Niksicko Pivo [Archive] - Realbeer.com Beer Community

cmaurice

11-11-2004, 10:52 PM

Niksicko is OK, but my favorite beer from the former Yugoslavia was Union, the best lager I have ever had, well at least tied with Brand from Holland. Do they still make it there? I haven't seen in in ages.

chazwicke

11-12-2004, 09:09 AM

Welcome to the board cmaurice. I sampled beers in the former Yugoslavia too. At a rural bar and was accosted by gypsies. The Yugoslave border crossing was also the only place where i had my car and bags searched as we were heading back into Austria.

fretlessman71

11-12-2004, 09:34 AM

Welcome cmaurice! You've found the friendliest bunch of beer geeks this side of Munchen. :) BTW, I was born in Mt View, and used to go to the Alameda County Fair as a very young child!

Chaz... what did the gypsies want? For you to smuggle them across the border?

chazwicke

11-12-2004, 10:16 AM

They wanted my gold ring. Got a little scary.

cmaurice

11-12-2004, 07:22 PM

what a coinky dink....I have a cousin that has lived in Ft Collins for ages. He used to work at a nukey plant, now he works for Resi.
Glad to be a part of this board, I have been coming to the site for about 5 years, mostly looking for homebrewing info, been tasting beers since 1980, things have changed a lot during that time period. Used to go to a shopping center in Concord "The Willows". They had a huge liquor store run by an elderly lady. She was my first beer guru. 4 double door refrig sections of imports. Now the micro glut has taken the lesser selling imports off the shelves, so a lot of beers I tried are not here anymore.

L.H.H.H.Brown

01-14-2005, 02:37 PM

Ah memories.. I remember my first " 4 double door refridg " ..... Hey, no disrespect intended ( I love the fact this website is all about ENJOYING beer and all that it implies ) but I have 2 things I just gotta say:
1. Don't know if I can go with anything that has " sicko" in its name.
2. I can't see writing "the best beer in the world" for anything. Heck, I haven't tried all the beers in my state, never mind the world, and depending on my taste buds.... anyway, hope no one gets mad.
Oh, cmaurice, too bad I didn't know of your location a few years ago. I have a dear friend that lives in Cinci and I woulda loved to have known where to go and have a good brew ( since you brought up coinky dink).

janna

02-15-2005, 11:27 PM

I used to enjoy Pivo and Bip! in several Balkan bars in Milwaukee years ago. I am afraid that they both suffered embargos when the bad stuff happened... BUT! I am a huge fan of Serbian beer as well as the music, dance and food! I played fiddle in a Balkan Orchestra for awhile and loved every Kolo Uchest (forgive the spelling!), every Cevapcici and of course, every Bip! and Pivo. I raise the Belgian I'm enjoying to your gorgeous culture, people and land. I have been trying to obtain both where I work. We carry 2 Slivo's so I think it should be NO prob to bring on at least one good Serbian beer!

Cheers, Janna

janna

02-15-2005, 11:39 PM

With respect to TOSHAPN, I will go out on a limb here. I am not Serbian but I have enjoyed the company of so many that I picked up a tiny bit of the language and certainly the accent. I am not American born myself and had to learn to mimick some accents. The reason for this "lecture" is that I've noticed some members mis-reading the name of this fine Serbian Plzen style. The name shares absolutely NO relation to English words, such as "sicko". Bear with with me here, TOSHAPN. It's pronounced:

"Neek sheeshko peevoh".

I hope this clears up the mis-reference to anything sicko, hehehe.

Cheers! Janna :)

chazwicke

02-16-2005, 08:48 AM

Thanks for the lesson. I'd like to try some of this beer.

BluesHarp

02-18-2005, 05:57 PM

Originally posted by steveh
Welcome Toshapn, I don't know if Niksicko is available in the U.S., but I'd like to give it a try. I'll keep my eyes open for it.

S.

I saw it today at Discount Liquor in Waukesha...they had both Niksicko Pivo and, I believe, Niksicko Gold. I didn't pick any up today, but I'm sure they will be there next time.

janna

02-18-2005, 10:26 PM

Yes, it's my understanding that Nik is currently available in th U.S. Like I said before, it's not unlike a good Czech Plzen. Yum!

