GRODZ DAY

We’re honored to welcome Polish guests from Browar Grodzisk and Polish Hops, as well as renowned Portland beer writer and international speaker Jeff Alworth. Expect a fascinating afternoon centered on this centuries-old Polish beer style, featuring a panel discussion, introduction to the brand new White Labs Grodziskie yeast strain, Polish hop sensory and guest taps featuring select Portland-brewed Grodziskie.

GRODZISKIE
Pronounced “grow-JEES-kee-uh”, a light oak-smoked wheat ale style originating in the Polish town of Grodzisk in the mid-15th century.

Browar Grodzisk head brewer Marcin Ostajewski
Browar Grodzisk is THE grodziskie brewery in Poland, credited in part for reviving the centuries-old style both nationally and abroad. Head brewer Marcin Ostajewski and his team will be brewing with us here in Portland on April 26th. On top of that, they’ve been working with White Labs San Diego to release a new and specifically Grodziskie yeast strain, which will have just been officially announced at CBC (April 20-25).

Polish Hops is another exciting guest, on the cutting edge of Polish hop cultivation and breeding and with a selection of new wave hops you’ve never seen before. We met them on our most recent trip to Poland in December 2023 and were honored to include their Zibi and PL01 hops in our Polish IPA ‘Homegrown.’ They’ll be joining us to introduce their unique varieties!

Last but not least, Portland author of the Beer Bible and Beervana Blog Jeff Alworth will be joining our Polish guests for a panel discussion on the cross-influence of American and Polish/European craft beer. Jeff has seen Poland’s craft beer scene firsthand and was the 2024 keynote speaker at the Central European Craft Beer conference in January in Budapest. His recent Beervana podcast episode was on the topic of Grodziskie, conducted in Budapest with Marek Kamiński, co-founder and president of the Polish Craft Brewers Association and owner/brewer/founder of Browar Kingpin.