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Varvar Brew

🌍 Ukraine · Regional · ★ Award winning · Known for American Amber Ale · American Pale Ale
Award winningKnown for American Amber Ale · American Pale Ale

Founded in 2015 in a former Kyiv sawmill, Varvar quickly became Ukraine's most internationally recognized craft brewery. Runs two brewhouses producing over 750,000L per year. During Russia's 2022 invasion, Varvar's stock was sold across the UK raising funds for humanitarian relief. Awards: International Beer Challenge 2017 & 2018 Bronze (Ukrainian Golden Ale).

3Beers
3Styles
5.7%Avg ABV
2015Founded

Beers by Varvar Brew

3 beers
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Copper Hound Amber Ale
American Amber Ale · 5.5%
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Ukrainian Golden Ale
American Pale Ale · 5%
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Varvar Milk Stout
Imperial Stout · 6.5%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
maltyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
creamy
2 of 3 beers
hoppy
2 of 3 beers
smoothevery beer
3 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Amber 1Pale Ale 1Stout 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 206 other breweries making American Amber Ale, American Pale Ale and Imperial Stout.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for American Amber Ale, American Pale Ale and Imperial StoutVarvar Brew
in no beersin every beer
sweet
in all 3 of their beers · typical American Amber Ale, American Pale Ale and Imperial Stout brewery: 1 in 5
Far more sweet than typical.
creamy
in 2 of 3 · typical American Amber Ale, American Pale Ale and Imperial Stout brewery: fewer than 1 in 5
Notably more creamy than typical.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, 2 traits still carry through — a broad range makes a shared signature harder to hold.

Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 53%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
2 / 3
beers above the median
#1073
best ranked beer
Ukrainian Golden Ale

Their beers place in the Top 53% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Varvar Brew

Founded in 2015 in a former Kyiv sawmill, Varvar quickly became Ukraine's most internationally recognized craft brewery. Runs two brewhouses producing over 750,000L per year. During Russia's 2022 invasion, Varvar's stock was sold across the UK raising funds for humanitarian relief. Awards: International Beer Challenge 2017 & 2018 Bronze (Ukrainian Golden Ale).

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