Baltika Brewery (Балтика)

Commercial Brewery in Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia 🇷🇺

Established in 1990

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6-й Верхний переулок, 3, Saint Petersburg, 194292, Russia
Subsidiaries
Baltika Brewery (Балтика) owns 9 breweries:
Description
Балтика — Санкт-Петербург.

Former breweries of Vena, Pikra and Yarpivo merged to Baltika in 2006.

Temporarily nationalised by the Russian government from summer 2023 until winter 2024. Carlsberg Group sold all its assets in Russia at the end of 2024. Current owner is VG Invest LLC.

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
the aroma: caramel and cereal, hints of rye malt, toffee, brown bread, raisin, esters...
the taste: caramel and fruity, notes of rye malt, toffee, raisin, brown bread, cookies...
the aftertaste: sweet, dry, bitter...
Tried on 23 Jun 2025 at 23:05

2.8/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 2.5 Flavor 2.5 Texture 2 Overall 2.5
Sample. Nut brown, small head. Aroma of cabbage, pine and caramel. Sweet with medium body and clean mouthfeel. Mushy caramel, sharp metal and syrup. Low bitterness.
Tried on 22 Jun 2025 at 19:11

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 6
450ml bottle. Pours clear brown with a medium-sized beige head. Aroma is rye, caramel. Taste is light sweet, brown sugar, rye bread. Light bitter finish. Light bodied. The old Baltika 4 was a lot better.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jun 2025 at 17:37

4.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
90cl can from Mini Mix Supermarket in Brussels.
F: medium, white, average retention.
C: gold, clear.
A: malty, bready, bit herbal hoppy.
T: medium malty base, light bready, diacetyl touch, light hoppy, medium carbonation, more buttery yet ok, drinkable.
Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2025 at 17:47

3.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 2 Flavor 1.5 Texture 7 Overall 1.5
Clear gold with a moderate white head. Pale malt, almond & basil flavouring. Low hopping. Extremely pointless. Bad idea leading to a bad beer.
Tried on 14 Jun 2025 at 17:41

5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 4.5 Texture 5 Overall 4.5
Bottle. Reddish-brown color, clear, yellowish foam. Aroma: sweet, caramel, bread, kvass wort concentrate and kvass. Taste: sweet, caramel candies, kvass, black bread, sourness, a little strange.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2025 at 07:02

3.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3.5 Flavor 3.5 Texture 3 Overall 3
Bottle. Hazy white straw color with white head. Aroma: strongly of lemon and lime, sweet, cotton candy and soda. Taste: sweet, lemon lime soda, candy, soda as is.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2025 at 20:18

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
50 cl straight from the bottle .The sweetness is overpowering kind of like a sweet kvass. Brown sugar, dark malts and caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2025 at 13:08

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
50 cl bottle.Dark colour with minimal head. Too sweet for me with caramel and malt and roast flavours.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2025 at 12:55

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Aroma-Subtle citrus and rice
Appearance-Golden colour with medium head that quickly disappears.
Taste-Some malt flavour with light bitterness .
Palate-Light body with medium carbonation
Overall-Average pale lager
Tried on 05 Jun 2025 at 12:54