Bottle at Pivnica Medvedgrad Samoborska, Zagreb, Croatia Friday 29th August 2025, it was a 20-25 min walk from Zmajska Pivovara taproom. Pours clear gold with a large white head, soft mouthfeel, a little bitterness but not overly so, a little fruity tang but much like the Zmajska Pivovara pils this is not a great interpretation of the style but it's absolutely fine.

Bottle, 0.5l. Clear golden pour, one finger soapy white head, short lasting, minimal lacing on the glass. Somewhat sweet on the nose, bready and floral notes, grass. Quite lager-ish.

Light body, soft carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel and texture, soft, lightweight, easily drinkable. Balanced bittersweet taste. Aroma of malt, grains, grass. Bready, light spice, white grapes. Some peppery notes. Medium lasting finish, slightly dry, mild lingering bitterness.

Solid lager. Smooth and refreshing.

On tap at Fakin Craft Pub, Zagreb. Unclear to cloudy golden to yellow, small off-white head. Aroma is clean bready and grainy with surprisingly little hops, a lean touch of floral and citrusy hops. Medium body, creamy texture, no astringency, minimal bitterness, sweet grainy, bready, honey and slightly citrus profile. Dry finish. Not a bad lager but by no means a NZ Pilsner, I thought they gave the wrong beer at first but I guess it turns out they didn't, so...

Bottled 500ml. -from Medvedgrad Ilica. Pale golden coloured, medium sized white head, floral and light bready nose. Floral, herbal, bready and light grainy with discreet fruity touch in finish. No real NZ character.

Tap at UPS Fest Day 0. Clear golden body, off-white head
Bit bready, grainy maltiness in the aroma, with soft floral hoppiness, light low fruity touches. Lean, dry, soft taste, grainy maltiness, completely clean, soft floral hops, vague grape touches and that's it. Atypical NZ pils but a damn tasty one.