We are excited to be part of the revival of the iconic Grodziskie style, a 100% smoked wheat ale in the sessionable 2.5-3.3% ABV range, that defines Poland’s rich brewing heritage, with a yeast blend collected from the original Grodziskie brewery straight from the revived Grodzisk Brewery in the city of Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland.
The Grodziskie style is celebrated for its clean fermentation profile, with just a hint of pear-like esters. To honor this tradition, we meticulously recovered the original yeast strain from pre-1994 bottles.
*Exclusive only for Fermentation Society Members. One per order while supplies last!
For advanced brewers (Optional): Historically part of the bittering came from aged hops with high beta acids. We still utilize this technique, providing around 50% of total AA from aged hops added at the bittering stage.
Force carb or bottle fermentation with priming sugar calculated to achieve 7.5-8 g/L carbon dioxide.
A proper Grodz should have a rock-solid head with great retention and lacing. Enjoy in a champagne-like glass!
The Beer Competition organized by Grodzisk Brewery is an invitation for homebrewers and brewers to take on the legendary Polish style and an opportunity to promote the only Polish beer style.
Each year it is organized a competition in two categories: Grodziskie Beer and Variation on the Grodziskie Style. The first category is a challenge to brew the difficult-to-master style, while the second showcases how diverse beers inspired by the Grodziskie style can be. In addition to cash prizes and original ingredients used in the Grodzisk Brewery, the best beer from the Grodzisk-inspired category is brewed at the brewery together with the winner just before the next competition.
Since 2025, due to many requests, they introduce a separate category for classical grodziskie brewed by professional brewers (commercially available grodziskie). The aim of this category is to help brewers from different parts of the world to verify their approach to the style, especially before entering major commercial beer competitions like European Beer Star and World Beer Cup.
Participation in the competition, both in the homebrew and commercial categories, is completely free of charge.
Registration:
January 16th, 2025 - June 10th, 2025
Drop-off/mail-in window:
May 16th, 2025 - June 10th, 2025.
Judging dates:
June 13th, 2025 - June 14th, 2025.
Thanks to generous offer by one of our US-based judges, Adam Reynolds, we have a consolidation point in US!
Sklep „Pan Śledzik”
ul. Żydowska 2
62-065 Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Note on package: „Konkurs – Piwobranie"
Phone number for shipping company: +48663582324
Starting in 2025, due to numerous requests from professional brewers worldwide, Browar Grodzisk have launched a category for classic Grodziskie beers brewed commercially and have established cooperation with the most important international beer competitions in Europe: the European Beer Star and the Brussels Beer Challenge.