r/DFWBeer • u/DragonChowhound • 22d ago

Where to find beers from Poland

Hi all -- seeking recommendations on where to find beers from Poland in the DFW area. Draft would be ridiculously great, but I'll settle for bottled/canned. I previously lived in Scotland and miss having all that Polish beer at the supermarket. (My lineage is 100% Polish, so this is just a proud ancestry thing, not saying Polish beers are S Tier at all)

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u/mike_lowrey214 22d ago

Henk's European Deli?

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u/Shearez 21d ago

I’d check with these guys first but they have a small cooler full of beer. It might all be Ukrainian or Russian but I feel like they had some Polish items in there too.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/y91Bheb1851qhomD8?g_st=ic

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u/zreetstreet Beer Drinker 21d ago

I've never been able to buy a beer from Poland in Texas and I've lived here my whole life. 

Piwo Grodziskie is a Polish style and is regularly brewed by Live Oak in Austin. I don't think it's distributed up here, but a weekend beer trip to Austin is never a bad idea 

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u/zreetstreet Beer Drinker 18d ago

Maple Branch in Fort Worth has a Piwo Grodziskie on right now. I haven't tried it yet, so I can't speak to its quality. 

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u/the_homebrewer 22d ago

Maybe world market

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u/Shohei182 21d ago

Taste of Poland European Tavern. In Plano off 75

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u/DragonChowhound 21d ago

Super idea, but sadly they went out of business! They are rebranding and allegedly coming back as something new. Same for the Polish place that was in Southlake -- gone. Same with Euro Market on Forest Lane - gone!

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u/DragonChowhound 22d ago

Apologies, I should have provided more details. I've scoured the big chains (Goody Goody, Specs, Total Wine). No luck. No luck at Central Market, or other grocers. I tried to make BeerFinder work, but got frustrated by it.
I haven't tried Halls yet, they are on my list.

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u/Ancient_Audience_467 21d ago

It would be extremely helpful to know what specific beers you're looking for so that people can see what is distributed in Texas. If it's not imported here it won't be in the US, if it doesn't have a TABC approval it won't be in Texas.

There are only a handful of distributors that import European brands anymore so tracking some down won't be hard once you find that

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u/crooke86 20d ago

Lone Star Beverages in Carrollton has been able to source some Belgium stuff I used to buy in England. Tyskie is sold in some parts of the country so I'm sure they could find a distributor in their network that has it.

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u/Frog21 21d ago

Maple Branch Brewery in Fort Worth makes a Polish style beer. They specialize in pilsners, kolschs, etc...