Brlog Zadružna Pivovara
Microbrewery
in Zadar,
Zadar,
Croatia 🇭🇷
Associated Venue: Brlog Zadružna Pivovara
Established in 2016
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
0.5 l bottle thanks to Marko who brought it from Cro Craft and More, Split. Shared with Ogi and him. Nearly clear golden, small off-white head. Aroma is lightly hoppy, herbal, zesty, very lightly malty. Light, moderate carbonation, light bitterness. Flavour is lightly fruity, citrus, some apricot, dry bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6
Bottle, 0.5l. Hazy golden pour, two finger soapy white head, medium retention, minimal lacing on the glass. Not so spectacular on the nose, yeasty notes, veggies, stale grass, cardboard. Oh well Camomile in the background.
Light body, medium carbonation, fizzy. Watery mouthfeel and texture, lightweight, prickly. Bitter and sour taste. Aroma of yeast, grass, cardboard, veggies. Light citrus tart, minerals, Floral notes, camomile. Somewhat flat and one dimensional. Short lasting finish, slightly dry, mild tart.
Overall, quite unimpressed with this one. Low alcohol IPA can be done much better - Zmajska Therapy comes to mind. Mediocre effort.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5
0.33l bottle, shared with Ales. Aroma of sweet and sour cherries, caramel and chocolate. Pours cloudy almost black color with thin quickly diminishing tan-like head. Taste starts medium sweet roasted malty and caramelly with sour cherry note, following is earthy and leathery, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is mild bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Less than expected…
Marko (21878) reviewed Zadranka from Brlog Zadružna Pivovara 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5
Rerate:
Bottle from Crocraft & More. Hazy golden body, off-white head. Lightly funky herbal and caramelly aroma. Dry taste, herbal, bit minerally, bit of the same funk as in the aroma, like some wild bug just started its work, but it doesn't detract as much. Much better than the Vrutak bottle. Raising the score, will hope to rerate it - but only if free and/or guaranteed fresh hah.
First review
Bottled, brought from Vrutak in Zagreb to Ravenfest.... and sadly clearly showing signs of oxidation and mild infection. Some okay malty notes underneath, vague hops, but ultimately not pleasant. To be rerated hopefully in the shape it's supposed to be... 7/3.5/5/5/5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled 500ml. -from Pomalo Zagreb. Pale golden coloured, medium sized white head, floral nose with whiff of chamomile. Floral, herbal, light chamomile and touch of lemon with bitterish finish. Bit watery but ok for the style.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
330ml can via Beer52 (brewed and canned by The Garden Brewery). Drank at home on 1st July 2025. Almost clear body, blonde in colour, white affair on top. Fruity aroma with peaches being the main player, taste also peachy in nature, nice, easy going beer, not too sure where they came up with it being a 'Cold IPA' though.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[33cl can from Beer52.] A pale straw coloured pour with a loose white head; crisp grapefruit aroma; rather thin in the mouth with a clean peachy taste; and a dry peach kernel touch to the finish. A smooth and refined IPA but lacking punch.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can online from Beer 52. Pours light hazed yelloe gold with white foam. Aroma: citrus, floral. Taste: light to moderate sweet, bright, crisp, citrus. Lightly dry on the palate. Light to medium body with soft carbonation.
nephirem (2576) reviewed Zadranka from Brlog Zadružna Pivovara 7 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Bottle, 0.5l. Cloudy golden pour, three finger frothy white head, long lasting, very good retention, sticky lacing on the glass. Nice on the nose, clean and fresh, grassy and grainy with citrus and yeast notes in the background.
Medium body, medium carbonation, lively. Smooth mouthfeel and texture, soft, lightweight, refreshingly fizzy, easily drinkable. Nicely balanced bittersweet taste. Aroma of malt, bread, grains. Herbs and grass, spice, floral notes. Citrus peel, yeasty. Medium lasting finish, slightly dry, refreshingly bitter.
Good.
Hrabren (9333) reviewed Zadranka from Brlog Zadružna Pivovara 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Not Jadranka. On tap at 1st Craft Beer Festival, Rijeka. Thanks to Brlog crew. Clear golden, small off-white head. Aroma is soft grainy, bready and lightly yeasty. Flavour is moderately bready, moderately sweet grainy, with a mild to moderate bitter herbal finish. Nearly clean, soft texture and carbonation, light body, dry and lightly bitter finish.
