Baltika 3 Klassicheskoe (Classic)

I tried this beer on July 25, 2007 after purchasing it from my local LCBO store. It poured a nice translucent gold calour into the glass with a large head that disappeared quickly into nothing. The aroma was very faint malt...very faint. The mouthfeel was medium-bodied with high carbonation. The taste was awful, not sure how to describe it really. Almost has salt tones to it.

pours a very pale yellow with a foamy white head. Aroma is very light, grassy hop. Flavour was light balanced malt with just enough bitterness to distinguish the finish. A mediocre beer, but not bad for a pale lager.

Pours a clear, PALE yellow. Aroma is of some grass and flower, though very muted. My first experience with a Russian beer - not bowled over, but this is a solid enough beer. Some slight cardboard under a watery palate, almost no hops, but again with the flowery taste. A subtle beer, which is its failing. Just too watery for my taste, especially since I don’t much care for single pint bottles. Overall, this is average.

Robe blonde très claire surmontée d’une mousse blanche épaisse en dentelle qui s’estompe. Arômes légers de malt. Saveurs de malt sucré, de fruits et de houblon herbacé.

500 ml bottle; nice! The bottle itself is distinctive, with the gold champagne bottle-style foil (which is mysteriously *glued* to the bottle, WTF?) and the slightly race-car-like label (speeding Baltika label with the inset 3). Pours pale gold with a *huge* beige head, which lasts almost five minutes. Aroma is of straw laid in a stable. The flavour is where this beer falls short; it is mildly hoppy, with a slight soapy aftertaste. Odd. Not much bite in the palate despite the heavy carbonation, but it is pleasantly full in the mouth. Overall, it is an average beer. I’d drink it in a Russian bar if there was nothing better on tap, but probably would not buy it again.

Bottle. Pours a golden colour. Bit sweet frutish and hoppy aroma. Flavour of hops, bit fruty with some sweetness and maltiness.

Bottle. Pours golden yellow with a moderate white head. Somewhat fruity aroma, with a bit of yeast and floral hops. Small amount of malt in the taste, with a little of the floral hops. Thin and a little watery. Not horrible, but rather bland.

Bottle. Poured straw yellow, little head, and no lacing. Nose is fruity barley with just a hint of hops. Mouthfeel weak. Flavor very mild. Very short and light finish. A very mild lager and actually drinkable, but certainly unremarkable.