Donovalsky Pivovar
Brewpub
in
Donovaly,
Banská Bystrica,
Slovakia 🇸🇰
Associated Venue: Donovalsky Pivovar
Contact
Donovaly 130, Donovaly, 97639, Slovakia
7/10
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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
Pours dark brown with beige head.
Roasted malts, bit sweetish. Good
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2025
at 14:44
7.8/10
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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
7.2/10
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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
6.8/10
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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
7.8/10
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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
5/10
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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
4.8/10
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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
3.9/10
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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
3.9/10
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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
6.8/10
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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