KONIX Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Zarechny, Penza Oblast, Russia 🇷🇺
Owned by Baltika Brewery (Балтика)

Established in 2002

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Производственный проезд, 48, Zarechny, 442965, Russia
Description
Previously known as Коникс (Koniks), name changed to KONIX Brewery in 2015.

Baltika (then owned by Carlsberg) acquired a 75% stake in the brewery in 2021 via Hoppy Union, the remaining 25% was held by the founder, Oleg Tatuyev.

Sold by Carlsberg in 2024.

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6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Light golden color, hazy, white foam. Aroma: quince, a bit of lemon or other citrus, like a soft drink. Taste: sweet quince, lemon, light spice and saltiness.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2018 at 16:12

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Golden, foggy, white foam. Aroma: fruity, citrus, grapefruit, citrus, a little phenolic. Taste: grapefruit, a fruity, tropical fruit, medium bitterness, slightly earthy.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2018 at 16:09

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Pinkish-orange, slightly pinkish foam. Aroma: a little wild, raspberry, sour, raspberry jam. Taste: slightly sour, a little raspberry, sour milk, a little bit tart, nothing special, but drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2018 at 10:03

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Hazy orange. Gigantic airy and loud and brief-living head. Aroma: salt, sour fruit. Light body. Lively carbonated. Taste: lightly sour, salty, fruity. Some buckthorn. Enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2018 at 18:42

6.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours foggy amber ale with a huge rocky head. Good retention. Aroma: spices, especially clove, nutmeg and ginger. Additiinal boiled pumpkin and caramel malts. Light to medium body. Taste: sweetish, spicy. Some malts. Pumpkin, clove, ginger. Somewhat hot. I did not really like it (not a fan of pumpkin beers) but I realize that the quality is OK.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2018 at 18:03

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Gets opened with gushing. Pours hazy gold with a giant frothy head. Nose: perfume, fruit (let it be quince and lemon), salt, wheat. Coriander. Light body. Very light body. Taste: malty. Grains, wheat, salt, lemon. Perfume hints. That's it.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2018 at 20:20

6.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Foggy deep golden. Decent head. Aroma: Saaz hops, grains, minimal fruit esters. Light to medium body. Taste: grainy malts, evident spicy hop, minor butterscotch, light apple and pear. Medium minus bitterness. Good effort.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2018 at 18:53

6.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Cloudy yellow to orange. Tall white head. Aroma: banana, wheat bread, some spiciness. Light body. Taste: sweetish, banana, somewhat bready and spicy. Very low bitterness. Drinkable stuff without the richness of some better hefeweizens.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2018 at 18:50

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Light-straw color, weak white foam. Aroma: mint candies, honey, light citrus. Taste: peppermint, lollipops, mild sweetness, watery, grassy, a bit juniper.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2018 at 14:22

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Misty reddish-gold color, white foam. Aroma: apricot, yellow plum, sweet, jam. Taste: very sweet, apricot, jam from yellow plum.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2018 at 12:32