National beers

Posted by Brilliant_Window8474@reddit | AskBalkans | View on Reddit | 79 comments

So far, I’ve visited Albania, Croatia and Montenegro with Bosnia in the coming days and this beer might be favorite beer so far. What is your favorite?

I am on a quest to hit all the Balkans within three years; just need more funding. Ha!

Every beer I have tried so far has been a winner including the craft beers.

Not to anger anyone, but thus far Montenegrin wine has been the best.

Love the Balkans!!!!

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Young_Owl99@reddit

I only visited Bosnia and Serbia.

I also tried Mythos.

Mine favorites in comparison

Sarajevsko Tamno > Jelen > Mythos

If I compare standart beers alone, Jelen would win but I loved darl lager of Sarajevsko

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Jazzlike-Moose3123@reddit

We loved that beer when we were in montenegro. My friend has a photo of him in front of a logo painted wall with Nikšićko!

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fingerstothebone26@reddit

Profile with +18 warning and says haram xd

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saleomkd_@reddit

My favorite picks per country (excluding craft beers):

Macedonia - Skopsko (classic) Serbia - Zajecarsko Montenegro - Nik Gold Albania - Tirana Beer Kosovo - Pecko Croatia - Tomislav Bulgaria - Zagorka Greece - Mythos Slovenia - Lasko Dark Turkey - Efes (don't know others) Romania - Ursus (don't know others)

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Fabulous-Blueberry46@reddit

Its Birra Peja not Pecko correct yourself

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Brilliant_Window8474@reddit (OP)

Outstanding! Thank you

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Final-Nebula-7049@reddit

efes is legit good, having tried a ton around the world

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Kindly_Scientist@reddit

yeah its really good. not the best ive tried of course, but agree. its just the default option to me. maybe because i got used to it?

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Final-Nebula-7049@reddit

No the malt taste is very distinct compared to regular beers. My go to would be Belgian beers but when I come to Turkey I always drink Efes

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dominus_23@reddit

This was my favorite during my road trip last summer in the Balkans..in every country i went i drunk all the locals beers...they were all tasty.As for the one in the photo,i was told you can have it only in Split...don t know why. Cheers!

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Brilliant_Window8474@reddit (OP)

Looks awesome!!!

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Kernel_Panic_0x115c@reddit

Skopsko has a new Wheat beer and it's pretty good, but for me the winner by far for Balkan beers is Korça, especially the dark one.

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S-onceto@reddit

Zlaten Dab is way better imo.

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Fun-Quail-7959@reddit

zlaten dab is shit

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S-onceto@reddit

Bait used to be believable

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Brilliant_Window8474@reddit (OP)

I love Korca. Sorry, my keyboard doesn’t type Balkan. 😄

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pythonprogrammer64@reddit

Kamenitza :D

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Fun-Quail-7959@reddit

Kamentiza 2L plastic bottle

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kokoscmkk@reddit

Based on my opinion Niksicko is indeed the best beer of the balkans. And for the best wine you should visit Macedonia, you can also find Macedonian wines in the other Balkan countries.

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Brilliant_Window8474@reddit (OP)

Thanks!

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MechoThePuh@reddit

For Bulgarian - i recommend Pirinsko. Overall favourite for the Balkans is Jelen (i believe i will now be lynched by an angry Balkan mob)

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original_af_@reddit

Maybe I ruined it for myself from drinking it too much in highschool (it was the cheapest lol), but damn I couldn't make myself drink Jelen ever again. Piss in a bottle...

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Hot_Distribution_131@reddit

Hey, I am going to Belgrade in a few weeks. What Serbian beer would you recommend?

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danielthomasinc@reddit

I don't know about their current selection but don't forget to check out Samo Pivo in stari grad, pretty big selection of all different kinds of beer.

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gotoinstead@reddit

IMO best go to Srpska Kuća Piva in Novi Beograd, just behind the Novak restaurant. Last time I went they had very nice local brews.

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Hot_Distribution_131@reddit

Thank you!

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Present-Abroad-7884@reddit

Uvijek je bilo smeće, a sad već godinama ni ne koriste ječmeni slad. Odron od piva

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original_af_@reddit

Greota ga prosuti, zatruješ zemlju...

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mr_dexter_x@reddit

Jelen and Nikšićko have same owner.

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mad_monk3y@reddit

From all the Bulgarian beers that are easily accessible from almost every shop I'd choose Stolichno next in line is probably Pirinsko as it's rather cheap and ok tasking even though there is corn in it.

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MechoThePuh@reddit

Ok that explains a lot. I love corn beers

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Brilliant_Window8474@reddit (OP)

Thanks!

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WorldlinessRadiant77@reddit

Serbian has the best beer, Bulgaria the best wine and Greece the best spirits imo.

