Clear yellow with a thin white head. Sweet malty aroma, medium bodied, ends slightly sweet.

Light by colour and by taste. Without special aftertaste, not even bad memories. Suitable for everyday use.

500mL bottle from the LCBO, clear glass and labelled at 4.5% ABV, I’ll trust that this is it. One of the most unique caps I’ve ever come across. Has a tab that you pull up and it pulls the whole cap off for you, very cool. Well, I wasn’t expecting much, and to be totally honest, I got more than was expecting. Surprisingly no skunk despite the clear glass bottle, which is a very good sign. Nice sweet malty character defines this one, with a very mild hop presence in the finish. No off flavours at all, which may indicate that it is in fact an all-malt lager as it claims to be, which is definitely a good thing! A slight lemoney aspect is quite evident too. Nothing spectacular, but it made a hell of a good lawn-mowing beer. I’d gladly drink this again and again on such a hot day. Bottling date is within this month so thankfully my bottle is quite fresh, especially for something coming all the way from Moscow.

Pours a light golden color. Smell is of malts, slightly sweet. Taste is crisp, malts and grains, some sweetness. Overall a tasty and enjoyable lager.

UPDATED: JAN 5, 2005 Bottled. Pale crisp beer with delicate Muscat notes both in aroma and palate. Lovely fizzy and drinkable.

Ochakovo Lager; nice-looking lagery golden beer with thin head. Starchy aroma. Smooth and extra malty, a bit sweet but not as cornstarchy as some of the worse imports. Decent lager.

Bottle from the LCBO with a crazy-ass peel-off cap - that’s certainly a first for me. Straw yellow-gold colour with a decent sized white head that settles to a thin layer of foam, and a constant stream of bubbles rising from the bottom. Aroma - I expected this to be skunked out the wazoo due to the clear bottle, but I was pleasantly surprised - the aroma was mellow but pleasant, with notes of grainy malt with a slightly sweet edge and some herbal hops. Medium bodied with a nice mouthfeel. Flavour is as much of a surprise as the aroma - fresh malt off the top, a bit of bread dough and honey, some lemony notes, and a mildly bittered finish. A perfectly serviceable summer lager that I’d be happy to drink again.

Clear bottle. Yellow with no head and left no lacing.Slightly bitter with a very strange texture.Not the worst beer I have had but wouldn’t try it again-ever!

UPDATED: NOV 17, 2007 The beer exits the 500ml clear bottle a pale gold with a bright white creamy two fingered head that disappears leaving the lace to form a thin veil on the glass. Nose prototypical lager, front, conventional, top customary, finish pedestrian, aftertaste as expected, light and refreshing, and better than many beers I’ve sampled.