Nova Runda APA

APA

 

Nova Runda in Zabok, Krapina-Zagorje, Croatia 🇭🇷

Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
7.11
ABV: 5.2% IBU: 42 Ticks: 17
Do you add elderflower to this beer?

Croatian beer market used to be dominated by industrial lager-type beers, and some folks eagerly waited for hoppy nectar to finally enter the scene. Two guys managed to fix all the paperwork for opening their brewery and then launched a gipsy brewery in a rented facility of Kahli microbrewery in Kućan Marof. At the time, the market was not yet ready for IPA, but #FeelTheHops story could as well be introduced by a nice, hoppy ale.

And that's how our first beer was born - American pale ale, or simply APA, a beer style representative of the new wave of breweries in the USA during the '70s (the most significant representative of the style being Sierra Nevada Pale Ale). To keep things simple, we decided to combine the name of our company with the style of beer - Nova Runda APA. This is why people in pubs often just order Nova Runda. The main characteristic of this beer is Citra hop, which gives APA a nice, citrusy aroma, as well as pleasant bitterness and a fine dry taste. Since new consumers aren't familiar with the flavour of American hops, the specific citrus note often reminds them of elderflower. But it's just hops, trust us.

Style: American pale ale

Hops: Magnum, Cascade, Citra
 

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7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can from Deconinck. Clear golden, thin, frothy, white head. Aroma of mango, tangerine peel, grapefruit, melon, lime, pine, vague physalis. Taste has sweetish pineapple, mango & tangerine, zesty accent, softly bitter grapefruit & pine over honey-like, biscuity maltiness. PIney hoppy finish, bitter grapefruit juice aspect as well as unripe stonefruit, resinous hint too. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Very enjoyable and a great example of the style.

Tried on 03 Oct 2021 at 11:51


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of stone fruit, citrus, tropical fruits and orange. Flavour is moderate sweet and above moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft at Valhalla Zagreb on 05 Sep 2021 at 19:10


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Keg Rover 2020-09-05 Göteborg AR: dried tropical fruity AP: milky coppery, white head F: dried tropical fruity

Tried on 05 Sep 2020 at 16:03


6

Tried from Draft at Dynamo - Bar de Soif on 05 Jul 2018 at 19:05


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Sampled at swaff 2018. Thnx for sharing. Everyone ! Pours bit unclear amberblonde. Small white head. Smell is fruity. Orange like. Taste is sharp. Bit bitter. Orange like fruityness. Not very bitter. Easy drinking. Quite enjoyable.

Tried on 24 Jun 2018 at 17:19


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft at Punkt in Zagreb. Golden color bright white head. Floral stonefruit aroma. Taste has light fruit light herbs light bitterness. Very tasty.

Tried from Draft on 30 May 2018 at 07:27


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Thank you for sharing! Sampled draft @ Swafff 2018. Orange amber, small white. Nose is orange peel, pine grapefruit, yoghurt, low plaster. Taste is dull chalky, hay, powder, bland, grain, low yoghurt, rather meh, surprised by the very high score here.

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2018 at 21:41


7

Tried from Draft on 19 May 2018 at 12:47


7

Tried at Sanctuary Bar on 01 Oct 2017 at 18:54


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

F: big, light tan, good retention. C: deep gold to amber, hazy. A: malt, tropical fruits, passion fruit, tangerine, orange, hint of caramel. T: malt, grapefruits, passion fruit, mango, tangerine, earthy, medium to full body, medium carbonation, good one, enjoyed. Sampled from tap @ Salon Piva in Bratislava 2017. 7/4/8/3/15 = 3,7 F: thin, white, not long lasting. C: gold, hazy. A: orange, tangerine, bit tropical fruits, bit peach, floral. T: tangerine, orange, tropical fruits, bit watery, medium body and carbonation, good, refreshing, enjoyed, sample draft shared with RB crew @ Swafff! Brussels Craft Beer Festival – 1st. day.

Tried from Draft on 01 May 2017 at 06:08