The dragon is a mythical animal that appears in myths and legends all over the world. No matter whether you look at oriental stories, western stories or those of the ancient Romans and Greeks, the dragon is common to all of them. For a long time, humanity assumed that the scaled and winged animal actually existed. Numerous men earned their hero status by supposedly defeating a dragon and the powerful creature was admired for its strength and given all sorts of attributes. Today we are pretty sure that the dragon, as we know it from depictions of the last millennia, is a product of our imagination. Although there are and were a number of dragon-like animals, such as the Komodo dragons or dinosaurs, which are up to three meters long, the existence of a scale creature with four legs, wings and the ability to breathe fire is rather unlikely. Nevertheless, the dragon lives in children's books, stories, legends and as a heraldic animal for cities, companies and a Croatian brewery.
The brewery in question is called Zmajska Pivovara and, according to its own information, is the first craft brewery in Croatia. Long before the hype spread from the United States to the Balkans, the later founders had already heard about it. Because they knew it would be a while before the new brewing items could be bought in the store, they tried brewing themselves. Andrej Čapka started his first brewing attempts at home in his own four walls and was very impressed with the hop-intensive brews he produced there. After a few years of successful homebrewing, Andrej took the plunge and founded Zmajska Pivovara in 2013. The dragon is not only found in the name of the brewery (Zmajska means dragon), but also in the logo design: a cheerful dragon with a serrated comb and pointed teeth grins from every can and bottle.
Today Andrej is no longer alone. His team has grown steadily since Pivovara was founded and supports the head brewer in his daily work. The range is a mix of down-to-earth classics and more elaborate craft beer specialties. Each individual brew is brewed with hand-picked raw materials and owes its taste and the excellent quality to the brewing art of its makers and their years of craft experience. For the people behind Zmajska Pivovara, craft beer is so much more than just their favorite drink: it is a way of life, their passion and a product that they love with every fiber of their hearts.
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Zmajska pivovara d.o.o.
Kreše Golika 3a
10 090 Zagreb
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