So here we have Lezajsk, "Legendary Premium Beer" from Poland.  "Legendary?"  Well, the story goes that in 1525 King Sigmund the Old of Poland or thereabouts granted the executive beer brewing right to Lezajsk brewers.  The bottle claims that this act "was not a royal whim.  It was a token of respect for the mastery of Lezajsk brewers."

Well, Lezajsk, which when said sounds like a mix between a snarl and vomiturition, comes in a 16.9 tall fluted bottle and its label has a regal look to it in a Knights of Columbus sort of way.  It cost me a whole $1.75 at a bodega in Brooklyn, which is typical for 16.9 ounce bottles of cheap Polish beer.  At 5.5% alcohol per volume it can certainly get you goofy.

It's color is a bit darker than Hevelius.  The head is nearly flat.  It tastes quite salty, and beneath the saltiness there is little to taste, excepting a burnt barley edge that isn't particularly terrible but isn't charming either. While I can't tell you precisely which grains are in this beer (beyond barley) I would guess that Lezajsk has a hefty amount of rice.  I simply can't imagine what other grain could impart so little taste.  Or, that some very cheap wheat was used and then the barley was burnt to cover the taste.  Who knows.

Upon warming the beer tastes noticeably worse, and it leaves a film upon the tongue that left me wanting to eat potato chips to banish it.  If forced to rate Lezajsk, I'd say that it is not hideous, but it isn't something I imagine I'll purchase again.  Good thing for Lezajsk that King Sigmund croaked long, long ago, otherwise he might rescind their brewing right and confer it to some other brewer, like Hevelius.  (Rating *1/2)