Rinkuškiai Aiko Stiprus

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

(Bottle) Pours a clear golden body with a small off-white head. Aroma of Juicy Fruit gum, caramel, light floral, and freshly ground grain. Flavor of sweet caramel malt, grass, and cereal.

16.9oz bottle-pours a thin white head and yellow color. Aroma is grain, lime, then some corn and phenols. Taste is grain, lime, then some corn and phenols, secondary spicy hops. Some off notes but OK otherwise. Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing.

Pours gold with a white head. Smells of dry malt, yeast, some sugar and corn. Tastes of pepper, some caramel, lots of warming alcohol on the finish.

Please explain the commercial description to me.
"Naturally fermented, the most heating and famous beer of Beer Country!"
Well, it is "heating," being a 9.5% ABV beer. As for famous, I thought Aiko Aiko was a recording by Doctor John. Oh well. It’s a golden lager with a three fingered head that soon reduces to a ring with some film. The aroma is bread with some corn syrup splashed on top and a hint of green grasses. Oddly, a bit greasy (not oily) in the mouth. The sturdy ABV stays well hidden until absorbed. It tastes bready with a very mild floral bitterness. Sweet finish. Drinkable.

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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 from Jungle Jim’s. Poured a clear golden color with an average frothy white head that diminished slowly with fair lacing. Moderate fruity and grainy aroma. Medium body. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Drinkable brew.

Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy/fizzy, off-white, fully diminishing. Body is clear dark yellow. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (grain), trace/lightly hoppy (flowers), with a note of alcohol. Flavor is moderately to heavily sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately bitter, husky. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation, moderately alcoholic. Hot, sweet, and wet, just like a two dollar...oh wait, no...this is grainy too.

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.