Pivovar Kaltenecker

Microbrewery in Rožňava, Košice, Slovakia 🇸🇰
Associated Venue: Kaltenecker

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Zakarpatská 28, Rožňava, 04801, Slovakia
Description
The desire to discover has a long tradition in Rožňava. The history of this royal city is closely connected with gold mining. Yet Rožňava gold was not only hidden in mines under the town. The German mining experts also brought the craft of making golden beer liquor here. So the history of Rožňava beer specialties dates to the Middle Ages. Years have passed, but the desire to discover the unknown has remained. That’s why we founded the Kaltenecker brewery in 1997. Instead of pre-made parts, we offered an honest craft. Instead of the same-old, variety. Because we’re all different, so why drink the same beer?

Kaltenecker followed a different path than large breweries. We brew our beer specials from 100% malt. We don’t use any stabilizers. Why would we? Our beer sells out immediately. Quality is the bedrock, and we’re also constantly discovering new tastes and new taste combinations. We enlarge our range with popular seasonal specials at least four-times a year. After all, when elderberry flowers bloom on Rožňava’s fields, why not make an elderberry special? We brew in small batches, but always with big imaginations. This is the path our brewery follows.

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 9.5

0,33 bottle.The bottle is pretty cool, but the beer is even more beautiful! Nice, light amber, snow-white, very dense, barely falling foam, "full-bodied look". The foam "collapses" and does not disappear", it remains more and more dense, which is a sign of serious content and good technology. Aroma: I didn't drink it from an IPA glass, I felt a little flower petal hops when we bought gladiolus on Mother's Day and it opened... it was like that. At first sip it seemed a little watery. Then I wouldn't have said that either, it was just good. The carbonation is weak, but it came in handy here. The "floral" hops are felt with sweetness, and then on the aftertaste: boom"! It turns out that this is a pretty good IPA. A real IPA. It doesn't want to be too fruity, but on the aftertaste you can feel just the right "scratchy" hop sweetness. You can hardly feel the yeast. It's easy to drink, but it still has "performance". This is a great achievement from a "factory". I'm the only one who expects more from a perfect IPA :) Otherwise, it's a great, recommended, very good "non-small-brew" IPA.. Congratulations!
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Az üveg elég menő, a sör viszont még annál is szebb! Szép, világos borostyán, hófehér nagyon tömör, alig apadó hab, "testes kinézet". A hab "össze esik" és nem eltűnik", egyre tömörebben megmarad, ami a komoly beltartalom és jó technológia jele. Aroma: nem IPA-s pohárból ittam, én így egy kis virágszirmos komlósságot éreztem, amikor anyáknapján kardvirágot vettünk és kinyílt.. ilyen volt. Első kortyra picikét vizesnek tűnt. Aztán annak sem mondtam volna, inkább pont jó. Szénsav gyenge, de ez itt jól jött. A "virágos" komlósság édessel érződik, majd utóízre: bumm"! Kiderül, hogy ez egy egész jó IPA. Egy valódi IPA. Nem akar túl gyümölcsös lenni, de utóízre pont jó "karcos" komlós keresűség érződik. Plusz még az az igazi gyógyszeres, fenyőgyantás íz..Az élesztőt szinte nem is érezni. Könnyen iható, de mégis van benne "teljesítmény". Ez egy "gyártól" remek teljesítmény. Már csak én vagyok olyan, aki ennél is keresűbbet vár egy tökéletes IPA-tól :) Egyébként remek, ajánlott, nagyon jó "nem kisüzemi" IPA.. SZóval gratulálok!

Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2025 at 18:56

gave a cheers!

5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(bottle 0,33l from Kraj grocery (Bratislava))
* Quite muted and bitter. Mediocre. *
Clear golden. Medium, white head. Very light citrus hops, light fruity, light bread, light sweet, medium bitter. Bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2025 at 19:58


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

On tap. Deep golden color, quickly disappearing foamy white head. Bitter hoppy aroma and bitterish taste. A bit watery, light to medium body. Short bitter finish. Average IPA.

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:05


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

On tap @ Beer co., Budapest. I only took numerical notes while having this one.

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:05


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

0.5 l bottle. Pours deep golden with thick head that doesnt last long. Easy, session-ipa like beer with slight hops and fruity notes. Short bitter finish, light body.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:05


5.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle at home. Na itt mar nem sikerult a bravur, nevesul hogy izhiba nelkuli sort prezentaljanak: intenziven oxidalt, ami mind az illatara, mind az izere ranyomja a belyeget.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:57


6.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at home. Faek egszerusegu sotet lager, kicsit csokis, kaves, nemileg foldes porkoltmalatas. Konnyed, mar-mar vizes. Banto hibaja legalabb nincs.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:57


6.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at home. Ez meglepoen rendben volt ahhoz kepest, ertsd: nem volt izhibaja. Korrekt iparosmunka, el tudom kepzelni, hogy ez izgalmas lehetett 2010 kornyeken.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:57


6.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5

Bottle at home. Vakteszten nem tudom meg tudnam-e kulonboztetni egy macro lagertol, bar talan egy fokkal jobban ossze van rakva azoknal, es kevesbe sporolosan.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:57


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(bottle 0,33l from Kraj grocery (Bratislava))
* Interesting but the wine character could shine more. *
Clear golden. Minimal, white head. Fruity, light wine, light sweet, light caramel, medium bitter. Medium body. Harsh bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2025 at 20:32