DIDKO
BREWERY
Didko! “Didko” is a lesser demon of Ukranian mythology, but he is not evil, but a witty and cunning trickster. He can make a joke of you, or urge you to do something you’d never dare to take on alone. Didko's beer is kinda weird, and the flavors are unconventional.
It all started as a homebrewing project with about 10 beers, presented at the Kyiv beer festival. Encouraged by the positive feedback, we proceeded to contract brewing and the recreation of home-invented recipes on a bigger scale, brewed collabs with Ukranian and European breweries. But now we are looking for a new start in the Netherlands.
Didko brews varied styles and kinds of beer and have brewed over 170 of them. They do familiar hoppy IPA’s, classical Stouts, Doppelbocks, Pils even. But more often than not, they ask themselves, what can they do to surprise and awe people, what kind of unusual ingredients can they incorporate into beer?
Didko knows smoky beer well. We did more than 10 varieties full of smoky, peated, roasty, and Islay Whiskey flavors. Tomato beer has a special place in their hearts. They brewed tomato Gose with a huge selection of additional ingredients such as pepper, beetroot, onion, celery, dill, and others, and all of them were loved and appreciated, so they are not going to stop experimenting with it.
They love quirky beers: strong strawberry Gose, Stouts with Tabasco, herbal IPA with cardamom and spices, rye IPA of 115 IBU, beer with pomegranates, cherry, dried mango, kiwi, nuts, olives, anise, you name it. Barrel aging is also something we love and do.
