 Bov (4558), Bienne, Switzerland
May 14, 2008
courtesy of Marc Elsborg - slightly hazy blond colour; very little foam left; aroma of dust and paper with a note of old apples and burnt malts; moderate malt body and carbonation; sweet with a low and unclean bitterness; a bit dry and short aftertaste with more dusty notes - deeply uninteresting and not really under control
liinis (360), Finland
May 8, 2008 bottle in Baku airport. typical golden clear with white head. Surprisingly good indeed. nothong to differentiate it from others of it’s kind.
ALLOVATE (1108), Perth, Australia
Jan 22, 2007 Sadly a lost-one and a funeral bought this beer to me. A wonderful family I now inherited obviously know my love of all things ’beer’ and out this came. So thanks to global engineering companies in Azerbaijan and thanks, dearly, to my wifes family. A few warnings, though, beckoned as I was offered this. It had a lot of congealed sediment on the bottom, for its age a risk I dare take, I swore I would taste it anyway - who ever died of a bad beer?
Into a tall stein as the night progressed back at my home. Is it unfiltered, conditioned in the bottle, because at this age it produced a cloudy yellow-straw with such furious, fine streams of carbonation raising a triumphant two to three inch crown up and out the stein. This held, it was remarkable, and it laced magnificently as it waned. Big grassy nose, fresh mown with some vegetal notes of broccoli and celery. The nose is also salty, a little fore-head sweat!, and musty ’barnyard’, but doesn’t disagree, doesn’t taint personally. It’s soft and creamy in the mouth, grainy - all pale, fresh cracked Pils malt, the dust of - and not too bad at all as it sinks into the depths. Sweet front, lightly pasty, a shallow tartness of sour malt and Perle like hops. Equates nicely amongst former Soviet states and the lagers they produce. Somehow earthy, gritty but not too much to make one content. The body so light it whisks with furore across the palate. Dusty, creamy, grainy swallow, zero for bitterness but so subtle it works finely into balance. Length is all milled pale malt with a sourish tang that manages to dry the palate voicing towards another. This could be awful, could be good, it’s just one of those beers you drink and like, and turn the brain off to. It’s not bad actually, so cheers to my wife’s uncle for this. (50cL, 08/01/05)
rondo01 (2), USA
does not count  Dec 7, 2006 Surprisingly good tasting and inexpensive local beer. Crisp and clear from a region one might not expect to find such. A fairly light lager that tasted good at all hours of the day. Widely available in Azerbaijan; better than available imports (MGD or Heine) while visiting there.
faroeviking (3955), Faroese Beer Republic union of, Denmark
Dec 6, 2006 Xirdalan Lager Beer. 50 cl. bottle. Straw colour. little short head. Aroma of grains. Flavour bit malty with a touch of sweetness and grainy. An allright tasting beer.
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