1.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
In the 0.5 L bottle from HyVee CB. Pours a medium gold color with a large white poofy head. Initial aroma is skunked, but not nasty-ass Heineken skunked. The flavor is a bit perfumey and finishes dry. Not horible, but not my favorite of the Baltika family.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle in trade from Snojerk321- poured into a shaker- poured dark golden, white bubbly head went away in a minute flat, low carbonation. Aroma of lightly sweetened malt, with notes of grassy hops. Hits the mouth with a thin body, it sort of tastes like Budweiser for some reason, some sweet notes on the tail end, finish is watery. I’ve had worse, but I’ve had better too...
1.3 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 4/20
Bottled. Pale yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is malts, very sweet grass and some hops. Flavour is sweet malts, rubber and some earth. Quite grainy aftertaste.
1.7 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
Bottled as "Pale"
Golden color, small white head. Light buttery hoppy aroma. Sweet malty, some papery notes - maybe from rice. Not hopeless, but plain.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
500ml bottle (HBF2008)
Rich yellow, small head. Fairly pleasant bready aroma. Soft carbonation, reasonably full body. Taste is simple and bready, and an OK twist of hops too. Alas there was the occasional vegetal tinge which spoilt it a little. Mostly fairly drinkable for a pale lager, one of Baltika’s better ones - dare I say I actually enjoyed it!
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
0.5 l green bottle brought from Russian shop in Graz. Poured pale yellow body with medium white head. Fine aroma, mostly lemony hopped with some grass hints. Flavor is also OK, slightly bitter with sweetish, malty notes, but still watery. Some vegetable notes could be felt from time to time, but nothing too bad. Nice bittersweet finish, but again short and watery. Pretty boring, but nothing wrong with this pale lager.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle courtesy of and shared with heavy (thanks!)
Poured a pale yellow-golden colour with a medium sized thick white head that went away fast. Somewhat skunky. Dusty hopiness and lemon in the nose. The taste was ok. Some peachy maltiness, light lemony hop. Not offensive, not the worst beer ever, just quite empty.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Golden blond coloured beer with some light carbonation and a rather small white head. Hoppy, light grainy sweet aroma. Medium palate. Finish is sweet, light bitter, malty with a rather dry ending. Not bad.
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