6.5

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

On tap at Druga Konferencija Pivara i Sajam Piva, Zagreb. Hazy orange with white head. Fruity aroma. Flavor is mostly acidic and fruity. Really not sure what went wrong, expected more bitter character.

7.1

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

On tap. Poured a clear dark amber color, topped with a fine off-white head. Very mild malty aroma with notes of caramel. Taste starts slightly sweet, notes of acramel with very gentle bitterness. Easily drinkable and enjoyable.

4.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

On tap at Mali Medo, Zagreb. Pours hazy golden with white head. Light hops in aroma. Malty sweet, light hoppy and bitter. Bit watery. Boring and bland.

5.5

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

On tap at Mali Medo, Zagreb. Pours black with tan head. Coffee aroma. Light roasted, dark fruits, chocolate, sweetish with bitter finish.

6.3

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

On tap at Mali Medo, Zagreb. Pours dark amber to brown with off-white head. Fruity banana aroma. Malty caramel, banana, wheat. Decent brew.

7.6

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

From tap at prerelease tasting at Medvedgrad Ilica. Murky brown coloured, small to medium sized tan head, mild dried fruits and whiff of alcohol in the finish. Sweet malty, light caramel, dried fruits and soft alcohol presence with nutty caramel notes in the finish. Without any exaggeration this one is seriously damn good stuff.

8.1

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Medvedgrad’s 20th birthday party. The beer was on the house so huge thanks to the owners for that. Pours reddish-brown with big beige head. Wine like aroma and definitely some red fruits. Quite dry and alcoholic, fruity sourness and some sweetness. Full body, tasty and chewy. A strong beer, but you’ll be wanting seconds. Nicely done in style. Happy birthday, Medvedgrad! Cheers!

6.9

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

Draught at Medvedgrad brewpub, Ilica, Zagreb. Had it in 2013, they brewed it for this season again. Dark brown with beige head. Needed some time for aroma to develop. Nicely toasty and roasty. Caramel and dried fruits, raisin-like aroma. Sweet, some alcohol, but drinkable, full body. Very nice and complete Dunkler Bock.

7.3

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

At the "special" prerelease @Medvedgrad Ilica. So there you go. 20°P for 20 years of Medvedgrad. First Belgian-style beer brewed commercially in Croatia. Strongest beer brewed in Croatia, possibly ever. Leaps and bounds, people, leaps and bounds. This poured a murky, brown-amber body, with a small, lasting beige head. The aroma definitely shows promise... pleasant, malty, fruity (?peach?), gummy, not overbearingly sweet, showing some alcohol presence without revealing it fully. Quite respectable! The taste tones down on the complexity, definitely slightly on the sweet side, but far from excessively so. Slightly too cold at first, it gave off a dry yeasty note, but that was quickly gone, leaving the pleasant., somewhat caramelly maltiness behind to mingle with mild gummy notes and that vague fruitiness that vaguely, just vaguely reminded me of peach. And none of the alcohol it promised for a second. It definitely grew on me. Shame it wasn’t conditioned longer, as it definitely has potential to grow into something even better, but, even like this, a bit warm, it’s a very, very nice beer and a very nice addition to the market. Good job, Medvedgrad!

7.5

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