Bottled 330ml. -Courtesy of hrabren, shared with him and Marko. Unclear pale golden coloured, small white head, honeyish grainy nose. Sweetish malty, grainy, light touch of honey and sugar with bitterish sweet finish.

Bottled 330ml. -Courtesy of hrabren, shared with Marko. Golden coloured, medium sized white head, light fruity nose. Light grainy, herbal hoppy, mild citrusy and touch of caramel in the finish.

0.33 l bottle from a small store in Hum, Istria. Shared with Marko and Ogi. Hazy copper, small off-white head. Metal, cherry, lots of spices, toast, some plastic, there's a lot going on here. Flavour is a weird combination of vegetable, peppers, camomile and cherry. No bitterness. Tanines. Roiboos. Smooth. Medium body. This is everything!

Bottle, thanks Hrabren for sharing with Ogi and me! Dark red body, misty, off white head. Red fruit and caramel in the slightly stuffy aroma, alcohol, some sharp herbal touches. Odd red fruit notes, cherry, light toasty notes, light bitterness, light caramel, odd umami finish. Hm. Not bad.

0.33 l bottle from a small store in Hum, Istria. Shared with Marko and Ogi. Dark brown, small beige head. Roasty, toasty, burnt. Earth. Rubber. Phenolic. Moderately smooth, light body, soft carbonation. Caramel, burnt toast, phenols. Slightly sweet. A bit thin. Light finish. Some tartness. Needs work.

2025 rating:
Bottled, thought that being in Pula was the ideal moment to rerate it (bottle from Punta). 6.5 months old, but hey, let's give it a go. Clearish dark brown body, thick off-white head. Toasty, nutty, cocoa aroma, sweetish, light and dry. Smooth toasty, roasty taste, chocolate notes, low low tannins and tartness from the black malt I guess. This is a very decent, very classic Schwarzbier! Glad I got to raise the rating!

2020 rating:
Bottle, thanks Hrabren! Shared with him and Ogivlado. Very dark brown body, some grayish head. Slightly unclean aroma, some dark malts, nutty really, but also a meaty yeastiness. Similar taste, sweet, odd stale maltiness-yeastiness, slightly astringent in the finish, with some trace tartness that can potentially be attributed to black patent or something like that. Sadly, the first Bruman I've encountered actual problems with. 6/4/4/6/5

0.33 l bottle from a small shop in Hum, Istria. Hazy golden, small off-white head. Cardboard, honey, sugary malts, herbs. Linden tea, floral. Not so clean, but nice. Herb tea with honey and lemon. Far from a great lager but not a bad beer. Some grain, some herbal bitterness. Quite smooth, moderate carbonation. Quite drinkable. Moderate finish. Gets better.

Bottle, thanks Hrabren! Shared with him and Ogi. Misty golden body, small, fleeting white head. Honeyish malty aroma, papery and herbal touches. Grainy malty notes, sweetish, lightly flowery. Generally clean and drinkable, though far from thrilling. If it were more daring noble hop-wise and it might just work!

Bottle, thanks H! Soft aroma mixing some grainy notes, full but not heavy fruity touches (Mosaic? Citra? dunno), light ashy undertone. Sweetish, almost clean taste, basically that tropical and lightly citric hoppy note, light soft grainy notes and again that vaaague ashy touch in the finish, which is nicely smooth on the other hand, basically no bitterness. Good stuff!