 WillieV (165), Maryland, USA
May 18, 2008
Bottle: So far not really caring for anything this company makes. Everything so far is weak and lacks anything that would separate it from anything mass marketed. Golden brown color with a thick head that quickly disappeared. Hops scent with very little skunk scent like the rest so far. Leaves little to be desired..
SHIG (1546), Oberoffligen, Germany
Sep 28, 2008 Bottle: Poured a clear golden color with a white head. Little to no aroma. Taste is a clean corn and grain, refreshing.
tgncc (296), Bellmore, New York, USA
Sep 27, 2008 This is essentially a pale lager, an imitation of Budweiser and other odious brews. The aroma, flavor, appearance and palate all typical for this style. The beer emits a spicy, grassy aroma. The appearance is the same old yellow with white head. The flavor is affected mainly by the adjuncts, like rice and corn. The palate has a slight hoppynes to it, nothing remarkable. at least now I’ve had all the Baltika beers, 1-9.
Snojerk321 (1009), San Diego, California, USA
Sep 26, 2008 16oz bottle from BevMo Mission Valley. Pretty much your standard Pale Lager, but a bit better. Pale yellow color, fizzy white head, Corn wheat and yeast account for most of the aromas and flavors.
jcdsmack (46), Henderson, Nevada, USA
Sep 25, 2008 Basic good to quench the thirst better than Heineken, but not much. I think this is Russia’s version of heineken or carlsberg it’s a typical representation of the style.
DarkElf (2681), La Jolla, California, USA
Aug 12, 2008 12-Feb-08 (12-oz bottle, expiration date of 08-Aug-07: Purchased 12-Feb-08 for $1.99 at BevMo in La Jolla, CA) When beer is delivered by the wholesaler five months past expiration, what is one to do? This pale lager is like so many others: bready and somewhat sweet at first, but finishing with a strong cardboard aftertaste. Likewise, the sweet and cardboardy nose smells like most mass-produced pale lagers. Light in body and medium in carbonation, but the stale, cardboard flavor and total lack of hops makes for a very tired palate after only a few ounces. Crystal clear in appearance, the pale golden body is enhanced by the steady supply of carbonation bubbles rising through the beer. Nearly an inch in height after the pour, the white head subsides to and holds a thin layer while depositing a fair amount of dense, patchy lacing on the glass. Just not an enjoyable lager, but sadly, some of the other Baltika beers are even worse, though all these pale-colored lagers are tough to distinguish. A side-by-side blind tasting could show some differentiation, but I’m not up for that kind of self-inflicted torture.
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