The Garden Brewery Imperial Quince, Rhubarb & Vanilla Sour

Imperial Quince, Rhubarb & Vanilla Sour

 

The Garden Brewery in Zagreb, City of Zagreb, Croatia 🇭🇷

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Series
Score
6.73
ABV: 7.5% IBU: 5 Ticks: 8
Limited Premium Autumn Special 4/4

Sun-ripened Quince and Rhubarb lead with vibrant, tangy fruit character, balanced by soft vanilla. Bright acidity and a drier finish bring a piquant edge to this bold twist on a local dessert.

Hops: Magnum
Malts: Extra Pale Malt, Wheat, Oats, Dextrin
Yeast: AY4
Adjuncts: Rhubarb, Quince
 

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7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Hazy orange color with medium white head. Refreshig fruity aroma with rhubarb, quince, maybe some oranges. Taste is refresing fruity again with rhubarb, quince, oranges. Surprisingly not bad, I liked and tasted touch of basic beer.

Tried from Can at Damian Bottle Shop on 05 Dec 2025 at 19:21


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

44cl can from Sip, Tallinn. Pours hazy golden with a white, head. Fruity and sour with notes of quince, rhubarb and citrus. Acidic and fairly refreshing, but slightly disappointing.

Tried from Can from SIP veini- ja õllepood - Tallinn on 08 Nov 2025 at 19:43


8

Hanging with my bud

Tried from Draft on 29 Oct 2025 at 15:32



6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Can, 0.44l. Cloudy orange pour, three finger frothy off-white head, medium retention, slight lacing on the glass. Fruity sour notes on the nose, mild rhubarb, light peach.

Light to medium body, lively carbonation. Average mouthfeel and texture, fizzy, lightweight, refreshing. Sour and tart taste balanced with mild sweetness in the background. Aroma of ripe fruits, peach, citric acid, yeast. Rhubarb, light candy notes. Not much of a vanilla in there but there's some creamy yoghurt sweetness in the background. Medium lasting finish, dry, tart, sweet.

Solid sour but nothing special about it really.

Tried from Can on 26 Sep 2025 at 15:24


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Canned 440ml. -from Pomalo Zagreb. Hazy orange/golden coloured, small off-white head, vanilla and light rhubarb in the nose. Discreet vanilla, light rhubarb, bit bready and touch of alcohol with sourish finish.

Tried from Can from Beer Shop Pomalo - Zagreb on 09 Sep 2025 at 20:58


6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can at Goblet with Veco, Hrabren and others. Misty dull body, not much head. Sour rhubarb aroma, milky, lactic, bit sulfury. Sweetish and sourish taste, hint o sulfur, some rhubarb, bready touches - THP probably, low tartness. Quince? Yeah nah. Vanilla? Oh most definitely not. It's not as bad as it's disappointing in all aspects.

Tried from Can from Goblet Beer Store ZG (Stupnička) on 03 Sep 2025 at 20:25


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

0.44 L can shared with Marko at the Goblet Beer Store, Zagreb. Hazy orange, small head. Aroma is tart fruit, like apricot, peach, lemon, and maybe hints of rhubarb. Medium body, moderate carbonation, moderate tartness, not astringent, creamy. Flavour is tart stone fruit, hints of vanilla and lemon. Soft malty background. Finishes quite sweet with a hint of tartness.

Tried from Can at Goblet Beer Store - Zagreb on 03 Sep 2025 at 18:27