Baltika 8 Pshenichnoe (Wheat)

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

A great wheat beer. I love the clove and Bananna. I did not know there were Russian beers until last weekend when I went to a Russian brew tasting. All of the Baltika were really good. A little richer then some other wheats but none the worse for it.

shoking! a russian beer that may cope with all the german tp brands (and they sell them all in russia, paulaner, franziskaner...) no wonder that this brew is even exported to germany!

I have had many wheat beers, and I simply enjoyed this one the most. The taste, sweetness, and color/body are all excellently balanced. Having enjoyed Baltika 6 Porter and the unusually strong Number 9, the wheat beer is a welcome respite from the alcohol/heaviness. (#6 is brilliant, but #9 seems like it’s spiked with grain alcohol) Get this wheat beer! One fellow wrote that it’s the best Baltika he tried-- I concur wholeheartedly. No ’too strong’ banana notes or grassiness, also it’s not limp but rather does fill you up appropriately (unlike cheap, burpy corn beers). I found this beer to be an excellent companion for the crabcake meal I was enjoying at the same time--light but not fluffy.

Pub Glass, Pours a thick meringue like head @3”. Its appearance is hazy golden yellow Wow the esters are amazing banana with subtle clove but my favorite (in a wheat) VANILLA! Taste is smooth with citrus and wheat wang with no noticeable hops. I don’t know why it has not scored higher. This would be a good one for a blind tasting!

Bottled(500ml). -great beer, probably my favorite wheat, honey yellow coloured, big foamy head, nice banana notes, slighty spicy, the most drinkable wheat beer I've ever tried

Aroma is a mix of bannana, citrus and a sharper spicy note that is very foreign to my nose. It’s enticing though. Body is a cloudy pale yellow with a beautiful, lasting and creamy two finger thick white head. Very nilla wafer creamy cake tasting in the fore. Kind of a vanilla/bannana mix. Yeasty and while creamy sweet with that vanilla/’nanna mix it is far from cloying. This is a pretty damn unique beer that plays with the style and still tastes good doing it.

Underrated wheat. Reminiscent of the Franz but with a stronger, flatter profile. Quality control has been consistent across the three separate batches I've tried (bottles are dated with best before mark). This is a very "wheaty" beer without being overly smooth or dull. The lingering aftertaste is noticeable and very welcome. Appearance is excellent. Flavor is consistently good (so far). It will be interesting to see if Baltika decides to attempt an American Wheat.

My first of the Russian beers and it wasn’t bad. I know people who love this brew and agree that it’s drinkable. My first impression was banana bread when I opened the bottle.