Baltika 3 Klassicheskoe (Classic)

Brewed by Baltika Brewery (Baltic Beverages Holding - Carlsberg)
Style: Pale Lager
St. Petersburg, Russia

Bottled, pasteurised. Yellow straw colour with white head. A little more interesting than expected, some biscuity malt with a sharp CO2 twang, but on the whole a thin mass produced pale lager. Imported by Scottish Courage, I see, well it is a little more tolerable than their efforts over here.

16 oz bottle. I generally have liked the Baltika beers. Not this one... Bad look, bad smell, bad mouthfeel.. Ugh Tastes like TUSSIN, or Vapo-Rub or some awful childhood medicine. I don’t even know how that’s possble

(16.9 oz bottle: $2 at Wine Time in La Jolla, CA) There’s just something visually appealing to a yellow, crystal clear beer, topped by a large white head, with an army of carbonation bubbles rising through the beer. Independent of what the beer smells and tastes like, it’s at least pretty to look at. Unfortunately, that’s the end of my praise for this beer. The nose is dry and grassy. Dry, grassy, lightly grainy flavor shows mild bitterness. There’s some cardboard flavor going on here, but it’s not overwhelming. Light bodied with a fairly well carbonated mouthfeel, zesty enough to break up what might be an awful aftertaste. Not a very enjoyable beer, but it’s not among the worst either. Maybe on par with BMCs, but it’s been awhile since I’ve had one of those.

It’s kinda sweet and the flavor is so "delicate" you can’t even find it. I told the guy at the liquor store to drop this in favor of the # 8.

Pretty ordinary. Dull and boring boring boring. Flat head and a blandness which is overwhelming. Tick it off as another beer rated, thats about it.

bottle - Pours pale yellow and fizzy... yep, it looks like a typical macro lager. The mild aroma has light malt and a hint of hops. The flavor is grainy and light and the body is watery, though not as thin and flavorless as some beers of this style. At least it’s better than Baltika 9.

Bottle. Barely-there aroma, surprising considering the relative pleasantness effusing from the 2. Really, almost nothing there - maybe a touch of vomit? Clear golden body with a lot of carbonation and a lacing, rocky/soapy white head. Thin body with very thin flavor - thin malt, thin grainy taste, touch of tartness, mild sweetness. Pleasant and inoffensive, not cloying or too dirty, just nothing here.

Pours pale yellow and fizzy.Some sweet fruity sugar note in the aroma .Faint hint of grassy hops.Kinda tasteless with hints of something.Average industrial lager.