Kauno Biržiečių Alus Stouts

Brewed by Kauno Alus
Style: Doppelbock
Kaunas, Lithuania

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

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If some one will as me what best dark beer is brewered in Lithuania . Know the answer. i allways sugest to try that beer firs. its dark it has unique taste. this beer is thit, but i think ewery strong dark beer has to be thit. thats just my opinion. if you are in Lithuania and want to try dark beer buy it

0,5 liter (Maxima supermarket, Vilnius). Bronsfärgad öl med ett beige skum som lägger sig som en gräddbakelse på toppen. Det tar evigheter innan det sjunker. Hittar inget annat än smökola i doften, möjligtvis anas en viss fruktighet. Russin, smörkola, citrus och röda bär i smaken. Också märks den höga alkoholprocenten, vilket ger en alldeles för spritig öl.

In short: A strong bronze beer with raisins & toffee. Overall too sweet for its own good. Meh
How: Tap at Kauno Alus (tap room adjacent to Kauno Alus brewery), Kaunas, Lithuania
The look: Clear bronze body topped by a small beige head
In long: Nose has timid presence of raisins. Taste has some raisins, some toffee, some refined with and brown sugars. Doesn’t have the corpulence of mouthfeel of a true Doppelbock but does have the sweetness. My pint tasted like a bland dunkel after adding a dozen teaspoons of refined white sugars. A bit sticky because of the sweetness. The mouthfeel is lame but at least the extremely active carbonation (like a north-American macro) helps the beer to surf over the taste buds. Pretty lame beer. Quite an experience this visit to Kauno Alus taproom, the beers were bad, the place was a dirty dump, the ambiance was pathetic, I almost thought I died and I was in hell but there was not Nickleback music playing.

Bottle, from an ethnic food store in Scunthorpe. Deep chestnut red, thick, creamy and sustained off white head and moderate condition. Pleasant fruity sweet nose with hints of toffee and caramel, some buttery notes and a slightly roasted bitterness. Reasonably full bodied in the mouth with a solid tangy fruitiness and peppery spiciness balanced with a dry earthy bitterness, lingering fruit and malt in the finish.

cooked vegetables, raisin, basement aromas, citrus, black, clear, frothy, medium sweetness, very bitter, medium sourness, medium body, creamy, average carbonation, bitter,

Medium beige head. Dark amber body. (Stout?) Sugary butterscotch aroma. I can’t really detect anything else here. Sweet-dryish wild berry and roasty butterscotch taste with papery notes. Light body. Mild, soft, slick body. Dryish fruity caramel aftertaste is very light and short. Nice, and very light and fluffy. Probably not according to the purity law, this. Interesting beer, but definitely not a stout. (0.5l bottle, Maxima, Vilnius.)

Bottle, 4 years ago. The colour is absolutely not stoutish, but is suits the doppelbock: brownish-reddish. The head was high and brown, but short-lasting. Strong aroma, with a lot of hops, smells like pale lager. Quite full in taste, with some caramelly nottes, a litte sweetness and strong alcohol. Calling it a stout is utterly bizarre, but I’m rating it as a doppelbock.

Botella from a 24 hour Maxima super market in Vilnius. Clear amber brown colour. Sweet roasty caramel malty aroma. Quite sweet flavour with caramel roastish malt and some alcohol. Alco caramel brew.

500 ml bottle @ Poirotti, Helsinki. Reddish copper color, off-white head. Sweet flavor with chocolate and a rather alcohol-filled finish. Medium-full body, medium carbonation. Wouldn’t really call this a "stout(s)". Too sweet to drink a second time.

500ml Bottle - Copper/red in colour with a foamy head. Malty and slightly roasted aroma with fruity hints. Fruity taste with raisins and some slightly roasted notes.