Arpa Reviews

BBHansen	2.5 Arpa Bottle @ Kyrgyzstan trip. Appearance: pours clear golden with ok white soapy head and lacing. aroma/taste: barley, bread, straw, corn, hay and light floral notes. palette: medium malty aroma, average carbonation, light to medium body, medium sweetness, somewhat balanced by a light to medium bitterness, average duration, light sweet finish and a watery texture. Overall: standard pils Sunday, August 13, 2023
ivo.mrazek	3.2 Arpa Good bottle, one of the best here ;-) Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Alengrin	1.7 Arpa The national standard lager of Kyrgyzstan, from a 50 cl bottle shared by tderoeck, thanks for this country tick Tim! Thin and open, snow white, shred-lacing head over a somewhat orange-tinged old golden beer, clear with some loose sparkling here and there. Aroma initially primarily lightstruck (mercaptans from disintegrated hop components – or ‘cat pee’ as some say), later making room for notes of old cereals, dry straw, stale corn water, grass, dust and iron – I guess the dusty mountain slopes of Kyrgyzstan are well conveyed here… Neutral onset, quickly shifting to a monochromous and boring grainy sweetishness, with slick, thin body, moderately carbonated; simple sweetish graininess continuing further on with slight metallic edge and ending with a vague grassy touch, but remaining dramatically low in (hop) bitterness. This is about as blend as they come, even in this most hopeless of beer styles, but it sure makes for a great country tick… Friday, January 27, 2023
garankinevgeny	3 Arpa Sunday, September 25, 2022
Snegurochka	1.9 Arpa 500ml bottle from Tzum, Bishkek. Golden body, no head, patches on top. Soviet design, the same grainy, breadlike and sweet nose and taste as many other lagers from former soviet republics. A reminisce of the planned economy? Drinkable, but nothing special. Ok with horse meat. Thursday, September 9, 2021
visionthing	1.9 Arpa 50cl bottle from a random minimarket in Karakol. Pours clear golden with a white head. Peculiar grainy aroma with hints of grass and hay. Strange Soviet style lager in a strange Kyrgz city. There a golden Lenin statue on the square, but now a cold yurt is waiting. Don't know what's worst. Thursday, September 19, 2019
vinivini	2.6 Arpa Deep gold. Clear. White frothy head. Aroma and taste: grains, honey, malt. Relatively clean. Good body. Low bitterness. Inoffensive. Monday, July 1, 2019
mzaar	2.9 Arpa 500 ml bottle. Pours clear dark golden with a large white head. Aromas of bread, grain and malt. Flavours of malt, grass, bread and caramel. Malty and bready finish. Monday, April 22, 2019
MaltoseScout21	2.5 Arpa Ocena wystawiona na podstawie wspomnień z degustacji w ramach uzupełnienia profilu. Friday, November 16, 2018
MarkoNm	2 Arpa Pours clear golden, topped with large frothy white head, very nonlasting. Grainy nose with breadiness. Gently bittery, grassy with some sweetness. Very light, almost watery. A bit metallic in the finish. Not too nice, but hey, it's from Kyrgyz Rep. Monday, September 24, 2018
BeerNinjaUK	2.9 Arpa Enjoyed many an Arpa on our trip to Kyrgyzstan. Pretty tasty for an obscure lager. Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Juks	2.1 Arpa Backlog from 2012, still have cap for proof. Bottle from random shop in Sochi. Straight from bottle. Very grainy aroma, sweet, malty. Taste was grainy, wet cardboard, oily. Light body, below average carbonation. Average "Soviet" pale lager, better than common West macros. Monday, May 21, 2018
milezz	5 Arpa Thursday, November 16, 2017
ArtificialCyst	1.7 Arpa Tap. Aroma: Grains, honey malt, zero intensity. Appearancd: No head, golden bodu. Taste: Water with light sweetness and light hay. Palate: Semi-sweet finish, low body, low carbonation. Friday, July 28, 2017
YantarCoast	3 Arpa 500ml bottle. Pours clear gold with a small white head. Aroma is wet grain, light butterscotch, bread. Taste is slightly sweet, malt, caramel, light bitter finish. I've been wanting to try a beer from the Kyrgyz Republic for several years. Surprisingly, this one didn't disappoint. Saturday, May 20, 2017
GhostS	2 Arpa Aroma - malt, old straws, some wet leaves, a bit rotten cereals, wet cardboard. Taste - old malt and straw, some dried leaves. Thursday, February 16, 2017
Maersk	2.4 Arpa Clear golden, no head. Wet grains all over it, honey sweetness. More grains in the taste, usual lager, stone bitter notes on the tongue. Tuesday, January 17, 2017
artemb	2.7 Arpa Look: clear golden, almost no head. Aroma: malty, grainy, wet ground wheat, some unrefined oil. Taste: light sweetness with light and harsh bitterness. Flavour: diacetyl, sunflower oil, pinch of hop. Provincial and drinkale. Tuesday, December 20, 2016
dnicolaescu	2.4 Arpa BOTTLE 50 CL. Clear golden, white head. Smelly burnt oil aroma, smelly grains. Wet cereals, oily and a little dms-y. Not bad, kinda like a provincial Czech lager style. Sunday, December 18, 2016
fonefan	1.4 Arpa Bottle 500ml. @ [ The Country Stat Improver Tasting ] - Saxo, Aarhus. [ As Arpa ]. [ As my country rating # 157 on ratebeer ]. Clear light to medium yellow color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, bread, cookie, corn, sweet malt, cereal, butterscotch notes. Flavor is moderate sweetr with a average duration, corn, sweet malt, butterscotch notes. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20161008] Sunday, October 30, 2016
