The craft beer revolution is in its fledgling stages in Kraków. Following tips from our Eat Polska tour guide (she turned out to be a huge beer nerd) we ended up at a couple of local craft brewhouses. No corporate beer here!
Trends seem to be similar to ones in the US, with most craft beer leaning towards the hoppy side, but fruity sours and gozes also make an appearance.
So there’s many IPA’s of course and DIPA’s(Double IPA) and "East Coast Style" Hazy DIPA’s but also something called an APA(American Pale Ale) which is not to be confused with AIPA(American IPA). Yes it does get confusing, but the hip young beer nerd bartenders are happy to explain it to you and give you a few samples to point you in the right direction.
Personally, my tastes run towards the less hoppy pilsners and lagers which are more traditional over here, and there’s plenty of smaller (still non corporate) breweries that have been doing these for ever. German and Czech beers have long overshadowed Polish ones in this category, but the Polish options are numerous and definitely worth checking out.
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