Pivovar Kaltenecker
Microbrewery
in
Rožňava,
Košice,
Slovakia 🇸🇰
Associated Venue: Kaltenecker
Contact
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.
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.
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Amber colour, medium-sized off-white head. Aroma has pine and caramalt. Light-bodied. Caramalt, bitterness, pine and resin. Not much of Mosaic. A bit thin for its ABV.
Tried
from Can
from Drinkshop.sk
on 06 Aug 2026
at 18:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
0.50l can. Aroma is mild fruity, floral, grassy and grainy. Pours clear amber color with large soapy off-white head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts refreshing fruity, citrusy and herbal, following is resinous and bready with mild medicinal note, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is dry and bitter. Medium body, oily texture and lively carbonation in palate. Slovakian fiesta for a nice siesta…
Tried
from Can
from Drinkshop.sk
on 27 Jul 2026
at 16:58
6/10
Cheers Marcel! My private Slovak importer. 1 more region!
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2026
at 21:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
0.50l can from Drinkshop.sk. Aroma of mild caramel, flowers, herbs and citrus. Pours clear amber color with medium sized soapy off-white head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts light to medium sweet caramelly and grainy, following is herbal and medicinal, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is heavy bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Buffalo soldier…
Tried
from Can
from Drinkshop.sk
on 22 Jun 2026
at 17:08
5.5/10
Tried
on 04 Jun 2026
at 15:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
From the tesco, South Bratislava, in july 2025. Best before 09/25, opening it tonight, coming from Domodossola, cool and classical unfiltered beer, creamy, malty, a bit sour and yeasty, light and watery, dry and bitter, hop on the German way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2026
at 18:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
0.33l bottle from some gas station outside of Bratislava. With Roni and Dime. Hazy deep golden-amber body, off-white head. Caramel and heaps of herbs in the arona, dank and wormwood. Smooth caramelly malty backbone, heaps of bitterness that turns rough and ugly, vague peach. Eh, too old school but don't hate it
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2026
at 13:24
8.1/10
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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!
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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
5.5/10
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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.
* 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
6/10
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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