Nova Runda

Microbrewery in Zabok, Krapina-Zagorje, Croatia 🇭🇷
Associated Venue: Nova Runda Taproom

Established in 2013

Contact
Celine 2, Zabok, 49210, Croatia
Description
Pioneers of craft brewing in Croatia! Like Americas breweries, we started craft beer revolution in Croatia, because we want to refresh beer offer in Croatian market. Currently, customers can only buy boring domestic Euro lagers - but not for long!!

As awarded homebrewers, we are passionate about our ales, and we would like to give opportunity to Croatian consumers to enjoy in our beers. Making beers because of quality and flavor, and not because of the cash flow :). Our portfolio will be from cask ales to craft kegs!

Let's start together - Croatian craft beer revolution!!!!

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Fakin Zagreb. Unclear orange/golden coloured, small white head, mild flowery nose. Moderate bitter herbal hoppy, slightly flowery and yeasty with light caramel notes. Pretty strong bitterness in the finish and aftertaste, even maybe too bitter but good brew.

Tried from Draft on 31 Oct 2017 at 06:25


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Unclear, golden-orange colored, medium+ white frothy, quire lasting head. Aroma is quite spicy and herbal hoppy, bit malt and some yeast, bit citrus fruit. Taste is medium sweet pale malt, light caramel, medium+ spicy and herbal hoppy notes, fresh herbal hops, some yeast, strong & everlasting bitterness and ever-so dry. Medium bodied, average carbonation. Mellow bitterness but still too overpowering, maybe next year decrease a couple hundred IBUs and it could be the best Aurora single hop! (on tap, All In, Zagreb)

Tried from Draft on 12 Oct 2017 at 09:39


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Makro Beer fest in Maribor. Pours hazy orange, topped with medium sized white head. Grassy nose with nice fruitiness. Moderately fruity bitter, grapefruit. Quite dry finish. Lasting aftertaste. Lighter body. Nice one.

Tried from Draft on 11 Oct 2017 at 13:30


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Makro Beer Fest in Maribor. Pours hazy yellow-golden, topped with a thin white head. Tropical fruit aroma with citruses. Malty backbone definitely there. Decent bitterness with biscuity back. Medium lasting aftertaste. Light, almost a bit watery which was the only bad thing. Fine one.

Tried from Draft on 08 Oct 2017 at 11:55


7

Tried at Sanctuary Cantina on 01 Oct 2017 at 18:54


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap @American Bar Dollar, Varaždin. Thick copper pour, two finger frothy off-white head. Pretty good retention, lots of lacing. Balanced nose, good malty chatacter with strong hop presence. Herbal. Medium to full body. Soft carbonation, medium intensity. Thick texture, oily palate. Bitter taste, nicely balanced, just the right amount. Very refreshing. Strong and intense hop aroma paired with medium caramel maltiness. Citrus fruits, grassy hops. Pine. Mint. Herbal, nicely peppery. Very dry mouthfeel. Herbal aftertaste. Long lasting finish, dry and bitter. Overall, very tasty. Rich aroma, balanced taste.... perfectly refreshing and highly drinkable. Excellent IPA.

Tried from Draft on 01 Oct 2017 at 08:39


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Woody's. Misty golden body, whitr head. Weak but nice little soft aroma, bready touch, citric and flowery too. Taste...whoa. Er... Yeah. Aurora. And in a nice way aroma-wise, citrus, floweey herbal, earthy, with a huge, huge bitterness. The soft, relatively neutral malt background provides some respite from (and support to) the comparatively enormous bitterness. Though honestly, it's well integrated enough not to irritate as some technically far less bitter beers. Addictive stuff for us bitterness lovers. The aftertaste, herbal-bitter, lasts forever... This is the cleanest, by far, Nova Runda beer I've seen in ages, so props for that too. Glad to have tried, will likely do that again.

Tried from Draft on 22 Sep 2017 at 11:13


7

On tap at Horvati bar, Knežija. Shared with Višnja 666. Murky golden, off-white head. Aurora immediately present. Fresh and grassy, also leaves. Moderate to heavy bitterness. Malts present. Medium body, moderate carbonation, moderate lasting, but heavily dry finish. 748414=3.7

Tried from Draft on 22 Sep 2017 at 10:40


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap, various locations. Pours unclear orange with medium white head. Hoppy aroma, citrus, herbal, pine. Moderate bitterness in finish, light bodied. Low carbonation. OK.

Tried from Draft on 19 Sep 2017 at 14:44