About This Beer
The Garden Brewery Dalmatian Grape & Pag Sea Salt Sour is a bright and refreshing fruit sour beer brewed by The Garden Brewery. At 4.7% ABV, this 44cl can combines juicy Dalmatian grape character with a subtle salted finish from Pag sea salt, making it a distinctive choice for craft beer Ireland customers looking to buy craft beer online.
This sour beer is built around balance and freshness. Dalmatian grape brings a light, juicy fruit sweetness with a soft wine-like edge, while Pag sea salt adds a delicate savoury note that sharpens the finish and keeps the beer crisp. The sour base gives it a clean tart lift, bringing everything together in a beer that feels bright, coastal, and highly drinkable.
At 4.7% ABV, Dalmatian Grape & Pag Sea Salt Sour is flavourful without being heavy. It is ideal for drinkers who enjoy fruit sour beer styles but want something more refined than a straightforward sweet fruit beer. Expect grape, citrus acidity, gentle salinity, soft mineral notes, and a fresh tart finish. Fans of creative sour styles can discover more in our Sour & Lambic Beer range, where you will find modern fruit sours, refreshing sour beers, lambic styles, and mixed-fermentation releases.
Tasting Notes:
- Appearance: Pale purple to light ruby with a gentle haze, lively carbonation, and a soft head.
- Aroma: Fresh grape, light berry, citrus zest, subtle mineral notes, and gentle sour sharpness.
- Flavour: Juicy grape upfront, followed by clean tartness, soft fruit sweetness, delicate sea salt, and a crisp mineral finish.
- Mouthfeel: Light to medium-bodied, refreshing, smooth, and bright with a clean salted sour edge.
About the Brewery
The Garden Brewery is a Croatian craft brewery known for modern, flavour-led beers with a strong focus on freshness, creativity, and drinkability. Their range includes hop-forward IPAs, pale ales, lagers, sours, and seasonal releases, making them a popular name for customers who enjoy contemporary European craft beer.
Dalmatian Grape & Pag Sea Salt Sour is a strong example of the brewery’s ability to build flavour around a clear sense of place. Dalmatian grape gives the beer its juicy fruit identity, while Pag sea salt adds a coastal Croatian twist. The result is a sour beer that feels refreshing and modern, with a more savoury and mineral-driven finish than many sweeter fruit sours.
For customers exploring craft beer online beyond standard lager beer, ipa beer, or stout beer styles, this is an excellent choice. It offers fruit, acidity, and salinity in a way that feels balanced rather than overpowering. You can browse more creative releases from Ireland, Europe, and beyond in our wider Craft Beer & Craft Cider collection.
Food Pairings
The Garden Brewery Dalmatian Grape & Pag Sea Salt Sour is a brilliant food beer, especially with seafood and salty dishes. Its grape character, bright acidity, and subtle salted finish make it a natural match for oysters, mussels, prawns, grilled white fish, calamari, crab, and citrus-dressed seafood salads. The acidity refreshes the palate, while the sea salt note complements briny and coastal flavours.
It also works beautifully with Mediterranean dishes such as olives, feta, grilled vegetables, tomato salads, flatbreads, charcuterie, and herb-led plates. The grape character adds soft fruit sweetness, while the salt and sourness help balance rich, oily, or savoury flavours.
For richer pairings, try it with fried chicken, pork belly, grilled sausages, fish tacos, or salty snacks. The tart finish cuts through fat, while the light salinity keeps the beer refreshing. For cheese, pair it with goat’s cheese, feta, mozzarella, young manchego, or creamy soft cheeses.
Dessert pairings should lean light and fruity. Grape sorbet, lemon tart, berry pavlova, panna cotta, citrus cheesecake, or fruit salad all work well with the beer’s bright fruit and clean acidity. Serve well chilled to bring out the freshness, salinity, and juicy grape character.
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Fans of The Garden Brewery Dalmatian Grape & Pag Sea Salt Sour should take a look through our Sour & Lambic Beer range for more tart, juicy, and creative sour beer styles. You can also browse our full Craft Beer & Craft Cider collection for craft beer from Ireland, Europe, and around the world.
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