Varionica
Microbrewery
in
Pisarovina,
Zagreb County,
Croatia 🇭🇷
Associated Venue: Varionica
Established in 2014
Contact
Sajmišna cesta 7, Pisarovina, 10451, Croatia
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Caffe bar Sedmica Zagreb. Almost black coloured, medium sized brown head, light hops and alcohol in the nose. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, strong but pleasant herbal hops and notes of alcohol with mild bitter roasty finish. Smooth and enjoyable stout.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2016
at 08:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Sedmica. Black body, grayish head. Nice soft roasty aroma, maltiness, caramel, mild chocolade, soft herbal note perhaps. Lovely roasty taste, very dark chocolate, good bitterness - herbal. Rough, but in a good way, no flaws, roasty aftertaste. The soft herbal notes from the hops do show up blended into the rest. Nicely heavy but not too heavy. This is a pretty top notch stout all in all, can’t wait for more along these lines from these guys!
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2016
at 17:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Varionica, this is a birthday edition American stout. Happy birthday Varionica (=Brewery)! Dark brown to black, reddish tint, brownish firm head. Heavily hopped, herbal and maybe floral. Bitter kick, hoppy character, medium carbonation and medium body. Strong finish catches up with roasty bitterness. Good stout on the bitter side.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Feb 2016
at 12:28
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a dark golden colour with almost no head. Very nice looking hazy appearance. Smell is wonderful and strong, mostly grapefruit and bitter orange. Taste follows suit - grapefruit, bitter orange, spices and herbs. Wonderfully balanced combination. Full body, medium carbonation. Bitterness is just right. Nice finish with herbal notes and pine flavour. Overall - loved it! Excellent beer well worth a try. Cheers!
Tried
on 03 Feb 2016
at 14:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cheers to my friends and acquaintances at Varionica (literally means Brewery in Croatian). Had this many times, rating only now. Hazy orange with medium off white head. Floral hoppy aroma, not to overwhelming, first batch was much more aromatic (and bitter), but it’s better balanced now. Medium to full body, bitter, medium to heavily hopped. Hoppy character prevailed, some malts in the finish. Very good.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2016
at 07:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours a hazy pale yellow color topped with a very small and immediately dissipating white head. Mild fruity aroma at first, lots of soury tones of citruses and some gentle but easily noticeable spices. Sweet, wheaty, followed by an acidic citrusy presence. Finish is soury a bit grape like. Very fresh feel to it. Summery. Not bad at all.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2015
at 06:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Nice tasty IPA with a cool acidic twist!
Unclear dark golden color with a fine white head. Looks nice. Good lacing. Herbal, pine, citric and fruity aroma. Medium body and an average carbonation. Ok balance between sweetness and bitterness. Herbal, pine, fruity and citric flavor with some acidic notes.
[Bottle from a trade with MarkoNm]
Unclear dark golden color with a fine white head. Looks nice. Good lacing. Herbal, pine, citric and fruity aroma. Medium body and an average carbonation. Ok balance between sweetness and bitterness. Herbal, pine, fruity and citric flavor with some acidic notes.
[Bottle from a trade with MarkoNm]
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2015
at 14:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 330ml. -from www.beershop.hr Hazy lemony yellow coloured, the foam was left in the tank (LOL), mild citrusy coriander nose. Citrusy, bready and slight spicy with notes of coriander and some pleasant acidity in the finish. Easy going summer beer. Keep it up.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2015
at 16:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
0.25 l on tap at Potepuh beer fest. Yellow with creamy white head. Citrus aroma, coriander, lemon. Dry, maybe to sour for a wit, but beer is refreshing. Very dry finish. A great innovation for a Croatian craft scene!
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jul 2015
at 08:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Second batch:On tap, Melin. Murky lemon body with a good white head. Aroma... dusty and citric, just vague tart notes. Fresh citric taste, again, clean and tart, but a bit more lactic and with a better sweetish malty backbone underneath to balance things out. Superbly drinkable, especially in the summer heat, better than the first version. The guys from the brewery were much more satisfied with this one and rightly so.
First batch:On tap at Potepuh Pivski Festival in Zagreb. Lemony, murky body with a white head. Slightly tart aroma, but in a, sorta, good way, vaguely spicy. Fresh, citric, clean tart taste, dry. Not your standard Wit, by all means, but works incredibly well as a summer beer. The first batch, in all fairness, didn’t come out as it should have, style-wise, but it’s a very nice little beer nonetheless. Rating this on a BJCP scale, it wouldn’t fare well, but on a RB hedonistic scale, this is without a question at least a 3.4 for me. Another, better batch will be out next week and I hope to get it and re-rate it. These guys know their stuff, I’m sure that it’ll be even better.
First batch:On tap at Potepuh Pivski Festival in Zagreb. Lemony, murky body with a white head. Slightly tart aroma, but in a, sorta, good way, vaguely spicy. Fresh, citric, clean tart taste, dry. Not your standard Wit, by all means, but works incredibly well as a summer beer. The first batch, in all fairness, didn’t come out as it should have, style-wise, but it’s a very nice little beer nonetheless. Rating this on a BJCP scale, it wouldn’t fare well, but on a RB hedonistic scale, this is without a question at least a 3.4 for me. Another, better batch will be out next week and I hope to get it and re-rate it. These guys know their stuff, I’m sure that it’ll be even better.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jul 2015
at 07:21