5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
(Bottle at RBESG 2006) Labeled 5.2%. Shady yellow color, white head. Belgian ale scent. Thin mouth feel. Thin Belgian ale taste. Low to no bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2006
at 16:26
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pour is a yellow with almost no head. This is almost completely flat. Aroma is grains and corn syrup. Flavor is very grainy and bitter. Its a eastern Euro brew in a green bottle, they are all starting to taste the same. No skunk at least.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2006
at 20:06
3.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
I’m sure this was a fine beer before put in a green bottle. Skunky aroma. Some wheat and citrus in the flavor, but quality here is severely diminished as well. Clearly a light struck bottle, and the brewery pays the price in the score because they should know better. But at least it only cost $1 at Trader Joe’s in St. Louis Park, MN.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2006
at 22:45
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
A light golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma contains notes of straw and a sourness from brewing cereal. The flavor is sweet with notes of grain and brewing cereal, the latter giving it a sourness, that lingers all the way to a lightly bitter straw end.
Tried
on 26 May 2006
at 16:09
2.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
[i]500 ml bottle from Trader Joe’s, as "Ekstra."[/i] Well, I just sold off my old car on eBay, and what do I celebrate with? A cheap Baltic wheat beer. Guess I’m too close to 800 to spare the Demolition I got in the same purchase. I’m not sure what my problem is, but when I open this bottle, I FINALLY KNOW WHAT SKUNK IS I’ve talked about it before, but that was just oxidation or stale hops. This was Honest-to-Ninkasi skunk. After that, it settled down a little bit. Pours a strange cloudy color in the glass under an authentic hefe head, at least. I still get whiffs of skunk, but close up, just a sort of weak weizen impression. Ropy stuff in the bottom of the bottle. Taste has lots of fusels, Granny Smith apple and Lemon Pledge. Maybe I’m still not at my best in this style in the first place, maybe this green bottle sat on a warm shelf too long, but I just did not like this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2006
at 22:35
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
(Can 50 cl) Golden beer with a very small, white head that collpses completely. Lightly fruity nose. Light-bodied, quite malty with a short, dry bitterness and again some fruity notes in the flavour. Doesn’t appear overly aleish, but easy to drink and quite pleasant. 300905
Tried
from Can
on 01 Oct 2005
at 08:31
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Bottle 50 cl) Slightly hazy amber golden with a small, creamy head. Aroma of malt and alcohol. Quite sweetish, lightly fruity with marked alcohol. Potent stuff. 170905
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2005
at 09:41
4.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. Sour, slightly skunky aroma. Orange yellow color with small quickly collapsing head. Sour malt flavor- moderate carbonation, little hops. Not offensive but nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2005
at 19:01
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
[My bottle read Gubernija Baltiskoe Krepkoe at 8.2% ABV, so I believe it is the same beer] An orange beer with a huge off-white head. The aroma is sweet and dominated by straw, but also with hints of alcohol. The flavor is sweet and totally dominated by alcohol. Definately a European Strong Lager - and not at its best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2005
at 18:41
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled (BB 05/2005)
Golden color, not much head. Light fruity and malty aroma. Malty, fruity sweet flavor. Well-balanced with fruity aftertaste. Ok but not earthshaking brew.
Golden color, not much head. Light fruity and malty aroma. Malty, fruity sweet flavor. Well-balanced with fruity aftertaste. Ok but not earthshaking brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Apr 2005
at 17:02