Brovarnia ★ 4.8
Brovarnia in Gdańsk is the oldest active brewery in Pomerania, inside Hotel Gdańsk's 17th-century granary on Szafarnia. Booking recommended.
TipBrewery tours run by request; ask reception when you book the restaurant.
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Weźże Krafta ★ 4.8
Weźże Krafta in Kraków's Kazimierz pours 25 Polish craft taps and 200+ bottles. Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza alongside; in the Tytano old tobacco factory.
TipThe Polish-sour shelf is the room's special; outdoor seating in the Tytano courtyard runs in summer.
Pinta Warsaw Nowogrodzka ★ 4.8
Pinta on Nowogrodzka in Warsaw is the city taproom of the Wieprz-based brewery, the founder of the Polish craft hop wave. Modern IPA, double IPA.
Pub Browar Spółdzielczy ★ 4.6
Pub Browar Spółdzielczy in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz is the Tri-City flagship of the Puck-based Co-operative Brewery. Twenty rotating taps, half house, half guest.
TipTwenty taps means the line moves fast at peak; ask the barkeep for the latest house pour.
Ursa Maior ★ 4.6
Ursa Maior on Kraków's Plac Wolnica is the Kazimierz taproom of a Bieszczady mountain brewery. At Plac Wolnica 10. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
TipDaily through the week. The Saaz Pilsner is the house standard; the concept store sells Bieszczady jams and honeys alongside the beer.
Jabeerwocky Craft Beer Pub ★ 4.6
Jabeerwocky on Nowogrodzka in Warsaw is a sixteen-tap multitap spanning the ground floors of two connected tenements. At ul. Nowogrodzka 12.
Viva la Pinta ★ 4.5
Viva la Pinta on Kraków's Floriańska is the dedicated taproom of Browar Pinta, the brewery that started Poland's IPA wave in 2011. 14 rotating taps.
TipThe Pinta IPA (Atak Chmielu) is the brewery's defining beer. Seasonal taps rotate weekly.
Browar Stu Mostów ★ 4.5
Browar Stu Mostów (Hundred Bridges Brewery) is Wrocław's flagship craft brewer, just over the Warszawski Bridge in Karłowice. At ul. Jana Długosza 2.
OrderA flight comparing the WRCLW IPA, SALAMANDER lager and a seasonal pastry sour.
TipBeer Geek Madness, the brewery's craft festival, runs every April at Czasoprzestrzeń.
Browar PG4 ★ 4.4
Browar PG4 in Gdańsk works a brewery-restaurant beside the central station, recreating pre-war Gdańsk beers (Jopen, Krollinger, Starogdańskie) alongside.
TipThe 100ml-by-five tasting board covers the full house list for around 30 $.
Piwna Stopa Craft Beer Pub ★ 4.4
Piwna Stopa on Szewska 7 in Poznań is not a brewery but the city's most reliable craft-beer taproom, with 16 rotating taps and a 200-plus bottle reserve.
TipTap turnover is fast; check the live tap list at ontap.pl/multitap/38 before the visit if a specific beer matters.
PiwPaw Beer Heaven ★ 4.4
PiwPaw on Foksal in Warsaw runs roughly 80 taps of Polish, Czech, Belgian and German craft. At ul. Foksal 16. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Stara Zajezdnia ★ 4.3
Stara Zajezdnia in Kraków's Kazimierz is the brewpub in a former tram depot: four house beers brewed on-site, a courtyard beer garden, full Polish-grill.
TipHouse pilsner is the order; the Wheat beer the spring pour. Courtyard beer garden in summer.
Browar Stu Mostów na Świdnickiej ★ 4.3
Browar Stu Mostów's central Wrocław flagship on Świdnicka pours the brewery's full range alongside guest taps from Polish and European craft.
OrderThe seasonal sour and a SALAMANDER lager, side by side.
TipTheir tap on the Rynek brewery side is the cheaper pour; this is the better food kitchen.
Browar Vrest at Stary Maneż ★ 4.2
Vrest in Gdańsk brews inside Stary Maneż, the restored 19th-century military riding hall now a concert venue. At ul. Słowackiego 23. Booking recommended.
TipHappy hour every day 12:00-15:00 halves the price of every house beer.
House of Beer ★ 4.2
House of Beer on Kraków's Świętego Tomasza is a 25-tap multitap pouring Polish craft from breweries across the country. At ul. Świętego Tomasza 35.
TipFour-glass flight at 25 zl is the way to taste through; the back cellar room is quieter.
Same Krafty ★ 4.2
Same Krafty on Nowomiejska in Warsaw is the Old Town craft taproom, eight rotating Polish beers a day in a whitewashed arched room a block from the market.
PINTA ★ 4.2
PINTA on Podwale is the Wrocław taproom of one of Poland's most influential craft brewers, the brewery that pioneered Polish IPAs. At ul. Podwale 83.
OrderTheir A IPA, the beer that taught Polish drinkers what hops.
TipThe bartender will pour 100ml samples for free if you can't decide.
Brovaria ★ 4.1
Brovaria on Stary Rynek 73-74 in Poznań is Poland's first brewpub-with-hotel, in operation since 2004, with three house beers brewed in glass-walled tanks.
TipThe brewery tour with the brewmaster runs by request; ask the front desk a day ahead.
Ułan Browar ★ 4.1
Ułan Browar at City Park in Poznań brews six signature beers including Kapral Pils, Major Pszeniczne and Porter Bałtycki BA, some Kraft Roku gold medalists.
TipWednesday is 'Ułan Browar and Friends' guest-brewery night, the easiest way to taste what other Polish craft is doing alongside the house lineup.
Browar Złoty Pies ★ 4.1
Browar Złoty Pies on Wrocław's Rynek brews on premises, with copper kettles visible from the bar in a historic tenement at the corner of Wita Stwosza.
OrderThe unfiltered pilsner with a plate of żurek and pork knuckle.
TipThe tap-room downstairs gets quieter than the street-level beer garden on weekend nights.
Browar Amber ★ 4.0
Browar Amber in Bielkówko, 30 minutes east of Gdańsk, is the Tri-City's flagship craft brewery: unpasteurised pre-war Pomeranian recipes, the whole range.
TipNo public taproom on site; for tastings book a brewery tour in advance.
Multi Qlti Tap Bar ★ 4.0
Multi Qlti Tap Bar on Kraków's Szewska pours 18 rotating Polish craft taps and runs a pizza counter until 02:00. At ul. Szewska 21. Booking recommended.
TipHalf-pints to mix-and-match; the pizza window runs the cheap-and-cheerful food backup.
Browar Warszawski ★ 4.0
Browar Warszawski in Warsaw brought back the brewery that opened in 1846 on the same Wola site. At ul. Grzybowska 60. Cash and card accepted.
Bierhalle ★ 3.8
Bierhalle right next to Wrocław's Town Hall brews Bavarian-style lagers and wheat beers on site. At ul. Rynek-Ratusz 24-27. Booking recommended.
OrderTheir dunkel lager with a sausage plate and a horseradish-mustard side.
TipSit on the Rynek terrace if dry; the inside vault-room is loud after 21:00 with stag-do crowds.
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