Appearance: Cloudy deep brown with ruby highlights. One finger tall beige frothy head of decent retention. Aroma: Toasted malt, dried dates & figs, rum barrel, vinous notes, faint chocolate & salt. Taste: Light to medium sweet, light bitter. Toasted malts, roasted barley, rum barrel, nail polish esters, brown sugar, dried dates & figs, chocolate, hop. Mouth feel: Medium to full body, soft carbonation. Summary: A solid impy.

#russia

#russia

Appearance: Muddy amber, moderate off-white frothy head of medium retention. Aroma: Woody smoke, bacon, smoked cheese, special malts. Taste: Relatively dry. Smoky, woody. Caramel, hernal hop. Solid ending bitterness. Mouth feel: Medium minus body, average carbonation. Generally good.

Appearance: Foggy deep gold to pale amber with a medium-sized white frothy frothy head. Aroma and taste: Grapefruit, mandarine, juniper, resin, pine needles, biscuit. Light to medium sweet, medium bitter. Mouth feel: Medium body, average carbonation. Overall: Pretty basic.

Appearance: Pinkish red with a small pinkish frothy head of low retention. Aroma and taste: Strawberries, wheat bread, basil, less salt. Distant hop. Light sour and sweet. Mouth feel: Medium minus body, average carbonation. Summary. Drinkable enough.

Appearance: clear gold with a decent white frothy head of medium retention. Aroma and taste: pure. Malt and less hop. Light sweet and bitter. Mouth feel: medium minus body, average carbonation. Summary: OK.

Appearance: Foggy deep gold colour, good off-white head. Aroma: Massive orange (not that natural), tropical fruit, distant resin and pine needles. Taste: Light to medium sweet and bitter. Dominant and unnecessary orange. Grapefruit. tropical notes, distant resin and pine needles. Hoppy aftertaste. Mouth feel: Medium body, average carbonation. Summary: Seems to be a commercial effort.

Thanks Maakun! Slightly unclear golden with white head. Poopy funk (donkey), “sunripened apples from Siberia” 🥁🔔! Tart, super dry and meally. Interesting! Pretty harsh but the funk makes up for part of it.