But since you asked specifically about beers… … Serbia is doing something right. From the big standard mass market stuff to craft breweries.

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Present-Abroad-7884@reddit

Just wrong. Most of the beer produced in Serbia can not legally be called in countries like Germany. Many companies substituted malted barley for glucose syrup and corn grits.

Here's a website listing pretty much all beers available in Serbia and their contents. It's in Serbian so you should use Google translate if you're interested.

https://sadrzajpiva.in.rs/

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No-Ice-2338@reddit

Hops extract is also a sign that they are taking shortcuts. The ones with it should be orange imho

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Novel-Wait328@reddit

slovenian wine is where its at

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Target11_11@reddit

Best.beer.ever! Greetings from Bulgaria and one beer lover. I'm really sad we don't have it here.

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Ronaldinjchina@reddit

Greek Mamos is by far my favorite balkan beer

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the_drljashin@reddit

Don't forget to visit Sarajevo Brewery and drink some of their beers there.

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Brilliant_Window8474@reddit (OP)

Will do. Be there tomorrow. Thanks for the tip!

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Zapp_Brewnnigan@reddit

It’s a really beautiful brewery. They have a gift shop and museum next door, too!

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Brilliant_Window8474@reddit (OP)

Fantastic! Thank you

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the_drljashin@reddit

Always! Sarajevsko Dark is my favourite.

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BorisLeLapin33@reddit

We also liked the Tuzla brewery if you happen to go! It's a good place to eat too

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Brilliant_Window8474@reddit (OP)

Thanks!!!

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TheEagle74m@reddit

Birra Peja Crudo I believe it’s one of the best beers I’ve ever had. Even in US couldn’t find something that good.

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bruhmanbruuh@reddit

Imagine a cold beer.

Damn , imagine two.

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Lucky-Chair-2828@reddit

Now… here me out, imagine 3.

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Adventurous-Cat-7567@reddit

haram

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casual_philosopher02@reddit

I am about to make MAMOS rich, brb

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Brilliant_Window8474@reddit (OP)

😎

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StreetYak6590@reddit

I know we are not Balkan but I just wanted to say our commercial beers fucking suck lol

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trigonom5@reddit

I recommend you to try Peja Crudo, probably the best one in the Balkans!

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Echolomaniac@reddit

In Albania definitely try out Puka and Korça

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Brilliant_Window8474@reddit (OP)

I love Korca. Sorry for the misspelling.

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a_bright_knight@reddit

most of Balkan beers are crap. Bought up by large western corporations and then lowered the quality so they can sell their original brands as higher quality.

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Brilliant_Window8474@reddit (OP)

That sounds sad. Ugh.

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Internal-Debt1870@reddit

https://greekbeershop.gr/greek-beer-map/?srsltid=AfmBOoqxiKM2ezeqcW3pCrPiiPA30Z-_Hp0EnYoGUe7WY0I7hlJUYulg

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Ok-Fuel-9357@reddit

Niksicko, pub Got, peak.

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original_af_@reddit

My reccomendations for Serbia are Valjevsko/Niško or Zaječarsko, Niško can be a little hard to find outside of Niš, but the city is also well worth visiting. Other than that, lots of craft breweries everywhere and I'm yet to run into one that sucks.

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pohanii_isus@reddit

i heard a lot of recommendations for Zaječarsko but it quite dissapointed me, but after 2 of them klizi kao voda

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original_af_@reddit

The best beer is a cold beer, the second best is whatever you have available xD. Zaječarsko has gotten a bit worse over the years but I still like it. It might be nostalgia from my studentska sirotinja days tho.

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pohanii_isus@reddit

understandable

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karlowolf05@reddit

Velebitsko is most probably the best non-craft, lager beer in Balkans, altough it's pretty hard to find.

My personal favourite is Osječko tough, altough most people frown upon it, but when you really like beer and like to drink it in very big amounts in one sitting it's definitely a way to go.

It's "zidarsko", pleasantly bitter, not that mellow or aromatic taste, really suitable for drinking in large quantities, "ide ko u sudoper". Only experienced drinkers understand.

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Brilliant_Window8474@reddit (OP)

I loved Osjecko. A tiny bit bitter but that works for me Cheers

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Hobo5000@reddit

Mamos in Greece is an all time great beer. Zlatan Dab in Macedonia is excellent as well. I live in Bulgaria so for me the best easily available Bulgarian beer is Zagorka Retro.

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Mackan36@reddit

Slaten Dab eeeeeij

https://youtu.be/6dgKU6vw4LU?is=XxG_fOCWqVDMx4ju

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BorisLeLapin33@reddit

In Greece, Nimfi and Corfu-red are great