Baltika 8 Pshenichnoe (Wheat)

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

Bottle. Pours cloudy golden with a large fluffy white head. Aroma is banana, yeast, bubblegum, and a bit of citrus. Flavor is the same notes plus wheat malt, and a bit more citrus and yeast. A solid, flavorful, and refreshing hefeweizen.

Bottle. Pours hazy gold, white head. Aroma is banana, cloves, and bubble gum. Flavor is banana, cloves, wheat, bubblegum and slight citrus (lemon).

Bottle pours golden and cloudy with a healthy white head. Aromas of light bannana, yeast, some bubblegum and a little lemon. Flavor is bannana, yeast, a little clove and a lot of yeast. Palate is light and fluffy with a dry finish. Drinkable but there are better hefes out there for sure.

A nice beer. Has a hearty wheat flavoring. Is relativly weak compared to most russian beers, but its a very nice hefeweisen. It pour light brown with a nice head. It has a very nice flavor, and has no need for a lemon. Definitely worth a try.

Pours a slightly tawny, clear yellow w/ a full, semi creamy, beachball spattered froth that reduces slowly to a lather. Aroma is spiced w/ banana gum and citrus rind. Light nectar w/ mellow residual effers. Big banana gum defines this brew w/ a very noticable citrus rind interwoven to balance it out. The finish is long w/ fruit and then drys w/ a defined bittering then settles a little tart. Overall: This brew is true to its genre.

bottle - Pours hazy yellow with a half inch head. It has a mild yeast and citrus aroma. The flavor is also mild with some good citrus notes. It’s light and refreshing and fairly good for the style, though nothing worth writing home. p.s. Hiring a translator might be good. My beer’s label says "contains special yeast which gives it cloudness and creates a reach taste" on the back. huh?

Bottle. Sparkling cloudy yellow with a medium short-lasting white head. Fruity aroma with yeast and wheat. Flavor is yeast, banana, wheat malt and some lemon. Some sourness and a tiny bit of hops. Medium body and a nice mouthfeel. Nice and refreshing.

This had been sitting around in the cellar for a while. I cracked it on a day when a wheat beer was going to be welcome and I have to say I’m not that dispaaointed. Typical citrusy colour profile with a slight degree of cloudiness and good head, this beer is not as estery as some of its fold. Delicate citrus notes and healthy carbonation at the ouset that softens as it warms in the glass. There is a degree of tartness in the back palate as would be expected of the style and a cleansing freshness towards the end. This is quite karasho.