Cheesr to all! :cool:

fretlessman71

02-20-2005, 10:18 PM

Originally posted by janna
It's pronounced:

"Neek sheeshko peevoh".
Oh sheesh.... :)

I'll have to check around for it. If it's not at Wilbur's here in Fort Fun or Liquor Max in Loveland, we probably can't get it here. But I'll have a gander... when I'm done with my marathon!

janna

02-20-2005, 11:02 PM

Originally posted by L.H.H.H.Brown
Ah memories.. I remember my first " 4 double door refridg " ..... Hey, no disrespect intended ( I love the fact this website is all about ENJOYING beer and all that it implies ) but I have 2 things I just gotta say:
1. Don't know if I can go with anything that has " sicko" in its name.
2. I can't see writing "the best beer in the world" for anything. Heck, I haven't tried all the beers in my state, never mind the world, and depending on my taste buds.... anyway, hope no one gets mad.
Oh, cmaurice, too bad I didn't know of your location a few years ago. I have a dear friend that lives in Cinci and I woulda loved to have known where to go and have a good brew ( since you brought up coinky dink).

Hi Brown, I hope you read my post as to how to pronounce Niksiscko - the name has nothing whatsoever to do with anything sick. The name is Serbian, not English.

Here's to your tasting bliss!

fretlessman71

02-20-2005, 11:38 PM

Originally posted by janna
I used to enjoy Pivo and Bip! in several Balkan bars in Milwaukee years ago. HEY.... tell me more about this "Bip!" beer - I named one of my original bass exercises The "Bip" exercise..... :)

fretlessman71

02-20-2005, 11:44 PM

Oh, and for those curious:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/rate_results/1943/5293/

janna

02-21-2005, 12:04 AM

Originally posted by fretlessman71
HEY.... tell me more about this "Bip!" beer - I named one of my original bass exercises The "Bip" exercise..... :)

The Bip in question is another Serbian beer I Used to enjoy at Serbian bar/restaurants in Milwaukee years ago. It's a delightfully yeasty and somewhat malty Plzen style. I haven't seen it in years, sadly....

I love the fact that you named a Bass exercise after the same, haha! You know that I'm a musician myself - what's the "exercise" if you don't mind sharing?

fretlessman71

02-21-2005, 08:14 AM

OK - here goes....

The idea is to play a string (pizzicato, of course - it's an electric exercise) with one finger on the picking hand, and immediately mute the note with the other finger. Electric pizzicato involves two alternating fingers, so you'd pick with one and mute with the next. This "muting" finger is now ready to be the picking finger, and the other finger will provide the mute. So they alternate jobs. The idea is to mute the note as soon as you can, thereby making the note as short as possible. The note, when played properly, makes the sound of "bip" because it's such a short note. If you can picture Bowzer from Sha Na Na going "Yip Yip Yip Yip Yip", you've got the idea. The exercise is designed to encourage strict alternation of the picking fingers (almost always the right hand unless you're playing southpaw), and to develop speed with the same hand. It's also very useful in creating quick "staccato" notes. :)

chazwicke

02-21-2005, 08:44 AM

That sounds easy. I think I'll go try it.:D

fretlessman71

02-21-2005, 09:03 AM

Go get your bass and meet me on AIM; I'll give you an online lesson. :)

chazwicke

02-21-2005, 09:16 AM

I only have a bagpipe.

fretlessman71

02-21-2005, 09:27 AM

You know why pipers march when they play, don't you?

chazwicke

02-21-2005, 09:28 AM

Yeah I know, to get away from the sound.

fretlessman71

02-21-2005, 09:40 AM

Well? Does it work for you? :)

chazwicke

02-21-2005, 03:32 PM

Well I'm thinking of changing to the tambourine.

sundontlie

03-04-2005, 09:44 AM

i once visited Poland, and we drank a lot of Pivo (beer),
some brands i remember were.. and forgive my spelling..
all were macros i would assume
zwywiek - 2nd fav
lech
warka
warka strong
lomza - my fav
eb

i enjoyed the large bottles and fellowship with many polish people, while getting highly intoxicated all the while, I was there for a month and a half, my band played at the Blue Note jazz club in Poznan.. one cool thing though was that all the bars were like "sponsored" by a beer label or something. literally the name of the bar was quite often the name of a beer and they only served that particular beer. it would be like walking into bar "budweiser" and then unfortunately drinking budweiser, although i dont know why so many people would do that, but they do... why dont we burn that place to the ground? my favorite was lomza with a bag of bar-b-q potato chips (my lunch everyday)...

chazwicke

03-04-2005, 10:19 AM

We can get Zywick (sp) here in the states or at least we used to be able to. Have not had it in a long while.

