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Sarajevska Tamno
Sarajevska Pivara
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- From:
- Sarajevska Pivara
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Style:
- European Dark Lager
Ranked #42 - ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #24,882 - Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 11.4%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 14, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 18, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
Also known as Sarajevska Tamno Filtrirano
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Ratings by StonedTrippin:
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.63/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.63/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
tamno means dark here in bosnia, and this is one of the only dark beers around, and even this one isnt easy to find. it pours honey thick and redish brown with a greater than two inch off white head that lasts awhile. smells like english malts with a lot of residual sugar and a hint of toffee. some decent roast on the malt, but this is more of a german style dark lager rather than a porter or something of that nature. flavor is good, satisfyingly heavy. sweet but not over the top. i look forward to drinking these, and thats more than i can say for anything else ive had from bosnia on this trip. feel works, hearty body and enough carbonation. itd be an excellent fall brew, but im enjoying it just fine in 100 degree heat. this is my go to until september when i return to denver. a nice compliment to a fruity shisha pipe
edit, i just realized how being away from craft stuff changes your perspective. this is rated higher to me on here than a lot of other beers id much rather have. denver to sarajevo is a major departure on the beer front, but this one is filling the void expertly for me
Jul 10, 2012edit, i just realized how being away from craft stuff changes your perspective. this is rated higher to me on here than a lot of other beers id much rather have. denver to sarajevo is a major departure on the beer front, but this one is filling the void expertly for me
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.22/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.22/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Shared 500 ml can at local tasting. Dark ruby colour, off-white to beige head. Moderate malty aroma, bready notes. Distinctly malty flavour, notes of brown bread and caramel. Not too sweet, minimal hops as expected.
Jul 05, 2022Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3.52/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
330ml bottle from Taj Mahal, Dubrovnik (50kn):
Dark mahogany to black with an opaque body & a 1cm, bubbly head that's tan brown & halves in size fairly quickly but still covers the surface. It's dark with roasted malts & light chocolates on the nose, some earthy notes & subtle coffee but it's fairly well balanced overall. It's a roasted malt taste, dark bitter malts & chocolate with a hint of caramel then light sugars. It's medium bodied & smooth, a lingering malt bitterness & well-carbonated with a sharp, dry finish.
Jul 05, 2022Dark mahogany to black with an opaque body & a 1cm, bubbly head that's tan brown & halves in size fairly quickly but still covers the surface. It's dark with roasted malts & light chocolates on the nose, some earthy notes & subtle coffee but it's fairly well balanced overall. It's a roasted malt taste, dark bitter malts & chocolate with a hint of caramel then light sugars. It's medium bodied & smooth, a lingering malt bitterness & well-carbonated with a sharp, dry finish.
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.48/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Had on tap. Probably the best beer I have had in bosnia, croatia, and slovenia. Has nice malt work in the texture with the grains. The resulting tastes are roasted malt, slight caramel, fig, almond, and yeast. Smell is not as rich and more grainy malt heavy than taste. Decent dark ale, but could use a little more filling out of flavors all the way through the taste.
Aug 07, 2018Reviewed by Offa from California
4.18/5 rDev +19.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +19.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This is a great dark lager. Chestnut, it has a small tan head soon thinning to foamy thin top. Aroma is mild toasty fig and brown bread. Taste is nice balance of sweet-bitter, both firm and fully present. It has sweet dark dried fig, earthy-spicy hod bitterness. Like the pale lager, it has a strong, characterful, balanced hop-malt character, not like the normal "Euro" lager mass-produced stuff, from this region or anywhere else. This is a real, traditional dark lager (dunkel-type).
Jul 19, 2017Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
2.52/5 rDev -28.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.52/5 rDev -28.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Low C-
Dec 24, 2015Rated by Dmmflys from Illinois
3.25/5 rDev -7.4%
3.25/5 rDev -7.4%
Best and most likely the only dark beer in had in Bosnia.
Hard to find
Dec 08, 2014Hard to find
Reviewed by Mesha from Bosnia & Herzegovina
3.86/5 rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This beer is hard to place, it does not taste like a typical dark lager. It’s smooth and mellow, with lots of malty sweetness countered with just the right touch of bitterness. It’s not a complex beer, but it is very well balanced – it tastes as a good and simple, well balances session beer should taste. Made by Sarajevo brewery, this is their tastiest beer: unfortunately it’s not bottled and it’s available only on tap.
Mar 22, 2013Reviewed by bylerteck from Canada (ON)
2.69/5 rDev -23.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.69/5 rDev -23.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
I ventured to find this on a snowy day in Sarajevo b/c it was supposed to be the best beer in town. From notes.
A - Poured a root beer sorta dark brown. Lot's of carbonation. Two finger tan head ran away fast. Bright. Thin film of retention with minimal lacing.
S - Quite weak. Caramel and a little coffee.
T - Sweet malt with a sticky date element. Plum sauce? Cola resemblence. Too weak on the dark malt element but just good enough to be ok.
M - Mild carbonation and a light body. Not suprising or interesting, just helps to get down.
O/D - Good thing it's hard to find b/c it's not good enough to seek out. I was pretty upset but then again my expectations probably shouldn't have been so high. I didn't really like it all that much.
Jun 02, 2011A - Poured a root beer sorta dark brown. Lot's of carbonation. Two finger tan head ran away fast. Bright. Thin film of retention with minimal lacing.
S - Quite weak. Caramel and a little coffee.
T - Sweet malt with a sticky date element. Plum sauce? Cola resemblence. Too weak on the dark malt element but just good enough to be ok.
M - Mild carbonation and a light body. Not suprising or interesting, just helps to get down.
O/D - Good thing it's hard to find b/c it's not good enough to seek out. I was pretty upset but then again my expectations probably shouldn't have been so high. I didn't really like it all that much.
Reviewed by BucBasil from Rwanda
3.85/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served on tap into a mug on site at the Sarajevo Brewery.
A: A murky brown color with clear reddish edges in the light. Light tan 2.5 finger head with moderate retention.
S: Light smell of caramel malt and a hint of dark bread.
T: Lingering sweetness of caramel and maybe some toffee. Brown sugar sweetness in there. Dark toasted bread.
A nice offering here and a welcome option from the dominant light lagers of the Balkans. Very smooth and not filling while still being tasty and very drinkable.
Oct 11, 2010A: A murky brown color with clear reddish edges in the light. Light tan 2.5 finger head with moderate retention.
S: Light smell of caramel malt and a hint of dark bread.
T: Lingering sweetness of caramel and maybe some toffee. Brown sugar sweetness in there. Dark toasted bread.
A nice offering here and a welcome option from the dominant light lagers of the Balkans. Very smooth and not filling while still being tasty and very drinkable.
Sarajevska Tamno from Sarajevska Pivara
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
23 ratings
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