San Servolo Svijetlo Pivo
Bujska Pivovara in Buje, Istria, Croatia 🇭🇷
Lager - Czech Pilsner / Světlý Regular|
Score
6.04
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Pivo domaće proizvodnje, nefiltrirano, nepasterizirano, refermentirano u boci. 11.9°
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from a friend. Many thanks Peter B. Hazy golden color with huge white head. Malt, some fruits, hops in aroma. Taste, malt, citrus hops, some fruits. Light hoppy finish. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2013
at 09:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottled 500ml. -Courtesy of and shared with Marko (thanks!). Hazy yellow/golden coloured, small to medium sized white head, grassy hoppy nose. Malty, grassy hoppy and mild fruity with slightly too watery finish. Pleasant but could be even better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2013
at 03:23
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Rerate (2016:)I’d kept the ratings from the best bottles I’ve tasted for the three main Servolo beers, not wanting to diss a brewery that dared enter a market that was heavily stagnating at that point. Tried them several times since and never, ever got near the same quality or it was a hit&miss thing with far more misses. Had the chance to rerate all in a blind tasting that included others. Now rerating. What’s fair is fair. Misty yellow-golden body. Strong aroma of butter and cabbage, sourish. Sweetish, empty taste completely dominated by diacetyl. Even worse than the last few times I’ve had it - when it was just a yeast bomb. 3/3/3/2/6. I’m averaging the score between these two now to be more fair than I should be - and in this case, to accidentally reflect its standard "yeast-driven" self better. Rate (2014):First off, huge thanks to the one and only Milić for bringing this all the was from Buje (yaaay!). This is a new setup -> the guys brewing it don’t have a web page, not even an e-mail address, and they just serve this in a pub in Buje and a pub in Rovinj if I’m not mistaken. What they apparently have is, however, special glasses and a special pouring ritual, which is quite cute, but... hm. The beer comes in former fliptop bottles that just got a regular cap on top of them. Which is cute again. Well, all that aside, it’s brilliant to try a new beer from a new Croatian micro. An unfiltered lager refermented in the bottle. But is it any good?Yeah, better than the competition. Poured a misty yellow-golden body, seems overcarbonated (wonder how it would’ve ended up without refermentation), fizzy even, the head was gone fast though. Hm. Watermelon, melon, slick maltiness in the fresh aroma. The taste is however quite dry, slightly overatennuated, bitter, ashy, papery, with very light lemon. All in all, not a bad beer at all, you can see a touch of craft that just about everything available in said area lacks, so it’s a plus, and I’d be glad to see a wider release of that, without the seemingly excessive price maybe, but still... Worth trying, but unfortunately, due to price and distribution restraints, it’ll take awhile before it becomes anyone’s go-to beer. 7/3/7/3/13
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2013
at 13:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled, 0.50l. Lightly hazy, but deep golden color with large frothy white head and tiny lively bubbles. Aroma of honey, malt, yeast, grassy hops and with some floral notes. Taste starts with relatively rich and sweet malt, followed by yeasty undertones and honey-like sweetness. Finish is still malty, while aftertaste is medium and very pleasant bitter. Medium body, slick texture and soft natural carbonation. Very refreshing and great addition on Croatian Beer map...
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2013
at 10:49