Jelen Pivo
Apatinska Pivara A.D.
- From:
- Apatinska Pivara A.D.
- Serbia
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
Ranked #439 - ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 67
Ranked #39,583 - Avg:
- 2.8 | pDev: 23.57%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 50
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 22, 2026
- Added:
- Jun 08, 2006
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 23
SCORE
67
Poor
67
Poor
Each drop of Jelen beer is permeated with the centuries-old experience and the passion of our brewers to turn the best ingredients into beer of superior taste. A light beer of recognizable flavor, accompanied by a pleasant bitterness, gives the unique refreshing taste of Jelen Beer, which is the favorite choice of all lovers of a quality lager. Jelen Beer is served at a temperature of 3 to 5 C ° in order to keep the quality full, as it came out of the brewery.
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
2.13/5 rDev -23.9%
look: 3 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.25
2.13/5 rDev -23.9%
look: 3 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.25
Virpazar 3/8 2015. 1,5 liter jug from the local supermarket. Label with a braying stag tries to convince me that this is a manly beer.
Pours clear yellow with a white head. Stable. Settles as a 0,3 cm layer of foam just covering the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is of sweet pale malts and a little murky. Is there a little wet cardboard in there?
Medium strong carbonation. Lively texture.
Flavor is sweetish, grainy and malty and with a strange aftertaste which is sweet and sour at the same time. When you burp afterwards you get to enjoy the sourness once again.
I do not know if this is a manly beer - then again I do not know if I am man enough for 1,5 liter of this.
May 22, 2026Pours clear yellow with a white head. Stable. Settles as a 0,3 cm layer of foam just covering the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is of sweet pale malts and a little murky. Is there a little wet cardboard in there?
Medium strong carbonation. Lively texture.
Flavor is sweetish, grainy and malty and with a strange aftertaste which is sweet and sour at the same time. When you burp afterwards you get to enjoy the sourness once again.
I do not know if this is a manly beer - then again I do not know if I am man enough for 1,5 liter of this.
Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin
3.78/5 rDev +35%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +35%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Pours orange yellow with a tiny head. Smells of sweet grain, inviting. Tastes of sweet grain, nice and full. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a good beer.
Nov 30, 2025
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
2.96/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
2.96/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Poured from 500mL can into a stemless wine tumbler. Date on the can is 5/25/23 … whoo! So it’s 16 months old … or 16 months past it’s best-by date. Whatever, it’s canned megalager from the corner store.
Appearance: medium golden hue with a clear body, a good effervescence, anda. finger of frothy eggshell foam atop. I mean, I don’t know what else you want out of a Euro pale lager.
Smell: slightly sweet, slightly malty, slightly corny … what can I say, it’s fine. It’s not gross and there are no weird off aromas here.
Taste: a bit yeasty and a bit … bland. Maybe a little metallic. Okay, I wouldn’t call it the best thing out there, even the best mega lager. But I have had worse.
Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a moderate carbonation and a nice fizziness.
Overall: I mean, I’m not coming back to this particular well. This beer is not particularly good. But, again, I have had worse!
Sep 20, 2024Appearance: medium golden hue with a clear body, a good effervescence, anda. finger of frothy eggshell foam atop. I mean, I don’t know what else you want out of a Euro pale lager.
Smell: slightly sweet, slightly malty, slightly corny … what can I say, it’s fine. It’s not gross and there are no weird off aromas here.
Taste: a bit yeasty and a bit … bland. Maybe a little metallic. Okay, I wouldn’t call it the best thing out there, even the best mega lager. But I have had worse.
Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a moderate carbonation and a nice fizziness.
Overall: I mean, I’m not coming back to this particular well. This beer is not particularly good. But, again, I have had worse!
Reviewed by AzfromOz from Australia
3.73/5 rDev +33.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +33.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Nicked out of the Old Man's fridge in November 2023. Drunk in February 2024.
L: Crystal clear, bright gold in the glass, with a bubbly white head and lots of large-bubbled carbonation flying up the glass.
S: Sweet malt, dried grass.
T: Slightly burnt malt with earthy, woody hops. It is not at all as sweet as the nose portended.
M: Medium body, with medium carbonation. Carbonic prickle is high.
O: Upon sniffing this after the pour, I was expecting a generic, sweet, Euro lager, but the bitter, burnt character of the malt and the relatively high bite in the mouth made this more enjoyable than expected.
Cheers!
#479
Feb 25, 2024L: Crystal clear, bright gold in the glass, with a bubbly white head and lots of large-bubbled carbonation flying up the glass.
S: Sweet malt, dried grass.
T: Slightly burnt malt with earthy, woody hops. It is not at all as sweet as the nose portended.
M: Medium body, with medium carbonation. Carbonic prickle is high.
O: Upon sniffing this after the pour, I was expecting a generic, sweet, Euro lager, but the bitter, burnt character of the malt and the relatively high bite in the mouth made this more enjoyable than expected.
Cheers!
#479
Reviewed by jonmikel from Spain
3.25/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Drunk in Belgrade (Serbia).
Pours a clear light amber with fine head.
Smell is bready and a bit crackery with notes of citrus and rye, with a hint of sweetness.
Taste is bready and a bit herbal and spicy. Soft bitterness and notes of citrus and wheat dough . Clean and crisp.
Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.
Overall, a very drinkable lager.
Aug 20, 2023Pours a clear light amber with fine head.
Smell is bready and a bit crackery with notes of citrus and rye, with a hint of sweetness.
Taste is bready and a bit herbal and spicy. Soft bitterness and notes of citrus and wheat dough . Clean and crisp.
Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.
Overall, a very drinkable lager.
Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
3.75/5 rDev +33.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +33.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear light amber with fine head.
Smell is bready and a bit crackery with notes of citrus and rye, with a hint of sweetness.
Taste is bready and a bit herbal and spicy. Soft bitterness and notes of citrus and wheat dough . Clean and crisp.
Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.
Overall, a very drinkable lager. A bit bland, but good for warm days.
Mar 11, 2023Smell is bready and a bit crackery with notes of citrus and rye, with a hint of sweetness.
Taste is bready and a bit herbal and spicy. Soft bitterness and notes of citrus and wheat dough . Clean and crisp.
Mouthfeel is medium, well carbonated.
Overall, a very drinkable lager. A bit bland, but good for warm days.
Reviewed by BarleyWarrior from Illinois
2.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
I drink this beer sometimes at my local Serb restaurant, and maybe it's the location that makes me favor it. Overall I find it a pleasant, drinkable brew that is well balanced and goes down easily. There is a slight bitter note after swallowing, sort of similar to an ale but not as hoppy.
I recently found it at a market which carries a lot of Eastern European beers and brandies. $2.50 for a 16 oz bottle so it's easy on the wallet. It would be even better on draft I'm sure but not available in my area.
Jul 19, 2022I recently found it at a market which carries a lot of Eastern European beers and brandies. $2.50 for a 16 oz bottle so it's easy on the wallet. It would be even better on draft I'm sure but not available in my area.
Rated by badgerbeer1 from Wisconsin
3.34/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
This beer got bad rating but I liked it. Classic Eastern European taste, a bit bitter in aftertaste but I thought very good.
Feb 26, 2022
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