CRAFT BEER AND THEIR OFFER IN CROATIAN CATERING FACILITIES

Turizam u Republici Hrvatskoj je važan gospodarska djelatnost koja Hrvatsku čini izuzetno atraktivnom turističkom destinacijom. Važan ulogu u promociji turizma Republike Hrvatske ima ugostiteljska djelatnost. Ugostiteljska djaltnost u Republici Hrvatskoj regulirana je cijelim nizom zakonskih i podzakonskih propisa. Predmet završnog rada je analiza craft piva i njihova ponuda u hrvatskim ugostiteljskim objektima. Pod craft pivarstvom podrazumijeva se proizvodnja piva na kreativan način, bez korištenja jeftinih sirovina kako bi se uštedjelo u proizvodnji, a proizvedeno je od strane malih nezavisnih pivovara. Craft pivarstvo na Hrvatsko tržište ušlo je 2013. godine, dok je pravni okvir craft pivarstva postavljen tek 2015. godine Zakonom o trošarinama kojim su definirani male nezavisne pivovare. U Hrvatskoj postoji ukupno devet craft pivovara, a to su: Pivovara Medvedgrad, Zmajska pivovara, Varionica, The Garden Brewery, Nova Runda, Lepi Dečki Brewery, Brlog zadružna pivovara, Pulfer i Lab Split.Tourism in the Republic of Croatia is an important economic activity that makes Croatia an extremely attractive tourist destination. The catering industry plays an important role in the promotion of tourism in the Republic of Croatia. The hospitality industry in the Republic of Croatia is regulated by a number of laws and bylaws. The subject of the final paper is the analysis of craft beers and their offer in Croatian restaurants. Craft brewing means producing beer in a creative way, without the use of cheap raw materials to save on production, and it is produced by small independent breweries. Craft brewing entered the Croatian market in 2013, while the legal framework for craft brewing was set only in 2015 by the Law on Excise Duties, which defines small independent breweries. There are a total of nine craft breweries in Croatia, namely: Pivovara Medvedgrad, Zmajska pivovara, Varionica, The Garden Brewery, Nova Runda, Lepi Dečki Brewery, Brlog zadružna pivovara, Pulfer and Lab Spli