Serbia has many really good breweries like Dogma, 3Bir, Dockers, Kabinet and Crow Brewery. Five of them has brewed over 50 beers with Crow Brewery as the leader in numbers with over 115 different beers. But the most well known and stylish brewery is Dogma with really good beers, cool labels and a brew pub with attitude.

Dogma Brewery

Dogma does new wave craft beers and they have made over 90 beers with their IPA Hoptopod as the most popular craft beer in Serbia according to the 17 000 reviews it has on untappd. IPA is their speciality and all their best rated beers are IPA but they do also some sours and porters along with many other beers. The brew pub is located a small ride outside the city center in a industrial area and the old barn where they are have plenty of space.

The beers are exported to many countries, mainly on can but also keg. The brewery itself it’s not that big but in constant use and they do also have a barrel program for some special beers. The brew pub has at least 15 taps and rotation is good. Bottled and canned beers from other breweries are also available. But there is also a new place more central called Dogma Tap Room which opened in June 2023.

Dockers

Dockers has an amazing beer hall for the big crowd with almost 30 taps filled with beer. The view inside is amazing, just watching the board with all beers makes you incredible thirsty. The most popular beers from Dockers is also IPA and the hazy New England IPA Crasher is the most popular one. They made more than 15 beers the last year and have invested in a bigger brewery with a capacity with 25 000 liters per month. Some of the new beers are a lime and kiwi sour and another fruit beer with Serbian rasberrys. They have a big bunch of their own beers on tap together with beer from Serbia and abroad. At the time of visit they had on third of the taps with their own beers, one third with other Serbian beers and the rest with beers from all over Europe.

It’s a nice walk from the city center to the brewpub and yes they do have their brewery visible from the beer hall. During summers there is a big outdoor area where people enjoy their beers. Beers are available on cans and distribution to more destinations will be possible with the new production capacity.

Belgrade

Belgrade is overall a very beer friendly city with amazing views that goes well with the beer. The city is vibrant and full of life. Lots of people are out partying and drinking on week ends and hot summer nights. It’s a busy capital and loads of tourists arrive daily during summers so make sure you have booked the hotel in good time before starting the beer adventure. The city is big and beautiful with the rivers of Danube and Sava meeting each other just down the fortress.

Belgrade has a bit of industrial touch as well as modern with many cool art houses and exhibitions. That’s also what makes it popular to visit, it’s lively and has much to offer. Many compare it with Berlin since it’s a mix cool industrial vibes and industrial vibes with huge housing complexes around town.

Gvint Brewery and tap room

If you like crafted lagers make a visit at Gvint Pivara microbrewery. You can pass it while on the way to Dockers. Gvint has made 11 beers so far and it’s mainly lagers but also wheat beer and schwarzbeer. Their slogan is “guality lager” so expect no IPA or sours beers, just handcrafted lagers.

Serbian craft breweries

Kabinet is very interesting brewery and has made over 70 beers whereof many other than IPA which is the most popular style in Belgrade. Crow brewery have made over 115 beers and they do also lots of IPA, sours, porters and some wheat beers. Novi Sad is a smaller town but their pride, 3bir brewery have made almost 80 different beers and are popular around the country. Robocraft Brewery is from Belgrade and has a passion for sci-fi and techno music which can be assumed when you see their labels. They have made over 20 beers but started the brewery in 2021 with the introduction of two IPAs. Currently they are brewing some neipas, milkshake ipas, neapas, and sours. Another brewery with futuristic touch is Tron brewery with more than 30 different beers. If you are looking for really small breweries try Dilemma Pivaras beers.

You won’t be thirsty in Serbia and Belgrade and if you love IPA – this is the place to be!

Jonathan