Baltika 8 Pshenichnoe (Wheat)

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

Poured a cloudy yellow color with a huge white head. Aromas of wheat malt, banana’s, clove and some orange... Flavor is sweet wheat malt with a heavy banana flavor, some lemon and a bit of yeast. Medium mouthfeel with good carbonation.

This took a little getting used to. At first I thought this was a little too full on. Maybe I still do but anyway the body was golden yellow and a little murky at first. Aroma was of cloves and afterwards some banana. The taste of cloves, sweet, it softens a bit once you get into it, all up it turned out ok just a little full on at first.

pours a bit of a cloudy yellow, i swirled and dumped all the goodies into this one. giant white head. nice banana and lemon aroma with a biscuit note. sweet banana taste that does not have any spice to it. some clove is noticeable on the back of this one. enjoyable brew. really hits the spot after 2 hours of beer shopping in the texas heat. something a bit chalky in mid taste here, but other than that a nice beer.

A Russian beer n the style of a Bavarian Hefeweizen. Hmmm. Not expecting much, I was pleasantly suprised to find a well rounded quenching wheat beer. Clove plays a strong role mixing with the banana character quite well. A slightly tart finish wraps things up. Would be a good hot weather session beer. Bring it to your next BBQ.

Not the best hefe in the world, but this was easily enjoyable on a hot Texas day. Pours a nice cloudy off-yellow with a dense white froth, clinging all the way down. The aroma and flavor are muted, even as it warmed, but there was a good dose of banana and some other very sweet fruit, with just a slight touch of spices, particularly clove. Good frothy palate. For the price ($1.49) for this size bottle, it’s a good value and definitely worth having around the house for a lawnmower beer.

This bottled brew poured a very large sized head of white colored frothy fine to large sized long lasting bubbles that left behind a transparent carbonated yellow colored body. Its aroma contained malt hop astringent vinous honey and floral notes. The mouth feel was smooth and mild with a good tingle from start to finish. The flavor was also mildly vinous with malt hop bread notes and a mild malt bite in the finish.

330 ml bottle, now available in Norway. Some sediment in bottle, pours with a typical enormous weissbier head. Pale straw coloured, just a slight haziness. Strong typical hefe-weissbier aroma, distinct cloves and banana-flavoured sweets, very nice. Light bodied, thinner mouthfeel than many German hefe-weissbiers, but refreshing. Cloves and moderate hops in the aftertaste. Not bad for a Russian macro brewery.

Pale and hazy, but not cloudy, with a 1" thick, pillowy white head. Spicy banana aroma with a hint of soap. Clean and slightly sharp and tart in finish with a mild flavor profile. Banana esters and a little vanilla. Not bad for a Russian Hefe.