Baltika 1 Lyogkoe (Light)

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

For those out there that live to trash American light beers, you should try this first. Most American light beers are phenomenal compared to this beer. Its pale, bland, thin... bad, just plain bad.

Useless and forgettable lager: yellowish color, fast dying head, thin body, sweetish palate... The beer for those who doesn't like beer.

Naother meaningless international standard lager. Could be useful in a desperate situation...

Pale golden. Sour aroma. Some cereal flavor here but nevertheless a meaningless standard lager.

Clean tasting beer. Thick white head. Not much in the way of hoppiness to it. Very slight aftertaste reminicent of Budweiser or Miller. Nice straw color. Overall a refreshing beer.

Big thick head that is slightly creamy. Little carbonation but good lacing down the glass. Aroma has a slight wheat/yeast overtone. Just malt otherwise. Color is a light/pale gold. Flavor is pretty watered down but still not that bad. Mainly malts. Finish is smooth and crisp with very little aftertaste and a minimal hop bitterness. Much better than the typical american "lite" beers.

Head is initially average sized, frothy, white, mostly diminishing. Body is clear light yellow. Aroma is lightly malty (grain, bread), lightly hoppy (herbs, flowers). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Surprisingly good for such a pale lager...hops are fragrant, mouthfeel is reasonably good, balance is decent, and it's cleaner than many American counterparts...no DMS or metal here. It may not look like much, but it's decent. It's odd how sometimes the simplest/weakest beers are the best from a brewery.

Pours a big frothy head that diminishes slowly. Worty, grainy orange aroma. Grainy, malty somewhat hopbitter flavor. Medium bodied with just a hint of orange and glue. Decent lager, but not an entirely clean palate.