Chastnaya Pivovarnya Afanasy (Частная Пивоварня Афанасий)
Commercial Brewery in Tver, Tver Oblast, Russia 🇷🇺
Established in 1976
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Lior D's place. Thanks Lior D. Deep amber-brown. Cookies, caramel, a bit of chocolate, citrus, sweet, sugary, sourish. Easy-drinking.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Swingtop bottle. First in a long time! Pours a light golden hue with a medium white head. A sweet corn and bready nose. Similar flavor, toast, sweet adjuncts, some mild oranges. This isn't bad. Much better than some other pale lagers. Really like the label and presentation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Brown color, weak cream foam. Aroma: caramel and butter, light malt and a bit fruity. Taste: malt (light, caramel and even burnt), watery, slightly compote of prunes, traces of bitterness, so-so.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottle. Golden beer with white foam. Aroma: slightly sour, light malt, slightly yeast and herbaceous hops, crackers. Tastes: light malt, grain, light sourness and grassy, a little bread, moderately watery.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle, stable long lasting medium creamy head, clear dark brown color with dark red hues, aroma of dark bread and chocolate, grainy dark bread aroma, a bit stale, with some cola and caramel, lightish bitterness, light bodied. Not to bad but not exciting either.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Aroma: sweet, caramel, kvass, light acidity. Taste: sweetish, caramel, slightly burnt, slightly sour, a bit bitter, so-so.