rsmeds (183), Turku, Finland Feb 2, 2006 Updated: Feb 3, 2006Bottle. According to label brewed by IrkutskPishcheProm, apparently part of the Baikal Brewing Company.
Bought this one night at a small grocery store in a siberian village called Listvyanka. The locals stared at me as if I was from another planet. On my way back, dogs barked at me. No need for fridges here -- 30 C below zero outside. I was hoping for the alcohol to warm me when I got back indoors. So...
Pours a clear, dark gold, with a small, foamy offwhite head.
Faint, sweet aroma of somewhat grassy hops.
Strong, somewhat tangy flavor of alcohol, hops, and something strangely medicinal. Tangy, bitterish aftertaste. Typical Russian overkill carbonation.
So yes, it certainly warmed me. Not sure if I can claim that I actually liked the flavor, but in the middle of Siberia, dogs howling in the pich black night outside, it was exactly what I needed.
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