Big Joseph

Microbrewery in Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia 🇭🇷

Established in 2024

Contact
Vodovodna 39/1, Rijeka, 51000, Croatia
Description
Big Joseph, svježa piva klasičnog stila.

Company HQ: Angelo Garbizza 5, Motovun, Croatia

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4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

0.33l bottle. Aroma of grapefruit, overripe passion fruit and yeast with dank note. Pours dirty yellow color with large frothy white head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts overripe citrusy, grassy and floral, following is bready, honeyish and medicinal, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is pretty bitter. Medium body, slick texture and soft carbonation in palate. Oxidized Joseph…

Tried from Bottle from Beer Shop Pomalo - Zagreb on 27 Jul 2025 at 18:02


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled 330ml. -Courtesy of Marko, shared with him & Hrabren. Clear pale golden coloured, medium sized white head, herbal and light vegetables in the nose. Herbal, grainy, light vegetables and watery with dry bitterish finish.

Tried from Bottle from Beer Shop Pomalo - Zagreb on 22 Apr 2025 at 09:36


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

0.33 l bottle shared with Marko and Ogi, thanks! Hazy golden, small off-white head. Lightly grainy, cooked vegetable, light herbs. Sweet and malty flavour, bready, doughy with light bitterness. Light body, soft, creamy, drinkable, dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Apr 2025 at 18:15


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

0.33l bottle from Pomalo, shared with Hrabren and Ogi. Ligthly hazy golden body, white head. Lightly herbal, vaguely citric touches, vegetal notes. Lean, light dry citric taste, vaguely tart, citric, vaguely vegetal, herbal. Huh. Has potential, needs tweaking.

Tried from Bottle from Beer Shop Pomalo - Zagreb on 21 Apr 2025 at 17:51


6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

0.33l bottle with Prof. Bekić, his Maja and Hrabren technically. Hazy brownish body, off-white head. Caramel and tea aroma, lightly vegetal. Lightly chocolatey tea taste, soft, sweetish, bit ashy, bit vegetal, low finish, okayish.

Tried from Bottle from Beer Shop Pomalo - Zagreb on 21 Apr 2025 at 17:42


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

0.33l bottle from Pomalo. Hazy golden body, off-white head. Citric jelly aroma, bit lychee, bit oxidized. Medium body, citric, some lychee, some bready maltiness, big bitter finish, some soapy citric notes, fairly okay.

Tried from Bottle from Beer Shop Pomalo - Zagreb on 21 Apr 2025 at 17:16


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Bottled from Pomalo Zagreb. Slightly hazy full darker, slightly coppery amber body, not much of the off-white head. Sweetish aroma, mostly caramelly, lightly floral, vague yeasty and vegetal touches, lightly herbal and minerally. Surprisingly floral-hoppy dry, lightly minerally taste, somewhat bready, caramelly taste, that's a fair bit dried out, honeyish, thankfully light yeasty, lightly phenolic touches from refermentation, vaguely vegetal, prickly bite in the finish, though it felt almost flat otherwise. I mean... this isn't clean, the bottle conditioning did it no favors, would be interesting to try it on tap - if the vegetal notes are DMS or refermentation byproducts, but it shows some promise.

Tried from Bottle from Beer Shop Pomalo - Zagreb on 18 Apr 2025 at 13:29


4.8
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Bottled 330ml. -from Pomalo Zagreb. Unclear golden coloured, small white head, light caramel and oxidation in the nose. Herbal, caramel, stale hops and oxidation with bitter finish. Half or even more dead despite bbe date is 20.07.2025

Tried from Bottle from Beer Shop Pomalo - Zagreb on 09 Mar 2025 at 21:23


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Unclear golden, small off-white head. Grassy, leaves, lemon, biscuit and soap aroma. Lightly citrusy and herbal flavour. Smooth but light body and too thin.

Tried on 25 Feb 2025 at 10:59


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled 330ml. -from Sopal Zagreb. Muddy brown coloured, medium sized off-white head, mild roasty nose with whiff of chocolate. Light roasty, caramel, bit toasted touch and discreet chocolate with some cardboard in the finish. Dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2024 at 22:03