Many of the pubs in the UK are owned by breweries and thus serve those brewers beers on cask. (And that is not necessarily a bad thing.)I look for Free Houses which can serve what ever they want.

fretlessman71

03-06-2005, 12:50 PM

Originally posted by sundontlie
I was there for a month and a half, my band played at the Blue Note jazz club in Poznan.. You're a musician? Very cool! What do you play? (I'm sure you can guess my instrument... :) )

janna

03-07-2005, 12:53 AM

Originally posted by fretlessman71
You're a musician? Very cool! What do you play? (I'm sure you can guess my instrument... :) )

Yes! I thought we had this exchange once before but yes - I am a fiddler. I was in a band for 12 years - it was a blessing. We never searched for gigs, etc. They came to us and it was a great ride. I still play and teach - it's "Da Bomb"!

janna

03-07-2005, 12:55 AM

Originally posted by fretlessman71
You're a musician? Very cool! What do you play? (I'm sure you can guess my instrument... :) )

I must admit I've always been intrigued by your scrfeen name - what fretless do you play?

janna

03-07-2005, 01:00 AM

Originally posted by fretlessman71
Go get your bass and meet me on AIM; I'll give you an online lesson. :)

Fretless - you have an aol AIM screen name? Are you willing to share your sn there?

janna

03-07-2005, 01:03 AM

Originally posted by chazwicke
I only have a bagpipe.

Chaz - you play the pipes?????????

fretlessman71

03-07-2005, 01:13 AM

I played fretless bass for a group called Wind Machine in the '90s. Still play fretless with the Dave Beegle Acoustic Band and Tim Hanauer, fretted with the Jurrasicasters, Fourth Estate, GasHead and Moment's Notice, and string bass with the Jennifer Lane Rock 'n' Soul Duo and Gourmet East. Teach about 30 students a week, and do a fair amount of studio work as well. It's a living. :)

chazwicke

03-07-2005, 10:39 AM

Originally posted by janna
Chaz - you play the pipes?????????

Nah I was joking. I did buy a teaching kit once. But really my only connection is I sing like a bagpipe with a hole in it.:D .
All of my friends are musicians but I have nary a musical bone in my body. Despite the fact that at home I have a mandolin, ukeleli, guitar, banjo, and violin.

BluesHarp

04-29-2005, 08:30 PM

Originally posted by janna
Yes, it's my understanding that Nik is currently available in th U.S. Like I said before, it's not unlike a good Czech Plzen. Yum!

Cheesr to all! :cool:

To re-open this thread...I picked up a bottle of Niksicko Pivo today, and am drinking it as I type.

Very nice light golden color, quickly diminishing head which leaves a small ring around the edge of my glass. Many threads of tiny bubbles rising from the bottom.
Aroma is of bready malt with a nice hop balance. The taste is similar; like many good pilseners, it is what is not there that is important, ie...very clean malt with just a nice bite from the hops...some saaz?
The drink by date is 4/15/05 so it is a bit old, but not bad.
There is no "skunkiness" or any other flavors to suggest it is not at it's prime.
All in all, a very clean, crisp beer...what BMC wishes it were.
I will drink this one again.

Cheers!

janna

05-01-2005, 11:15 PM

I must agree with you, Blues - it's a reliable Plzen style. I've enjoyed it for years - especially on warm days!

By the by, selling Great Taste Tix today was a nightmare!!!!!!!!:eek:

BluesHarp

05-02-2005, 07:11 PM

I can imagine! The Madison radio stations were talking about the lines and how every retailer was out of tix in an hour or so...

I'd like to go sometime, but there are enough smaller fests that I don't need the headache of trying to score tickets...maybe if SRV were playing...;)

janna

05-03-2005, 01:50 AM

Hey Blues,

You KNOW you're not missing anything! Without any disrespect to MHTG, it looks as tho' it's become a drunk-fest; NO offense to MHTG. The tix day sale was so insane that we made "the news". Hahahaha.

Come to Quivey's Grove!

Salut! Janna:D

steveh

05-03-2005, 06:08 AM

Originally posted by janna
Come to Quivey's Grove!

Ssshhhhh! We don't want the secret to spoil that one too! ;)

S.

chazwicke

05-03-2005, 09:04 AM

Tix even on Ebay.

