Harnas Jasne Pelne 12.1°

Brewed by Carlsberg Polska
Style: European Strong Lager
Warszawa, Poland

Bottle. Golden color. Grainy aroma and flavor with medecinal and apple notes. Medium bodied. Some vegetable bitterness in the aftertaste.

Harnas From Polish Mountains, probably should stay up in the Polish Mountains. Pretty uninteresting, this slightly sweet brew, leaves much to be desired. Color reminiscent of cheap costume jewelry. Kind of a sticky finish, which makes sense considering there isn’t much there except a little bit of sweet malt. The one bright spot, aside from the guy on the box (no not on the label, but on the box) is the nice bubbly head. But that dies off really fast. Drinkable? Yeah, would I go out of my way to find it or get it? No way. If you feel like it, go to Mill Creek Central Market (best beer shop in Sno.County) and pick it up there.

(50 cl can at a friends house on February 22, 2008
A gift from a colleague of his from Poland
Can sais "Browar Ococim Harnas Jasne Pelne"
BB 21.09.07
Clear golden color, big white head. Malty slightly acidic scent. Buttery, malty sweet taste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness. Bready grainy and buttery aftertaste.

Highly carbonated bronze with thick airy head. Sweet malt note, grainy, perhaps some corn in nose. Easy malt flavor, mild graininess. Well-balanced. Nicely done for a pils. Highly drinkable, though fairly simple, bit of a bland finish.

Bottle. Head is initially small, fizzy, white, fully diminishing. Body is clear medium yellow. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (grain, husks), trace hops (herbs), with notes of soap, metal, and fusel alcohol. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately bitter, husky. Medium body, watery texture, fizzy carbonation. Not much to like in this, especially the higher alcohols and husky/grainy character. Could be worse I guess, but it’s a drain pour for sure.

500ml can from local East European shop. The extra strength gives more body and smoothness to this East European lager than is normal. There are few off flavours, but also little character. Hops are minimal.

Can. High fluffy but lasting white head. Clear yellow body. Sweet but distinct barley malt aroma. Weak and sweet barley malt flavor with very little hops bitterness, low carbonation and a short aftertaste. Watery and boring.

Canned. A pale gold coloured headless lager. The aroma is on the sweet and chemical side but there is some noticeable hop. The taste is smooth and quaffable. Not overhopped but there is something which sets it apart from most pale lagers. Everything is in moderation but it’s pleasant enough.