Bochkaryov (Бочкарёв)
Commercial Brewery
in Saint Petersburg,
Saint Petersburg,
Russia 🇷🇺
Owned by
United Breweries - Holding (Объединённые Пивоварни - Холдинг)
Established in 1999
Сегодня пивоваренный завод «Бочкарев» в Санкт-Петербурге — это технологичное производство, соответствующее высочайшим мировым стандартам. «Бочкарев» продолжает уверенно развиваться — именно здесь изначально запускаются все федеральные новинки компании «Объединенные Пивоварни».
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Started as Bochkaryov Brewery in 1999, acquired by Heineken in 2002 and ran as Heineken Russia / United Heineken Breweries. Transferred to United Beverages Holding in 2023 as Heineken left the country.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
430ml can. Pours clear gold with a small off-white head. Aroma is pears, apricots, yeast. Taste is light sweet. Light bitter finish. Light bodied. Hard to complain for this price.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottle. Golden, clear, white foam. Aroma: a bit spicy hops, slightly grassy, light sulfur, a bit of cookies. Malty taste, empty, noticeably watery, a bit of candy, a bit sad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4
Bottle. Milky yellow, cloudy, white foam. Aroma: flavorings, lemon, other citrus, coriander, corn or wheat sticks. Taste: similar, wheat, coriander, lemon soda, so-so.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
the aroma: malty, herbal, hints of grain, straw, white bread, grasses...
the taste: clear, refreshening, malty, notes of grain, hay, white bread, herbs...
the aftertaste: dry, bitter...
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
430ml can. Pours clear brown with a tall light brown head. Aroma is dried fruit, dark malt. Taste is light to medium sweet. Light bitter finish. Medium bodied. Good for the price (₽68).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Clear chestnut brown with a moderate ivory-coloured head. Dark malts, bread, restrained spicy & fruity notes. Grassy hop. Light alcohol. Industrial enough.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 5
Clear pale amber colour, decent off-white head, Pale malt caramel, bread, spicy & grassy hop. Medium dry. Light plus ending bitterness. Simple but fair.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5
Cloudy pale yellow with a tall white head. Wheat bread, spicy notes, some banana, distant hop. Quite industrial but drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5
As Krušovice Kronprinz Černé at 4.1% ABV. Straight from the can. Toasted malt, caramel, some roastiness, grassy hop. Light sweet & bitter, Nothing special.