Rinkuškiai Aiko Stiprus

Brewed by Rinkuškiai
Style: European Strong Lager
Biržu raj., Lithuania

Nice even yellow color with minimal white sedimented head. Practically no aroma, but for a faint grapey hint. Taste is sweet and grass, also with a a hint of grape. Alcohol is mildly present in taste, but offset slight bitterness in finish. $2/22oz

Deep golden color with a hint of orange. Just a lid of bubbles left. Alcohol infused malt and dry flowers. Some dry wood and grain also in the nose. Thin feel. Grainy and alcohol flavors. Some light fruit including white grapes, which seem to be prevalent in many of these eastern euro strong lagers. A mild herbal bitterness helps balance some of the sweetness, but still quite sweet and sticky. It is what it is, a strong euro lager.

Bottle purchased at Lukas Liquor in Kansas City. The body is dark gold with a bright white head. The aroma is sweet grainy corn with some flowers. The taste is sickly sweet with some honey and sweet potatoes. There is also some peanut shell in the finish. Not too bad for a large beer.

a gold beer with a small head. looks thick. sweet honey aroma. slight alcohol bite. sweet and malty. pretty typical flavor. at least it doesn’t taste metallic. alcohol is covered pretty well, but its like drinking honey.

Interesting, some what malt liqour-ish (not to e mistaken with malted licorice), alcohol bite, kind of a dull winey grapey flavor, different for sure, may be the first beer I’ve ever had from Africa

Picked this up at a liquor store in Kansas City. Dark golden color with a short-lived white head. Aroma of brown sugar and jet fuel. Tongue-coating sweet malt taste along with corn and alcohol. Soft characteristics, surprisingly not astringent. Burning alcohol feel after the swallow. For a malt liquor this stuff is fairly well balanced.

Pour is yellow with a small white head. Aroma is of very thick malts with no hops. Flavor is very thick and syurpy. Like drinking honey. Very sweet and thick. Not real good in all catagories.

Pours clear golden, very light amber color with a big, lasting head and lightish carbonation. Aroma is light kerosine and sweet malts, very light grassy hops. Tastes moderately of vodka and sweet, grainy malts, with hot fusel alcohols in the back of the throat, yet altogether pretty smooth and drinkable for a high-octane lager. Not worth the liver damage but not horrible either.