Baltika 1 Lyogkoe (Light)

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

For a light beer this actually has some flavor profile. Pale yellow pour, with a fizzy white head. Corny, grainy malt aroma. Sweet malt, honey, with slight suggestion of butter. Some hops also. Unfortunately, becomes real bland and watery at the end. However, this is probably one of the better light beers I have had. My first russian brew.

Very pale yellow and very fizzy. Quickly vanishing white head. The aroma is mildly sweet with some *GASP* hops. I also get some corn, though that is no surprise. Rather non-offensive flavor, corn and some residual sweetness along with a wee bit of hops. Light fizzy body. Much better than I expected, but still the rest of hte bottle is going in with the bratwursts.

Golden coloured. Rather well balanced with some maltiness and some hoppiness.

Light and pale yellow colour. Low head. Quite nice. A bit sweet. Rather carbonated. Some hints of corn.

Cloudy light straw color.Small white head that lasted for a decent amount of time then faded to a small lace.Sweet malt aroma with a hint of citrus and hops.Light flavor all around.Light malt,hops and the fruit is milder yet.Very thin body almost to the point of being watery.The finish is fairly clean and light as well.Not a bad brew better then some other Macro’s of the same style,but still it’s borderline.

Strong lager aroma that is slightly unpleasant. Pale gold color with small, white head that is mostly dissipating. Good carbonation and lace. Cookie flavor with some bite. Flavorful for a light but really how light is it (calories)? Solidly average. I'm mildly surprised that this is rated more highly than the Baltika 9 as the primary difference between the two is the alcohol. Although the 9 may lose some Palate points, overall it is the better beer.

Light straw color with a taller fluffy white head. Light malt and grass aroma. Initial light malt sweetness and malt flavors. Later evaporates to a watery light grain middle. Small amount of floral hops. Light malt finish.

Aroma is very light grainy with some hops. A little hazy (is this bottle conditioned?), yellow color, white head, good lace. Malty, maltsweet start, vegetable, little bitter. Fuller than expected.