Slovak Republic

Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czechia to the northwest. Formerly part of Czechoslovakia, it was known as the Slovak Socialist Republic from 1969 until 1990. In 1993, the Slovak Republic became an independent sovereign state. Slovakia has a population of 5.4 million people. Slovakia's capital and largest city is Bratislava. Spoken languages are Slovak and Hungarian.

“Slovak craft beer scene keeps getting better....” Beer in Slovakia is great and when it comes to the wonder and joy of malted hops and oh so delicious barley one has many options.  Slovak beers are mainly located in two categories: svetle (light) or tmave (dark) with svetle style beers being of the bitter, hoppy variety and the tmave beers being a little sweeter without so much of the biting aftertaste. Zlaty Bazant (Golden Pheasant) is probably the most common pilsner style beer (svetle) on draught in the majority of Bratislava's pubs and bars. This golden beer is well balanced and quite refreshing. Another is the Czech beer Krusovice (svetle), slightly heavier and containing a larger bite of hops, this beer also satisfies.If you want a little more weight try the Czech beer "Velvet" (a tmave style beer that some Slovaks believe helps increase chest size). Though a little harder to find it is well worth a pint if you see it. A good option for a Slovak tmave style brew is "Saris Tmave" which can be found in many Slovak pubs and bars.