 Radek Kliber (3948), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
| 1.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 2/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 5/20 |
Dec 10, 2006 Bottle @ Decemberfest.
Pours gold, smallish white top.
Grainy wet cloth aroma, not the cleanest by any means.
Medium, light bodied, strong semi-dry alcohol. Weak product. Short, shallow malt work, just plenty of alcohol for paper bag lovers.
GrainBeltMan (5), USA
does not count  | 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Dec 9, 2006 This is a great beer - one of the best combos of great flavor and ass-kickin’ power around; it’s one of my regular brews. Although it bears some resemblance to Steel Reserve (which is pretty good), Baltika #9 has a rounded, balanced smoothness that sets it apart. The guys panning it must be a) teetotalers; b)lobotomy victims;
or c) white zinfandel drinkers.
nick76 (2657), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 1.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 2/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 4/20 |
Dec 7, 2006 Updated: Dec 8, 2006The aroma has rubbing alcohol and what seems like rice malt. The appearance is pale gold. The flavor is like so many malt liquors out there. It is metallic, sweet, and sour. The palate is thin. This beer actually gave me a stomach ache. I don’t think this junk could even be sold as a 40oz bomber at 7/11 for $1.99 a bottle. I couldn’t even finish the bottle, a complete drain pour.
themadmumis (344), Westminster, Maryland, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Nov 20, 2006 Oh yeah.. pop the top and get a whiff of the Steel Reserver, er, Olde English, or ... If this was advertised as a malt liquor and a fraction of the price and in a larger bottle, it would be rather decent. This one’s for the malt fans...
patrick767 (2033), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
| 1.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 2/5 | 2/10 | 1/5 | 5/20 |
Nov 19, 2006 16.9 oz bottle - How does the same brewer that makes an excellent porter make this beer? This malt liquor pours pale yellow and fizzy with a one finger white head. It smells of grain and booze. It tastes of grain and booze. There’s virtually no hops presence. It’s thin and has little to nothing in the way of redeeming qualities. The average rating here was higher than I expected. The high ABV isn’t because it’s good for the style or any other reason except to get you drunk faster. If that’s all you want, have a couple shots. Don’t buy this beer.
LinusStick (1844), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Nov 19, 2006 Updated: Jul 17, 2007**New comments 7/17/07- This is awful. Almost like sugar water.
A ho hum beer. Each sip gave me a different thought. Do I continue? Do I dump it. Russians should stick to vodka. This beer wasn’t terrible, but the fact that there is so much better, make it hard to justify buying again.
theisti (1671), Leawood, Kansas, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 26, 2006 Bottle. Pale golden color, decent size white head. I was expecting more of a pale ale or lager taste, but this was all alcohol malt liquor taste. Too strong.
Doggythedog (1583), Split, Croatia
| 1.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 2/5 | 2/10 | 1/5 | 4/20 |
Oct 16, 2006 0.5l can courtesy of ozujsko (thanks!)
My first Russian beer. The "Devyatka". How cute. Pale golden colour with a white head. How original. The nose is dust and alcohol. How nice. The taste is alcohol, some bitterness that might be from hops, and, umm. Malt. Yes. How...nah. I’ve ran out of things to say. Almost drainpour material.
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