sometimes they come back...
new release of 2026...
the aroma: malty, floral, hints of grain, straw, white bread, herbs...
the taste: malty, herbal, notes of grain, hay, white bread, grasses...
the aftertaste: dry, bitter...

Notes from 12/28/2008. 500ml can purchased from the corner Korean market for 79 cents. I note the ever growing BA effect by the label stuck to the back of the can: BALTIKA #1 - Premium ale, crafted with the finest ingredients, is brewed to meet the standards of the most discerning ale enthusiasts. Pours into my pint glass a shade lighter then ginger ale. A floating wispy bleached head reaches & dies just like champagne would. The lightest of remnants floating in between the rush of traffic to the top. Smell is surprisingly pleasant, hinting with wheaty esters of banana & bubblegum. A very faint metallic tone, with a zest-like sense of sweetness overlaying a sparse layer of grain. Taste & feel is seltzer-ish. Ever so slight citric bitterness tarts the grain, numbing my palate a bit, but instills an image of a very refreshing & tolerant beer. Slight, slight caramelization as it warms. It positively lacks much of the headache inducing phenols I find in most low priced Euro lagers. Satisfying. :)

Pours a big frothy head that diminishes slowly. Worty, grainy orange aroma. Grainy, malty somewhat hopbitter flavor. Medium bodied with just a hint of orange and glue. Decent lager, but not an entirely clean palate.

Light and fruity. (This beer rating was imported from FB and unfortunately lacks any further comments.)