Craft brewery “Gorštak” (PZ “Gorštak” with p.o. Laktaši) was founded in late 2016 as the first craft brewery in the Banja Luka region and located in Glamočani near Banja Luka.
“Gorštak” produces natural unfiltered kraft beers according to its own recipes, combining modern techniques of craft brewing, traditional brewing ingredients, but also medicinal herbs of our region, spices, honey and more.
“Gorštak” is the result of great enthusiasm, desire and love for quality home-brewed beer from craft production.
The use of any artificial additives, flavors, preservatives, enzymes, dyes, stabilizers and the like is out of the question!
All the organoleptic properties of our beers come from a combination of natural raw materials and one essential ingredient – love.
This craft is difficult, but at the same time it is a great pleasure, because it is an honor and a privilege to continue the tradition of making beer, as one of the pillars of modern civilization.
Name “Gorstak” is a tribute to our ancestors from the Kozara and Manjaca mountains (NW Bosnia), their highlander resilience, courage and persistence, goodness and modesty.
Emblem is centered around the oak tree – holly tree in our pagan Slavic and Christian traditions, a symbol of hope, gathering, and unbreakable connection with nature.
Style: Munich Helles Lager
Strength: 5,0% alc.
Bitterness: 20 IBU
Pale lager beer rich malt aroma of three types of barley malt, light body with notes of field flowers of noble varieties of hops, predominantly “Hallertauer Mittelfruh”.
Style: American Pale Ale
Strength: 6,0% alc.
Bitterness: 46 IBU
Specialty pale ale with rich citrusy aromas from four hop American varieties dominated by Mosaic hop. It has subtle caramel and biscuit notes from the finest barley malts.
Style: India Pale Ale
Strength: 6,7% alc.
Bitterness: 55 IBU
Specialty pale ale with assertive and pleasant bitterness and plenty of grapefruit and orange aromas from three American hop varieties dominated by “Ekuanot” hop.
Style: Brown Ale
Strength: 5,6% alc.
Bitterness: 31 IBU
Dark beer made with five malts: pale malt, roasted barley malt, caramel malt, wheat, and rye malts that give this beer complex, creamy body with hints of dark chocolate and coffee. Bitterness is medium. It has subtle pine aroma from Cascade hops.
Style: Hazy/Juicy Pale Ale
Strength: 4,6% alc.
Bitterness: 12 IBU
Slightly creamy, velvety body with plenty of citrus, coconut and mint aroma. Rich hop aroma has been achieved by double dry-hopping with Sabro, Mosaic and Citra.
Style: munich dunkel lager
Strength: 4,8% alk
Bitterness: 18 IBU
Christmas beer comes with the scent of home.
A reminder of people who gather without hurry, of silence that warms, conversations that linger, of love that needs no explanation.
This is a dark amber lager with a moderately malty profile and subtle notes of toast, roasted hazelnut, and biscuit.
Style: Irish Red Ale
Strength: 5% alc.
Bitterness: 30 IBU
0.33 l
Red color and subtle caramel flavor comes from special caramelised barley malts. Bitterness is mild, while hop aroma from Columbus, Comet. and Centennial hops is veryl light. Extremely drinkable.
What is special about this beer is the fact that we used only whole cone hops from our hopyard in the village of Jakupovci, Laktasi.
Style: Session IPA
Strength: 4,9% alc.
Bitterness: 40 IBU
Session India Pale Ale with lighter body, subtle aroma of pine and pleasant bitterness. We used Chinook and Centennial hops along with locally sourced juniper berries from the nearby mountains.
For every liter sold we will plant a pine tree, thus contributing to the fight for preservation of our forests, better air quality in urban areas and neutralization of carbon footprint of beer production.
AVAILABILITY: March 2026
Style: Hazy/Juicy Pale Ale
Strength: 4,6% alc.
Bitterness: 12 IBU
0,33 l
Slightly creamy, velvety body with plenty of citrus, coconut and mint aroma. Rich hop aroma has been achieved by double dry-hopping with Sabro, Mosaic and Citra.
Availability: summertime/autumn