BALTIC PORTER DAY
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Browar Mazurski has been operating in Ełk since 2016. When looking for a location for the brewery, they chose a region with rich brewing traditions – Masuria. They focus on selling around the chimney and classic styles, sometimes with a touch of fantasy, such as Farmhouse with pine shoots. They are distinguished by the fact that all their beers are saturated with nitrogen, not carbon dioxide. It is also interesting that they are the only ones in Poland who regularly brew Red Ale style beer.
Mazurski Porter brewed since 2018 is a classic with a twist, 20 Plato and 9% alc, with the addition of oat flakes and cocoa beans. It is one of the few Baltic Porters saturated with nitrogen, which allows it to build a unique texture and foam. It won the brewery two medals at international competitions: gold at The European Beer Challenge in 2021 and silver at the Lyon International Competition in 2024.
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Veterans of the Polish craft beer scene, AleBrowar debuted as a contract in 2012, and since 2017 they have been brewing in their brewery in Lębork. They have always put strongly hopped beers first, in line with the theme #jestemhopheadem . But they also do well in stouts, sour beers, or Jopejskie.
They have one Baltic Porter in their portfolio, but they were created in three versions at once. Undeath Lord – Imperial Smoked Baltic Porter, also available in a freeze distilled version and as a distillate. They definitely won’t stop at one
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The Kormoran Brewery has been operating in Olsztyn since 1993. Their offer consists mainly of light lagers, but they are also famous for their low-alcohol beer 1 in 100, which caused a real sensation on the market at one time and is still remembered as one of the beers that started a new wave of NoLo beers in Poland.
The apple of their eye are of course Baltic Porters. From the classic Warmiński Porter (21 Plato, 9% alc), which is one of the icons of the style, a beer to which other Baltic Porters are compared. It also comes in special versions, whether matured for longer, or with the addition of oak cubes or cherry juice. There is also Cornus Lupus, an ultra-strong (36.6 Plato, 10.5% alc), long-boiled porter with the addition of dogwood fruit. An exceptionally tasty drink, very thick and rich.
However, when thinking about the Kormoran brewery and Baltic Porters, the first association will be one – Imperium Prunum. This imperial (26 Plato, 10.5% alc) porter, long-matured with the addition of dried plum – Suska Sechlońska, caused a real revolution when it debuted in 2016. It is still the highest rated Baltic Porter in the world according to the RateBeer portal, it is one of the icons of style, an absolute classic.
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The Maryensztadt brewery has been operating in Zwoleń since 2015 and is doing so well that they are just finishing building a second brewery in Sycyna. From the beginning, they have offered a wide range of styles, from classic to new wave IPA, aged and freeze-distilled beers.
So far, the Maryensztadt brewery has created 24 different Baltic Porters. The offer starts with a porter from the Klasycznie series, 22 Plato, 8.7% alc. Then there is the most famous and awarded (bronze at the European Beer Star) Imperial Baltic Porter (26 Plato, 10.1% alc) Gwiazda Północy with the addition of smoked plums and dried figs. Maryensztadt was the first to create a Baltic Porter with a Plato close to 30, with the Projekt 30#1 beer (29.33 Plato, 10.5% alc.).
They are currently developing a series of porters freeze-distilled and aged in oak barrels in the Project Barrel Aged series. They also do not shy away from crazy experiments such as Darkness My Friend Imperial Baltic Porter with Smoked Mackerel (10.1% alc.).
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Browar Mazurski has been operating in Ełk since 2016. When looking for a location for the brewery, they chose a region with rich brewing traditions – Masuria. They focus on selling around the chimney and classic styles, sometimes with a touch of fantasy, such as Farmhouse with pine shoots. They are distinguished by the fact that all their beers are saturated with nitrogen, not carbon dioxide. It is also interesting that they are the only ones in Poland who regularly brew Red Ale style beer.
Mazurski Porter brewed since 2018 is a classic with a twist, 20 Plato and 9% alc, with the addition of oat flakes and cocoa beans. It is one of the few Baltic Porters saturated with nitrogen, which allows it to build a unique texture and foam. It won the brewery two medals at international competitions: gold at The European Beer Challenge in 2021 and silver at the Lyon International Competition in 2024.
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The Nepo Brewing has been active since 2014, in Szkaradowo, near Milicz, in the picturesque area of the Milickie Ponds. The brewery founded by two brothers Piotr and Mateusz Musielak started modestly, with a small brewhouse of their own production, and today they are one of the leaders of the craft market in Poland. Their specialty is beers with pine needles, in which they have achieved mastery.