BluesHarp

05-03-2005, 08:35 PM

Originally posted by janna
Come to Quivey's Grove!

Salut! Janna:D

...I just might! :-)

Oconomowoc has a nice little fest as well...

fretlessman71

05-03-2005, 09:00 PM

Originally posted by BluesHarp
Oconomowoc has a nice little fest as well... Hey - do you think the town council could do with a few different vowels than just "O"? I bet they could buy a few on Wheel Of Fortune.... :D

BluesHarp

05-03-2005, 09:14 PM

...but then people would spell it wrong...

fretlessman71

05-03-2005, 09:17 PM

Originally posted by BluesHarp
...but then people would spell it wrong... Oh, O ondorstond....thot mokes sonso to mo. ;)

chazwicke

05-03-2005, 09:45 PM

LOL!

janna

05-03-2005, 11:17 PM

Originally posted by steveh
Ssshhhhh! We don't want the secret to spoil that one too! ;)

S.

Hahahaha!

BluesHarp

05-04-2005, 10:51 PM

Janna...nice avatar! :)

janna

05-04-2005, 11:14 PM

Originally posted by BluesHarp
Janna...nice avatar! :)

Tanx Mark! Did you notice the new "Title"?

BluesHarp

05-05-2005, 08:13 PM

I did...it works! :cool:

BTW...the Oude Gueuze was very different; I liked it, but it is definitely an aquired taste...

chazwicke

05-05-2005, 08:56 PM

Gueuze?! I'll have your's, I love it myself!

janna

05-06-2005, 12:10 AM

Mark, I hope you enjoyed the Oude Geuze. It's an acquired taste for many. I love it myself and it's my current "push" at work. I think people should at least check it out. For some it's odd, for some awful and for some, wonderful. Hence the term: "To each his own"! As I'm sure you already know, it's one of the oldest forms of Ale made, along with herbal brews. Did it make you pucker? Just curious, hehe.

All the best to you and your sweet wife!

Salut! Janna:D

janna

05-06-2005, 12:13 AM

Originally posted by chazwicke
Gueuze?! I'll have your's, I love it myself!

Hi Chazz, Like you, if someone doesn't want their geuze, I'll take it - haha! I recently revisited an old fave: GIRARDIN GEUZE and wow! What a delight. Not an inexpensive pour but well worth the pennies.

Salut! Janna

fretlessman71

05-06-2005, 01:38 AM

Janna, it's okay for YOU to like gueuze, but Chaz?!? Wow, friend, I wouldn't let that get around... ;)

janna

05-06-2005, 02:20 AM

Originally posted by fretlessman71
Janna, it's okay for YOU to like gueuze, but Chaz?!? Wow, friend, I wouldn't let that get around... ;)

Ummmm, whuuut?

janna

05-06-2005, 02:23 AM

I think Chazz (as well as any/all) know their palates.

steveh

05-06-2005, 05:53 AM

I think friend Fret is mistaking Geuze with Framboise or Kriek -- fruity, girlie beers (:D), but it doesn't make Chaz any less weird, even for his sour-beer passion. ;-)

S.

fretlessman71

05-06-2005, 08:14 AM

No... doesn't "gueuze" sort of sound like "guys"? Just a little bit? Get it now? Boy oh boy oh boy.... *sigh*

chazwicke

05-06-2005, 09:45 AM

Gueuze is prononced Gooze or Guze.

And I do like some of the Krieks although not the sweet ones. I love the tart lambics.
I also love the Flemish Reds such as Rodenbach.

Steveh, What do you think of Rodenbach, Especially the "old" version of the Grand Cru?

Yeah I know I'm weird. But beer weird.

fretlessman71

05-06-2005, 11:08 AM

See, my info was based on the beer named "Mead the Gueuze", which I insinuated to be a play on the phrase "Meet the guys." Shows what I know, huh? :o

steveh

05-06-2005, 12:08 PM

Originally posted by chazwicke
Gueuze is prononced Gooze or Guze.

It's really pronounced: zhuh-seh. Remember that link to beer pronunciations someone posted a while ago? I'll see if I bookmarked it...

Steveh, What do you think of Rodenbach, Especially the "old" version of the Grand Cru?

Actually haven't tried it in a long time - but, IIRC, that was the beer that sort of woke me up to the realization that I really didn't like some of the tart or sour beers.

