling milk. The finish... not quick enough. The 7.8% abv cannot save this one. Because of the large Polish population in the Chicago area, a lot of these beers are floating around. Will someone please stop me from insisting on trying them all?!?!?

Rather nice golden color with a huge fluffy head created by vast swirls of fine carbonation. Nose is apple-juice with an unpleasant grainy note. Sharp, biting carbonation helps to mask an overall unpleasant everclear, apple cider and corn husk flavor. Drink it cold and drink it fast and you’ll pull through to the end.

Initial large head which diminishes quickly and leaves some decent lacing. Aroma of rice and corn flakes. Color is a medium gold. Flavor is soft and malty with a bit of alcohol and some more creamed corn. Finish is pretty clean and smooth. An ok beer.

This was like an Eastern Bloc, behind the Iron Curtain malt liquor. All Hail The Iron Fist Of Communism.