Nepo brews Baltic Porters regularly, every year the imperial porter Echo (26 Plato, 10% alc) is repeated, in 2025 the 9th edition will appear on Baltic Porter Day. In 2024 the classic Baltic Porter (22 Plato, 8.5% alc) joined the lineup. They also brew variations of the style, such as Forest Sea – Imperial (30 Plato, 12% alc) Baltic Porter with pine needles, pastry versions, aged in barrels. There were also porters such as 9th Anniversary Imperial Baltic Porter BA, Nepomucen’s Finest: Porter Laphroaig BA, Ice Forest Giant, Coffee Master, Dark Forest in cooperation with Browar Widawa and Baltic Porter Raspberries & Liquorice in cooperation with Dutch EEM brewed in Holland.
The latest cooperative porter was created in the Smog City brewery in Los Angeles and should appear in Poland on Baltic Porter Day 2025!
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Pinta Brewery is the founding fathers of Polish craft beer scene, the day of the premiere of Atak Chmielu is widely considered to be the start of the beer revolution in Poland. Today, Pinta is one of the most valued craft breweries in Poland and abroad. They are best known for its IPA-style beers, but since 2013 they are also regularly brewing the Imperial Baltic Porter Imperator Bałtycki. This beer was a breakthrough in Pinta’s offer and on the beer market at the time. Back then it was the strongest and most intensely hopped dark lager in Poland. To this day, it has won several prestigious awards, including the 2019 Craft Beer of the Year Competition, RateBeer Best Awards 2014, 2015 and 2016, and in the Browar.biz portal’s plebiscite for the Best Polish Beer A.D. 2013.
The Wieprz brewery also produces experimental and classic Baltic Porters with various unusual additions, including in cooperation with Lidl Polska.
Since 2015, Pinta has been popularizing the style by brewing cooperative Baltic Porters with foreign breweries. So far, such porters have been created in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and South America. In 2019, the Baltic Porter Bałtyk-Atlantico, brewed together with the DUM brewery, was recognized as the best beer in Brazil.
Since 2016, Pinta has been brewing barrel aged versions of Imperator Bałtycki. The brewery is also known for its Portermass series. Aged porters from the specialist Pinta Barrel Brewing brewery also receive very high marks.
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The Fortuna Brewery has been operating since 1889, offering consumers an incredibly wide range of beers. From the extremely popular Miłosław Bezalkoholowy IPA, through the award-winning series of Belgian-style beers, to the powerful Komes Wymrażane aged in barrels used previously for strong alcohol from around the world.
The classic Komes Porter, present on the market since 2006, has won medals at the most important beer competitions in the world, including gold at the European Beer Star (2013), bronze at the World Beer Cup (2014), and bronze at the International Beer Cup (2019). At the most important Polish craft beer competition “Kraft Roku”, the classic porter has already won bronze (2019), silver (2018) and gold (2023). Based on the medalist, the brewery has already created several versions aged with wood, including the Bolivian Amburana (premiered for Baltic Porter Day 2024) and freeze-distilled porters aged in barrels. All of them are united by precise blending before bottling and fantastic potential for aging.
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The Racibórz Zamkowy Brewery boasts one of the oldest brewing histories among Polish breweries. The first mentions of it date back to 1567. Currently, it is one of the few that ferments its beers in open vats and then matures them in horizontal tanks. The main offer is traditional lagers, but they also offer new wave, non-alcoholic beers, radlers, etc.
The Racibórz brewery regularly brews Baltic porter in two versions: the classic Raciborskie Porter (9.2% alc) and Raciborskie Imperialny Porter (11.2% alc). Raciborskie Porter is a multi-award-winning beer, in 2024 it won the gold medal in the Baltic Porter category at the largest European beer competition, European Beer Star.
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ReCraft is a brewery operating in the Silesian Świętochłowice since 2014, initially as the Reden brewery. In 2016, they changed their name to ReCraft. From the beginning, they offered a wide range of styles, and were not afraid to reach for less popular beers such as Milk Stout or Rauch Weizen.
ReCraft Brewery treats Baltic Porter as it should be, royally. Their first Baltic Porter – Mentor was poured in unique, specially imported bottles and packed in decorative boxes. The next editions: Mentor II and Mentor III received a more classic packaging, but they definitely defend themselves in taste. Mentor III from 2024 was available in three versions: classic, with the addition of cranberry and aged with oak chips from bourbon and cedar.
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Inne Beczki has been present on the Polish beer map since 2014. Like many pioneers of beer craft, they started modestly, and after a few years, with the help of a crowdfunding campaign, they built their own stationary brewery. As a brand, they gained popularity thanks to their active presence in pubs, cafes, and at small festivals. Today, they are a brand with wide, nationwide distribution, with a short but refined list of beers.
Baltic Porters were not often brewed in the brewery in Błonie, but they are preparing strong premieres for Baltic Porter Day 2025, there will be something to wait for!