Donovalsky Pivovar

Brewpub in Donovaly, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 🇸🇰
Associated Venue: Donovalsky Pivovar

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Donovaly 130, Donovaly, 97639, Slovakia

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

Bottle from the brewery shop.
Pours dark brown with beige head.
Roasted malts, bit sweetish. Good

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2025 at 14:44


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home. Pleasant stout, packed with dry coffee aroma and taste. Closes with a vivid roasted finish. Pleasant surprise, really good one.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2025 at 07:16


7.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Bottle shared. Pours black with beige head. Nose is chocolate and grains mainly. In taste the same notes come through, with a subtle but definite hoppy bitterness. Medium bitterish finish, light body, average carbo.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2025 at 07:15


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at brewery. Golden color with minimal white head. Apples, alcohol in aroma. Taste is semisweet apples, light vanilla, clove and again alcohol.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2023 at 18:09


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap ár brewery. Golden color with medium white head. Clear malty aroma nicely complemented with noble hops. Taste is well balanced, malt forwarded complemented with light hoppy bitterness. Good one.

Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2023 at 17:21


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

Clear pale golden color with medium white head. Aroma: quite shy with light citrus, diacetyl, hard candy, oxidized. Taste: citrus, heavy sweetness, hard candies, diacetyl. Light bodied, moderate carbonation, low to med bitterness. Not good.

Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2022 at 17:31


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Hoppy and malty aroma and taste, light citrus fruit, resin, oxidation, medium bitter. Medium body, hoppy bitter finish. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2022 at 17:31


3.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Shared at BBT 31/01/2022. Lots of diacetyl, lots of caramel, basically smells and tastes like wether's original. No trace of hops character, besides moderate bitterness. Not tasty. Bad.

Tried on 31 Jan 2022 at 17:31


3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle at BBT #2/2022. Golden color with white head. Aroma of strong diacetyl, heavy oxidation. Taste, diacetyl, heavy oxidation, com. Bad.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2022 at 17:31


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8

Bottle from brewpub. Malty aroma and taste, roastyness, chocolate, light coffee notes, medium bitter, liggt sourish notes. Medium body, thin texture, malty roasty bitter finish. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2021 at 16:34