S.

http://belgianstyle.com/mmguide/pronounce/speak.html

steveh

05-06-2005, 12:09 PM

janna

05-07-2005, 12:02 AM

Hey all, I hope we're all well here! As you may or may not know, French is my first language and I'm French-born. I've been to many a Belgian Fest and have first-hand experience with the Belgian accent. Geuze is a weird one: the best way to describe the pronunciation is to think first of the u sound in the word PUSH for the middle vowels in the word. Start with a G, add the u (as in push) and finish with a Z.

I know, I'm weird, but Beer weird, LOL.

By the way, Geuze and Lambic, (pr: Lahm-beek) rule and all should try them at least once!

Salut!

janna

05-07-2005, 12:05 AM

Originally posted by steveh
It's really pronounced: zhuh-seh. Remember that link to beer pronunciations someone posted a while ago? I'll see if I bookmarked it...

Actually haven't tried it in a long time - but, IIRC, that was the beer that sort of woke me up to the realization that I really didn't like some of the tart or sour beers.

S.

http://belgianstyle.com/mmguide/pronounce/speak.html

Steve - you're half-right as to the pronunciation. Some Belgians use the zhuh-zeu and some start the word with a hard G.

Salut!

janna

05-07-2005, 12:08 AM

Originally posted by fretlessman71
See, my info was based on the beer named "Mead the Gueuze", which I insinuated to be a play on the phrase "Meet the guys." Shows what I know, huh? :o

Belgian is such a funny language! Some people pronouce it MEED THE ZHEUZ (U like in push) and some MEED the GEUze, u like in push for the middle vowels.

By the way, what's your opinion of Mead the Geuze?

janna

05-07-2005, 12:10 AM

Originally posted by chazwicke
Gueuze is prononced Gooze or Guze.

And I do like some of the Krieks although not the sweet ones. I love the tart lambics.
I also love the Flemish Reds such as Rodenbach.

Steveh, What do you think of Rodenbach, Especially the "old" version of the Grand Cru?

Yeah I know I'm weird. But beer weird.

Just and fyi: I've never heard a Belgian pronounce it Gooze. Wink

janna

05-07-2005, 12:12 AM

Chazz,

I tried to get Gumballhead and my idiot vendor told me it's NOT available! I am having a hard time believeing this and have since contacted the brewer. Have you been able to procure this divine Weisse lately?

Salut!

chazwicke

05-08-2005, 11:13 AM

We tend to get Three Floyds beers intermittently. I have not really seen it around since last summer. I love it.

all4theillini

07-11-2005, 02:06 PM

Nothing sick about Niksicko Pivo...it is named after the city in which it is brewed - Niksic. A very fine brew along with others from the former Yugoslavia. I would stay away from Karlovacko (Croatian) which doesn't offer a whole lot but if you can find the others, I would pick them up in a heartbreat.

As far as I know, you can only find Union and Lasko (Slovenian) in Cleveland, OH. I've searched and searched and that is the best I could come up with.

I've found Niksicko and others and the Berwyn Fruit Market on Harlem, just south of Cermak in Berwyn (Illinois, of course).

I've found Karlovacko at the same store as well as the Miska Liquors further east on Cermak.

Good luck!

BluesHarp

07-15-2005, 08:37 PM

Originally posted by janna
Chazz,

I tried to get Gumballhead and my idiot vendor told me it's NOT available! I am having a hard time believeing this and have since contacted the brewer. Have you been able to procure this divine Weisse lately?

Salut!

Hey Janna!

two months later....I bought four bottles at Discount liquor in Waukesha.

Cheers!!

janna

07-15-2005, 10:28 PM

Originally posted by BluesHarp
Hey Janna!

two months later....I bought four bottles at Discount liquor in Waukesha.

Cheers!!

Hi Mark - how's things? I finally procured some Gumball Head a lil' while back. I tried some "fresh" and it has enough backbone that I've decided to age a few. I really like this one!

Salut!

BluesHarp

07-15-2005, 11:09 PM

Originally posted by janna
Hi Mark - how's things?!

ah...busy...re-modeling my upstairs; going to Oshkosh tomorrow for the Blues and Brews fest, an Oshkosh Jaycee benefit with many regional breweries (Capital, Tyranena, New Glarus, etc...) and some outstanding music.
In two weeks, I'm heading to Prairie du Chien for the Prairie Dog Bluesfest...maybe I''ll drop in on the way (you work Fridays, correct?)...:)