Day 2, 1.2.11, Żywiec

And now a beer hailing from the land of my ancestry: Poland.   Żywiec is a medium bodied lager that seems to follow all the rules of a traditional (average?) German style lager.  It's 5.6% ABV; I imagine not more than 15-20 IBUs.   It's crisp and clear, light to medium yellow in color and has a yeasty and somewhat fruity or citrusy nose.

On the palate, a strong malty flavor with almost a sour finish reminds me of many of the lagers the boys and I sipped but gulped while traveling Europe in college.  Mind you most times we simply made a sipping motion to the waiter and uttered "Bier, bitte." in our best terrible German accents.  We drank whatever they were pouring.  It was summertime in Bavaria and the bier came in litres, and to me this is exactly the situation to which I think Żywiec is best suited: a decent hot weather session sipper.  Which makes me wonder why I'm drinking it on January second... 6 out of 10.