Rinkuškiai Biržieciu Miežinis Classic

Brewed by Rinkuškiai
Style: Premium Lager
Biržu raj., Lithuania

Killearn Liquors, Tallahassee, Fl. - 16.9 fl oz bottle. Pours a light transparent golden, with a soft, but thin white head - decent lacing. Mild, slightly bready, doughy aroma with some Saaz hoppy notes. Flavor is initially crisp, with some brief malty, cake mix like sweetness. Finish is a bit muddled with some metallic and stale vegetable notes showing through. A notch above other Eastern bloc Euro lagers. Mouthfeel is thick enough. Palatable.

Fairly bland and benign. Sweetish straw malt, very light skunk aroma. Very pale, webby white head. Good 500ml bottle. SImple label, but it looks like they’ve spent some marketing dollars on a clean set of graphics. Nutty hay, lightly bittered. This would have been better if they had pushed it towards the pilsener end of the lager spectrum. Medium weight, seems to lose carbonation a bit too easily. Finish is a little clumsy -- initially vacant, then you get a kick of tinny hops, then a mild eggy, pistachio aftertaste. A decent Baltic lager.

Bottled:<br< Grainy aroma, notes of glue. Yellow color. Weak, watery and light grainy taste. Poor beer.

Aroma is grainy, bit sweet malts, skunky hop. Pale yellow color, small white head, few lace. Light malty, light sweet, bitter that gets stronger in the end, light body. Pasteurized and that’s obvious in the taste.

(Bottled) Deep golden color with a small head. Sweetish, honeyish aroma, slightly odd. Sweetish, reasonably malty, not really hopped flavor with a rubbery side-taste. Light-bodied, low-carbonated palate. Despite the side-taste, a very refreshing on a hot summer day.

Golden colour, with low visible carbonation. Honeyish aroma, with a hint of hay-like hops. Slightly sticky, hint of biscuits, a little earthiness. Finish is slightly wet.

Sampled draught at Šnekutis beer bar, Pasvalys.
Golden colour, clear, minimal head. Medium sweet. Fruity and fairly hoppy, som flowers and grass. Balanced bitter finish.