CH-303	2 Arpa Appearance: Clear golden, fizzy. Slight white head. Aroma: Some light malt, not much else. Taste: Cheap malt, light sweetness. Light funk. Not great. Bought: Trade with Andre - thanks!, 500 ml Info: 7/10-2016, BB: 10/10-2016 Monday, October 10, 2016
Grumbo	2.3 Arpa Bottle at Aarhus tasting. Country #141. Pours golden with a small white head. Aroma of light malt, hop, vaguely creamy. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Light body, texture somewhat oily. Finish has sour notes. Great tick and not a bad beer. Saturday, October 8, 2016
saxo	1.6 Arpa Bottle @ Aarhus tasting, my place. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are bread, malt, hops and water. Bready malty finish. Saturday, October 8, 2016
Camons	1.8 Arpa Bottle @ Johns. Pours light golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, grain, corn. Flavor is sweet, malt, sugar, corn. Medium body, average carbonation, sweet finish. 081016 Saturday, October 8, 2016
HenrikSoegaard	1.9 Arpa Bottle. Frothy White fair mostly deminishing head. Yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Short light bitter finuish. watery palate. Saturday, October 8, 2016
Rasmus40	1.6 Arpa Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and corn. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 081016 Saturday, October 8, 2016
chrisv10	1.5 Arpa Bottle, 4%. Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is malt, grainy, corn and cardboard. Flavour is malt, grainy, cardboard, medium sweet, corn, thin, watery and very little bitter. Saturday, October 8, 2016
Erzengel	2.9 Arpa Many thanks to kevnic2008 for sharing! Strange beginning. Very soft and smooth. Has similarity to Kvass. The body is soft, the malty body is round and full. No bitterness in the aftertaste, hints of sweetness, easy to drink, round and nice. I like the soft smooth malty layer, which reminds me of Kvass, but not as sweet here. For this ABV the beer is nice! Sunday, November 8, 2015
Beerhunter111	2.3 Arpa Many thanks to kevnic2008 for sharing! Pours slightly hazy golden colour with a small white head. Aroma of grain, bread, sweet malt. Taste is sweet malty, caramel, bread, mild hops. Sunday, November 8, 2015
Kevnic2008	1.6 Arpa Many thanks for this beer to Manslow. Pours a clear gold color with a frothy head. Aroma is malt and paper. Flavour is grainy, malty. Sunday, November 1, 2015
Eructoblaster	0.9 Arpa Bottle - 500ml. Boring golden body with a thin, white foamy head. Strong skunky aroma (thank you, green bottle!) with urine hints. Its watery taste carries metallic and rotten herbs notes. Ends with a short metallic finish. Very bad. Sunday, October 25, 2015
alex_leit	1.4 Arpa Thanks to friends for sharing. Bottle. Clear golden color, small head. Aroma and taste: grain, malt, no hops. Monday, July 27, 2015
Manslow	1.2 Arpa Butelka 0,5l. Barwa złota, piana nikła, szybko znika.Aromat piwnicy i stęchlizny.Smak lekko słodowy, nagazowanie średnie.Nieprzyjemny posmak bliżej nieokreślony. Tuesday, July 14, 2015
larsga	2.5 Arpa Small white head. Clear coppery body with carbonation. Fruity sugary mealy aroma with earthy notes. Dry-sweet earthypapery taste with mealy notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, mealy mouthfeel. Dryish papery earthy aftertaste. Well. (0.5l bottle shared by gr0ve.) Saturday, March 21, 2015
oops	1.3 Arpa A little bit too much "dishwashing cloth" taste and smell in this regular mainstream lager. If I don’t have any other beer available then I can drink it, but I prefer almost any other beer over it. Tuesday, March 25, 2014
beuk87	1 Arpa Wednesday, October 2, 2013
erickok	1 Arpa Ugly golden base with no real head. Butter, grainy, Bleh... Taste is even worse . Absolutely dreadful. Can’t even finish the tiny sample. (At Deanso’s tasting) Tuesday, December 4, 2012
jmgreenuk	2.1 Arpa Bottle at a Ratebeer "sticky floor" tasting, Den Haag. Poured a clear light yellow straw colour with a glass hugging head. The aroma was malty smooth and creamy but it tasted awful which I guess is the most important attribute. Avoid... If you can! Tuesday, December 4, 2012
kermis	1.4 Arpa Bottle shared. Pours clear golden with a small white head. Aroma of malt, potato and metal. Flavour is light sweet and bitter. Thin bodied with soft to moderate carbonation. Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Benzai	2.3 Arpa Nice country tick from Dean at his sticky floor tasting. Clear golden color, medium sized a bit creamy white head that lasts for a decent while. Smell malts, grains and a bit stale. Tastes about the same. Better than expected imo. Medium carbonation, low body. Tuesday, December 4, 2012
dEnk	1.1 Arpa Bottle @ sticky floor tasting. Aroma is sweet buttery popcorn. Flavour is cardboard malt and loads of water. Tuesday, December 4, 2012
deanso	1.8 Arpa bottle shared at a Ratebeer meeting at ABCBeers in the Hague. Ok white head. Clear golden pour. Not that great. Tuesday, December 4, 2012
omhper	2.9 Arpa Bottled. Clear golden, mid-sixed head. Bready nose. Dryish and slim, light bodied. Clean and crisp with slight spicy hops and long bitterness. Refreshing pilsnerish lager. Sunday, August 14, 2011
HughConway	1 Arpa A thin pale industrial lager that’s best to start the evening off before you hit the Vodka. Saturday, November 14, 2009
Oakes	1.3 Arpa Golden colour with a gentle sparkle. Aroma is largely hoppy (field-like, pee-like). Body is a little thin. Flavour is a little bit grainy. With a vivid imagination you might find a hop. Thursday, September 2, 2004