Ground Zero
Microbrewery
in
Bucharest,
București - Ilfov,
Romania 🇷🇴
Associated with 4 Venues
Established in 2015
Contact
Description
“It started back in 2013, with a glass of beer. Razvan, my brother, invited me to Beer O’Clock in the Old Town area, the only craft beer pub in Bucharest at that moment. He handed me a glass of Punk IPA by Brewdog and told me it will change what I thought I knew about beer. After drinking it, I felt like I was lied my entire life, imprisoned in a box. It is unbelievable how much more a simple glass of beer can offer you, more than what I drank before.
…we realized no one was doing it in Romania and we thought: What if we make a brewery?” – Alin Matache, owner Ground Zero.
With an initial investment of about 100.000 euro won at poker and after many attempts to find the best recipes and the “fight” to obtain all authorizations, Alin and Razvan opened the craft beer studio Ground Zero Beer on 1st of April 2015 in Baneasa, Bucharest.
…we realized no one was doing it in Romania and we thought: What if we make a brewery?” – Alin Matache, owner Ground Zero.
With an initial investment of about 100.000 euro won at poker and after many attempts to find the best recipes and the “fight” to obtain all authorizations, Alin and Razvan opened the craft beer studio Ground Zero Beer on 1st of April 2015 in Baneasa, Bucharest.
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at troubles’ place. Thanks troubles. Cloudy amber, huge beige head. Malt, yeast, a bit of minerals, slightly stale fruity hops, toast, sweetish, bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2017
at 13:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
11-JUL-2017. BOTTLE. Hazy amber, white head. Citrus zest, macerated sweet apples, glazed baked apples, some flowers, notes of vanilla. Similar taste, medium body, well carbonated, low bitterness. Ok. 6-4-7-3-14=3.4
10-JUN-2017. TAP at BCBF 2017. Hazy yellow, white head. Strong herb hop aroma, mostly resembling cooking herbs like basil or such. The taste is dry with bready malts and similar herbal hops, just a little bit of malt sweetness, subtle spicy bitterness. A nice pils. 7-4-7-4-14=3.6
10-JUN-2017. TAP at BCBF 2017. Hazy yellow, white head. Strong herb hop aroma, mostly resembling cooking herbs like basil or such. The taste is dry with bready malts and similar herbal hops, just a little bit of malt sweetness, subtle spicy bitterness. A nice pils. 7-4-7-4-14=3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2017
at 20:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
TAP at BCBF 2017. Hazy straw, creamy white head. Strong white bread, dough and wheat flour, more like a Czech pilsner. Similar taste - pleasantly grainy and slightly fruity, light crisp spicy bitterness. A very nicely done kolschner.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2017
at 20:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle in trade with ciocanelu, cheers Silviu! Pours dark amber with a lasting beige head leaving good lacing. Aroma of nutmeg, ginger, pumpkin and toffee. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness, touch of sour. Toward medium body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Pretty decent brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2017
at 14:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Viniloteca. Semi-hazy amber pour with a tan head. Notes of citrus hops, fruit yogurt, yeast, malt sugars. A bit too lactic, cheesy. Not nearly as good as their imperial IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2017
at 12:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Viniloteca. Semi-hazy amber pour with an off-white head. Notes of fresh pineapple, pine resin, malt sugars, citrus hops. Juicy, smooth mouthfeel, medium body and carbonation, hoppy bitter finish. Classic west-coast hop profile, really well executed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2017
at 05:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
BOTTLE 33 CL. Cloudy muddy amber, off-white head. Smells of ripe citrus pulp, overripe peach, sweet fruity but not really malty. Not much resins, if any, just a little pithy and dank. The taste is juicy, but in a sweet fruity way, not really the ’hopjuice’ ne-ipa fashion. The mouthfeel is pretty soft, thanks to all the suspended solid matter. Low to moderate bitterness with a citrusy/zesty note. Quite good, if a bit too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2017
at 16:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Kanaal - Sofia. Pours deep brown with a creamy, tan head. The nose holds ashy roast, burnt leaves, dry cocoa. Light sweet flavour with lots of bitter chocolate notes, moderate roast, scorched earth. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Dry and ashy on the finish, with burnt toast, more bitter earth. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2017
at 07:16
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle consumed at The Urbanist, Bucharest, Romania. A golden/amber coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes hoppy, malty, caramel, hint of grapefruit, mango. Pretty expensive for Bucharest but a well made IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Feb 2017
at 12:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a beershop in Sofia. Pours a hazy pale golden color, topped with a gushing white head, foamy and not stable. Spicy nose, barnyard and a bit of funk - not too intense though. Taste is slightly spicy with medium bitterness, a bit funky with a light body. Slight soury touch and abit of yeast. Nice saison.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2016
at 10:14