Baltika 7 Eksportnoe (Export)

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

Tap on the streets of St. Petersburg. Poured a pale yellow with a fizzy white head. Sweet caramel and spice aroma. Flavor of very light toffee, corn, and almost no hop presence. Very seltzerish, despite the above-average aroma.

Pours a five finger white head that fades quickly to a ring leaving traces of lace. Chrystal clear amber color. Light carbonation and light-medium bodied. Skunky nose. Starts sort of sweet, corny/grainy not much flavor. Easy enough to drink on a hot day but I’m glad I bought only one. $1.95 for a 500ml bottle from Colonial Spirits Acton, Ma.

Bottle: Clear pale yellow, moderate fluffy white head, fairly nice lacing, light carbonation.   Sweet nose, sweeter than most I think.   Faint whiff of grass and skunk.   Semi-sweet grassy flavor, somewhat dry, quick finish, very clean.   Not at all corny as I thought it might be.   Decent pale lager if you ask me.   Moderate body and mouthfeel.   Uneventful overall, but totally sessionable.

(500ml bottle) Clear straw body with large white head. Aroma is medium sweet, corn, skunky. Taste is medium sweet, corn, bread, no bitterness. Light body with slight crispness.

Golden color,aroma of grain and light malt with a bit of sweetness and a slight tinniness.Flavor was on the poor side with a grainy light malt taste something medicinal and unpleasan,just not good at all.I recall when i was there that a colleague could barely get started on this one,i think he had 2 small sips and pitched the rest.I’m a bit more daring and finished mine.Still No good,not sure why but this one just had something that didn’t sit well with me in the taste.

Bottle from Super Saver. Gold pour with fluffy, 2-finger white heaf. The aroma is honey, corny pale malt, with the taste being the same, and a fairly smooth palate. Passable as a lawnmower beer.

(Bottle 50 cl) Clear pilsener golden with a white head. Lovely and fresh aroma of hops. Very soft and smooth mouthfeel. Medium-bodied with a sweet maltiness and a discreet, hoppy finish. Quite a pleasant pale lager. 090506

Green bottle. Clear pale yellow with bubbly white head. Light, malty aroma. Tastes of grain and a bit of mash, touch of sweetness, touch of industry. Light body, somewhat crisp, ends on a slightly harsh note. Subdued. Really, not terrible for the style.