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Svyturys Ekstra

Svyturys Ekstra - Dortmunder/Helles

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 Percentile 
14
overall
Brewed by Svyturys (Baltic Beverages Holding - Carlsberg)
Style: Dortmunder/Helles

Klaipeda, Lithuania

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3162.5/5.02.5/5.05.2%13Lager glass
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Commercial Description:
Keg and bottle: Pasteurised.<br /> Ingredients: Water, malt, rice, hops, yeast.<br /> Launched 1995.<br /> "A crystal clear golden beer that crowns a glass with a frothy head of dazzling white. A deep hop aroma and a rich long lasting flavour that is underscored by a light, barely perceptible hint of hop bitterness."
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 jpm30 (1588), East Central, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Jul 3, 2007  
From a 1pt. 9oz. bottle, coded freshness date on the back label, sampled in a lager glass. Poured a clear pale yellowish golden with rocky, bubbly topped white head, active carbonation, minimal amount of laced sticking. Aromas of lager yeast, white doughy, grainy, with a hint of lemon zest. A pleasant, smooth tasting Dortmunder Export with a crisp, dry, firm medium-light bodied mouthfeel, sweet pale maltiness, bread doughy, a touch of grain, lemon zesty, and a dry saltine-like finish with a nice spicy hop bitterness cleansing the palate. The active carbonation keeps the body firm and this has a nice hop acidity, overall, very refreshing on a hot July day.


Ganey (1), Bilambil, Australia
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4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jun 10, 2007  
Only pretty new to this beer tasting thing, and over the past few years have tried as many beers that i can get my hands on. This being my first beer rating i thought i would list one of my favourites, so there..i like it!!!


 highlandlad (1258), Sydney, Australia
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/103/511/20
May 16, 2007  
"Lithuania, my homeland, land of heroes!" So begins the national anthem of a proud, independent country that found itself too close to Russia to be proud and independent for long. Such is the lot of small nations with big neighbours. The collapse of Soviet communism and the arrival of independence in the early 1990s opened the floodgates to foreign capital, which had the unfortunate consequence of driving major local brewers into foreign hands. The result has been a loss of the distinctive Lithuanian character of the beers from the big producers. Svyturys ended up in bed with Baltic Beverages of Russia. Lithuanian beers were traditionally sweeter than overseas models, being less attenuated and retaining around 20% sugars, according to local brewing sources. This Dortumunder is certainly at the sweeter end of the scale. It looked pretty good, pouring with a spectacularly tall head that lasted well. However, the aroma was as dull as the national anthem, which piles patriotic cliche upon cliche (sample line: "Let the love of Lithuania burn in our hearts, and for the sake of our country let unity blossom".) It’s sugary sweet, with a hint of bubblegum competing for air with stale grains, rain-water and sherbet. Sugars dominate the taste without cloying. There are bready malts, rice starches and the faintest of bitter finishes. Quenching. The whole is complemented by a nice soft palate. Excess sugar can cover a lot of flaws, but it’s hard to be critical when it’s a key feature of local brewing tradition. (500ml bottle from Dan Murphys, Kingsford. BB 21/6/07)


MRAndrewas (2), USA
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/519/20
May 12, 2007  
Very nice, dortmunder, sweet taste, little bit of bitter, nothing so special, but so are the hits like carlsber and heinekein,, nice beer to drink for evenings with tv :)


 HarryFlashman (469), Chatham, Kent, England
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/55/20
May 5, 2007  
Not really very nice. Standard Eastern Bloc lager really, a dirty mouthfull and nasty aftertaste. A pointless beer for a pointless tinpot Eastern European country - Where the hell is Lithuanian anyway?!?!


 ChrisTurner (202), Melbourne, Australia
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Apr 25, 2007  
Bottle -- Clear pale yellow with champagne-like carbonation and a fair frothy head. Quite good retention and lacing. Not a lot of aroma (but did have a couple of APAs before it), but what there is, is malty and a bit bready. Palate is watery and thin. More slight maltiness and bread in the flavour. A bit more interesting than the average corn bread-tasting European pale lager but nothing to get too excited about. Re the commercial description, I love the idea of "thick scum of glaring whiteness"! Yummmmmmy!


 Stefano (1321), Esbjerg, Denmark
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/58/20
Apr 14, 2007  
Clear medium yellow. Aroma is lightly malty. Flavor is sweet, smooth and drinkable with a light hop finish and a sweet aftertaste. Light body and mild carbonation.


 sersdf (1000), chicago, Illinois, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/59/20
Apr 8, 2007  
bottle. this is identical to the draught version. i had them side by side. useless.



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