Polish beer -any favourites?

[Mustardmit]

I am fascinated when a new culture comes here with all its acoutrements.

My local 'one stop' has quite a few: Strong, Tyskie, Tatra, Specjal, Zubr, Zyweics (pronounced sh-vee-ets apparently).
My favourites: Zweics and Okocim *Mocne (*which means "hard")

*hic*

MM

[slinkycat]

Went to Krakow couple of months ago and liked the tyskie. Its on offer in our local shop at the mo, 8 cans for £6, bargain!
Altough hubby reckons more than 5 gives you a lovely hangover!

[Mustardmit]

Tyskie's the white can.
8 tins for 6 quid! I'm moving up there.

[lucca]

Hello MM
Polish beers are excellent. ZYWIEC is pronounced Shivyets (sort-of - it's difficult to get an exact sound on paper as it's not quite "sh" but can't think of nearer). Mocne (pronounced motsne - the "e" is short as in egg) and it means "strong". Good stuff. "Lech" is also good - pronounced Leh - short "e" again.
Now have you tried Polish wodka (voodka)?

[Booldawg]

They do Tyskie in bottles at Tescos. Polish lager is as high quality as other mid european lagers (German, Czech etc)

[Mustardmit]

Hi Lucca -I did have the pronunciation explained properly by a young Polish friend of mine -I think the sound at the beginning of Zyweic is "zh" like a soft J (as in Brezhnev or the French name Jean) (?)
I haven't tried Polish wodka yet -will do though.

[lucca]

Hi MM. Yes, that pronunciation is better!
Polish wodka will open up a new world for you! The standard one is WYBOROWA (viborova - short "a"); proceed to WISNIOWKA (veeshnyoovka) - morello cherries - like drinking strong fruit juice, then wow wow wow. Look for ZUBROWKA (zhoobroovka) which will have a blade of grass in it from the area where bison live (eastern Poland) (zubr means bison); you may be able to find CYTRYNOWKA (tsitrinoovka) (lemon vodka). You'll never be the same again!