Kermis (23501) reviewed Porter from Zmajska Pivovara 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared. Pours dark brown with a ring tan head. Aroma of dark fruits, malt, toffee and light chocolate. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
heavy (2937) reviewed Porter from Zmajska Pivovara 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sep ’14. Both on tap and from a 0.33 l bottle at Dva Tona bar, Split. Of course, a dark brown bodied brew with moderate ebony head. Aroma of roasted malt, especially coffee, chicory and caramel, then there is a lot of chocolate, just like the commercial indicates, although I never got dried fruits. Herbal hop aroma should be noted too. Complex for just 6.5% ABV. Flavor was also quite complex, bitterness started from coffee and went through herbal and orange hops, while sweet cappuccino, cocoa milk and caramel sweetness lightly balanced it out. Medium bodied with pleasant although shorter aftertaste that showed figs besides reflecting the flavor. was glad to see they have improved it greatly since the first release as a homebrew. Thrilled to see such things being made here, this is my absolute Croatian favorite!
heavy (2937) reviewed Pale Ale from Zmajska Pivovara 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sep ’14. Both on tap and from a 0.33 l bottle at Dva Tona bar, Split. Poured clear dark amber body with a smaller head. Nice pale ale aroma, fruity with lot of citrus hops. Flavor was bitter, herbal, pine and citrus hops were persistent, but the sweet peach, biscuit malty component wasn’t shy either, making it extremely balanced. There was another occasional lightly bitter, harsh note (yeasty/grainy/spicy) which only added to its character. At only 5.3% body was relatively full (although more alcohol to support more body wouldn’t do any harm). Finish was long, pleasantly sweet vanilla, now overtaking the hop bitterness. Very good pale ale, enjoyed it numerous times since my initial rating and can only hope for more of their excellent beers in the future! Hats down Andrej and Bojan!
jefverstraete (7491) reviewed Pale Ale from Zmajska Pivovara 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle from ippopotamo36. Many thanks! Orange golden colour, creamy blond foam. Medium carbonation. Passion fruit and pineapple, crispy grassy notes. Bitter hoppy finish. Light sweet. Very drinkable. Very good pale ale.
Mortlach (5093) reviewed Porter from Zmajska Pivovara 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
330ml bottle, shared by ippopotamo36 (thanks Alberto!). Pours dark brown with a good beige head. Aroma is roasted malts, nuts, coffee, some chocolate and anise, nice. Flavour is medium to low sweet at first, some chocolate notes, then coffee and licorice, leading to a bitter end. Medium body, good carbonation. A very nice beer from Croatia, bravissimi!
cuso (17277) reviewed Porter from Zmajska Pivovara 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle kindly donated by brewer. Dark brown color with medium beige head. Roasted malt, caramel, light coffee in aroma. Caramel, coffee, roasted malt in taste. Good.
Gurthnar (14774) reviewed Porter from Zmajska Pivovara 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Aroma dark roasted, light fruity. Dark brown colour. Taste rather thin bodied, little residual sugar. That accentuates the roasted character. Also light fruitiness. Remains nicely drinkable. Very good.
Gurthnar (14774) reviewed Pale Ale from Zmajska Pivovara 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Aroma fruity, exotic. Nice intensity, hoppy. Clear orange colour. Taste is simple, but nice, hop-centered. Fruity, a bit less intensity than aroma suggests. Still very good. Easily drinkable.
cuso (17277) reviewed Pale Ale from Zmajska Pivovara 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle kindly donated by brewer. Dark Golden color with medium white head. Strong citrus hoppy aroma together with mango, tangerines. Citrus hoppy taste with pines, grapefruit zest, solid malty backbone. Medium long hoppy bitter finish. Good.
Tinus (5082) reviewed Porter from Zmajska Pivovara 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Black colour, tan head. Chocolate aroma, malts, light roasted, berries. Malty flavour, quite sweet, caramel. Malty finish, coffee.
(from 33cL bottle @ Hoppy Loft. Thanks for sharing, bartender!)