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Today Baltika-Samara brewery is one of the leading FMCG-enterprises of the Samara region. A great part of its products are sold in the Volga region (Samara, Saratov, Penza, Orenburg, Ulyanovsk, Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Chuvashia, etc.) and Ural and exported to Central Asia.

Construction of the brewery started in November 2001 and was completed just within 14 months. The first beer batch was brewed in January 2003.
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sharkydodson (551) reviewed
Zhigulyovskoye Samarskoye (Жигулевское Самарское) from Baltika - Samara (Балтика - Самара)
7 months ago
6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
the aroma: malty and cereal, hints of grain, straw, white bread, herbs...
the taste: malty, herbal, notes of grain, hay, white bread, grasses...
the aftertaste: dry and, a little bit, bitter...
Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2026 at 20:50
vinivini (13293) reviewed
Tăvan Khămla (Тӑван Хӑмла) from Baltika - Samara (Балтика - Самара)
11 months ago
5/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 5 Flavor 3.5 Texture 7 Overall 3.5
Clear gold with a tall frothy head. Pale malt. That is mostly it. Medium dry. Very low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2025 at 10:45
vinivini (13293) reviewed
Svareno v Samare (Сварено в Самаре) from Baltika - Samara (Балтика - Самара)
11 months ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 7 Overall 4.5
Backlog. Clean. On the malty side. Light hop along. One of better mass market efforts.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2025 at 19:23
vinivini (13293) reviewed
Chăvash Khămli (Чӑваш Хӑмли) from Baltika - Samara (Балтика - Самара)
11 months ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
Misted to cloudy gold with a decent head. Pale malt, hay, grass. Medium dry, light bitterness. Acceptable.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Oct 2025 at 19:17
vinivini (13293) reviewed
Zhigulyovskoye (Жигулёвское) 1936 from Baltika - Samara (Балтика - Самара)
1 year ago
4.5/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 3
Clear deep gold with a decent head. Pale malt, old bread, spicy & grassy notes. Not much hop. Weak structure. Mediocre.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2025 at 21:06
vinivini (13293) reviewed
Zhigulyovskoye Samarskoye (Жигулевское Самарское) from Baltika - Samara (Балтика - Самара)
1 year ago
4.9/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 4 Texture 5 Overall 3.5
Clear pale gold with a tall white head. Pale malt, bready notes. Lager yeast traces. Distant rassy hop. Low bitterness. Nothing interesting.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2025 at 15:02
vinivini (13293) reviewed
Samara Svetloye (Самара Светлое) from Baltika - Samara (Балтика - Самара)
2 years ago
4.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
Appearance: Clear gold with a moderate off-white frothy head of low to medium retention. Aroma and taste: Grain, wet clothes, light DMS, distant grass. Light sweet. Low bitterness. Mouth feel: Light to medium body, average to lively carbonation. Summary: Nothing interesting (at all)
Tried on 09 Dec 2023 at 19:04
vinivini (13293) reviewed
Sarbast (Сарбаст) from Baltika - Samara (Балтика - Самара)
3 years ago
4.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3
Back log. Enjoyed on February 19th 2019. A standard Russian regional lager with minor brewing flaws, subdued features and watery feel. Still seemed to be not awful.
Tried on 22 May 2023 at 20:32
vinivini (13293) reviewed
Gorkovskoye (Горьковское) from Baltika - Samara (Балтика - Самара)
9 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
Can. Grainy & bready aroma. Light body. Clean malty flavour. Notably bready. Low bitterness. Drinkable.
Tried from Can on 30 Aug 2017 at 09:49
vinivini (13293) reviewed
Gorkovskoye Okhlazhdyonnoye (Горьковское Охлажденное) from Baltika - Samara (Балтика - Самара)
9 years ago
3.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle. Palest yellow beer. Moderate white head. Minimal lacing. The aroma is grains, resteained yeast and a hint of hop spiciness. Light body. The taste is just a whole lot of nothing. No, thanks.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2017 at 12:20