B&I Zhiguly Barrel Beer 95
Gubernija in Siauliai, Šiauliai County, Lithuania 🇱🇹
Lager - Malt Liquor Regular|
Score
5.23
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5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
500 ml bottle from Melbourne Beach Market. Pours a semi-clear gold color with an off-white head and great retention. Very good lacing too. Malt liquor-like aroma. Tastes like a malt liquor too. Basic pale malt flavor with a strong finish. No real good flavors or off flavors either. That said, the 9.5% ABV is pretty well hidden, but feels stronger as it warms. Medium body and medium carbonation. Low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2023
at 21:29
2.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 1.5
Corn nose with vinegar and fingernail polish on the edges. Hazy amber, thin head. Sweet apricot, fusel alcohol, lemongrass and hay on the back end. Full body, warm, easy carbonation. Alcohol content seems like it was achieved unnaturally. It’s almost like a beer that has been juiced with peach schnapps. Sweet, warm, and nasty. This is a mess in so many ways: Balt liquor.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2016
at 20:50
2.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
I guess this is new or rare? From a pretty big bottle. Really surprized this is not brewed by rinky. Smells a little rude, like old lager. Oh my, my has well been brewed by rinky, same old nasty flavor, lots of personality, quite volatile going down. Am I drinking spot remover? Wew, just a big kick in the face. If there is such a thing as baltic malt likker this is it. Nasty nellie nagging numbness fer a finish. This stuff is just plain rude! And I thought IPA was bad, wew.,....
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2014
at 10:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Pale Yellow, Medium Head, Almost No Lacing. No Aroma. Sweet Malt, Sugar, Caramel, Slight Alcohol Shining. I’d say pretty well hidden high ABV until it warms up. Once it warms up, alcohol appearance increases. Medium Body, on a lighter side. Rather easy drinker, that seems to be lower ABV Quite decent for what it is. Brewed by Gubernija for it’s distributor B&I Overseas Trading Inc. B&I is either threatened by its competitor Stawski Distribution or thinks, that it is trendy to slap its name on any beer bottle.While it is not the worst choice it is not the best beer choice either. Funny, that they fail to mention brewery that made this beer for them. While it is nothing spectacular, it is miles ahead of my recent horrific experience of supposedly Belgian Larine Grand 95. I’d say pass it....
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2013
at 20:55