Ožujsko, Croatia’s most popular beer

Ožujsko beer

Brewed by Zagrebacka Pivovara (Molson Coors)
Style: Pale Lager
Zagreb, Croatia

www.ozujsko.com

First produced way back in 1892, Ozujsko Pivo is the flagship brand produced by Zagrebačka Pivovara (Zagreb Brewery), the largest brewery in the country which has been of Molson Coors Brewing Company since 2013.

The beer was named after the month of March (Croatian: Ožujsko), when traditionally the best beer is made, but of course with developments in production this seasonality is no longer important for the quality of Ožujsko pivo, and now it can be brewed and enjoyed all year round. Ah modern technology, got to love it!

The brewery Zagrebačka was founded when the brewers from the upper town of Zagreb realized that they were not able to produce enough beer for the ever-growing and developing city. Panic set in but not to worry as help was at hand. A joint stock company was set up to run Zagrebačka Pivovara on the 19th of May in 1892, with the notion of alleviating this awful situation in the city. The brewery at that time was one of the most modern developments not just in the locale but in the whole city of Zagreb, attracting visitors from all across the city to see the happenings of the new modern premises with its new cooling systems and boilers, and state of the art lightning system, and I suppose to sample the beer as well! Nowadays Zagrebačka has developed into Croatia’s largest brewery and, besides Ožujsko pivo, produces a variety of popular beer brands.

For the last 15 years, Ožujsko is the official sponsor of the Croatian national football team, going hand in hand with the success of the boys in red, white and blue.

Review: 0,5l Yellow Can of Ozujsko Pivo: 5.0% vol

In a very shiny yellowish can, looks a bit cheap.

On the pour, from the can, very good, I got a very nice frothy white head with a lovely perfectly clear light golden colour, looks decent. Some lacing.

Head maintained well. Good amount of lacing. It is a very nice beer to stand back and look at. Looks great in fact.

Has the usual smell one can get from lagers, and malty and crisp. Ok, albeit very faint.

For the taste well its nothing that’s going to blow your mind, but its a typical full bodied lager, malty, light and clean, quaffable and not bad. Nice big mouthfuls to enjoy at the start.

Slightly hoppy and a little bitter but overall easy to drink and perfect to quench the thirst.

Cold from the fridge, yeah did the business!

It is a decent lager, good enough to sit back and enjoy the football, and sure that’s what its all about at the end of the day, right? Satisfying and refreshing, smooth and quaffable.