Malanka
Microbrewery
in
Minsk,
Minsk,
Belarus 🇧🇾
Associated Venue: Malanka Taproom
Established in 2019
Contact
Ulitsa Yanki Luchiny 5 (Улица Янки Лучины, 5), Minsk, Belarus
Description
Malanka is a craft brewery from Minsk, Belarus, which was started in 2019. It was created by 3 homebrewers — Jury Plieskačeŭski, Viačaslaŭ Radzivonaŭ, Andrej Vasin.
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Tap. Golden color, clean and white foam. Aroma: floral, citrus, tropical fruits, lychee, kiwi, pineapple. Taste: clean, dense, juicy hops, with herbs, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, lychee, resinous needles, pleasant hop bitterness, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Dec 2020
at 21:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Golden, a little hazy, white foam leaves lace. Aroma: distinct spicy phenolic notes of Belgian yeast, esters and tropical fruits with citrus. Taste: citrus, tropical fruits, rich yeast phenols, strong bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Dec 2020
at 20:59
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Tap. Almost black color. Aroma: burnt barley, coffee, burnt pies, bitter chocolate, a little cream and brandy. Taste: strong, bittersweet, burnt, velvety taste, whiskey, burnt crusts, dark chocolate, burnt bread, a little cream, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2020
at 11:57
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Look: hazy yellow with a large white frothy head of good retention. Aroma: mango and peach, honey melon, dill, dank, gooseberries, black currants. A hint of coconut as well. Distant earth. Taste: light to medium sweetness, lots of fruits & berries mentioned above, dill, coconut, light earth. Light to medium ending bitterness. Warming alcohol. Mouth feel: medium body, soft to average carbonation. Overall: amazingly complex, juicy, multi-layered, balanced, delicious, excellent.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2020
at 19:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Cloudy dark yellow, slightly yellow foam. Aroma: tropical fruits, coconut, lime, herbs, guava, pineapple, juicy, pear, good. Coconut taste, tropical fruits, pineapple and lime, herbs, pear, juicy, a little sweet, very tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2020
at 21:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Rich yellow color, cloudy, yellowish foam. Aroma: coconut, herbs and tropical fruits, a little wood, lime, dill. Taste: exotic, lime, coconut, dill, wood, guava, strong, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2020
at 12:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Bright yellow color, completely hazy, yellowish foam. Very good aroma: tropical fruit, passion fruit, black currant, pineapple and zest. Fresh taste, citrus, zest, mango and pineapple, bright, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Dec 2020
at 18:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap. Milky with yellow color, completely cloudy, white foam. Aroma: sour, guava and feijoa, mint. Taste: sour, yogurt, feijoa a lot, guava, mint refreshing, not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2020
at 12:22
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Appearance: opaque petroleum black with a two finger tall brown head of mediocre retention. Aroma: dark chocolate, cookies, coffee, vanilla, cinnamon and cardamom. Taste: moderately sweet, chocolate cake upfront, roast a coffee, warming brandy, vanilla, well-mixed-in cinnamon and cardamom. Some hop. Light ending hop bitterness. Dark chocolate and hop in aftertaste. Palate: full body, average carbonation. Overall: fairly good, rich, not overly sweet. These spices are not everyone's thing, but the brewing is strong.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2020
at 18:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Appearance: foggy gold with a large off-white head of perfect retention. Aroma: massive spicy hop, lemon, grapefruit, subdued tangerine, resin, malt. Somewhat vinous. Taste: clean, hoppy and bitter. Grapefruit, lemon, tangerine, spicy hop, resin, background malt. Medium to heavy ending bitterness. Palate: medium body, average to lively carbonation. Overall: pretty different, interesting, well-drinkable. Old-school. Good.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2020
at 17:02