KONIX Brewery

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

Established in 2002

Contact
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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4.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Tap. Dark red, dense pink foam. Aroma: sweet, blackcurrant, fermented jam, sourness, malt. Sweet taste, blackcurrant liqueur, jam, sourness, some sadness.
Tried from Draft on 04 Dec 2022 at 17:09

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
Appearance: Hazy faint red with a one finger tall pinkish head of low to medium retention. Aroma & taste: Sugared berries (arguably cowberries), malt, very distant spicy yeast. Ho hop traces. Too sweet and too hopless for what it's supposed to be. Mouth feel: Medium minus body, average carbonation. Summary: Underwhelming even given it's Konix.
Tried on 23 Nov 2022 at 20:59

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5
Appearance: Opaque deep brown with a one finger tall beige head of low retention. Aroma: Vanilla ice cream, dark malts, wafers. hardly anything else. Taste: Light to medium sweet, light bitter. Vanilla ice cream, dark malts, wafers, additional hop. Mouth feel: Medium body, soft carbonation. Overall: Another flavouring gimmick.
Tried on 11 Nov 2022 at 22:01

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
Appearance: misty deep gold with a moderate off-white frothy head of decent retention. Aroma: sweetish malt, faint herbs. Taste: light sweet, medium bitter. Crackers, berbs, fruity notes. Pronounced hoppy ending. Mouth feel: medium body, average carbonation. Overall: a good Pilsner.
Tried on 22 Oct 2022 at 16:03

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
450ml can. Contract brewed by Vizit in Kuznetsk, Penza Region. Pours opaque dark brown with a thin light brown head. Aroma is milk chocolate, honey, vanilla, lactose. Taste is medium sweet, vanilla ice cream, lactose. Light bitter finish. Medium bodied. Not great.
Tried from Can on 22 Oct 2022 at 08:42

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Appearance: Opaque deep brown with a decent beige head. Aroma: Dark malt, vinous notes, treacle, dried fruits including cherries. Taste: moderately sweet. Dark malt, cherries, treacle. Hop traces. Mouth feel; Medium plus body. Summary: Pretty enjoyable.
Tried on 07 Oct 2022 at 18:49

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Appearance: Opaque deep brown to black with a small ivory-coloured head of low to medium retention. Aroma and taste: Prunes, dried figs and dates, toast and caramel, roasted notes, vinous, restrained coffee and chocolate, brandy, some hop. Warming alcohol. Medium sweet, light to medium bitter. Hoppy ending. Mouth feel: Full body, Appropriate carbonation. Summary: Nice suff.
Tried on 09 Sep 2022 at 15:12

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Appearance: Foggy dark copper with a small off-white head. Aroma: Caramel, candied citrus, raisins, dried dates and figs, spicy notes from buckwheat, a vinous touch. Taste: Light to medium sweet, light bitter. Caramel, candied citrus, raisins, dried dates and figs, spicy notes from buckwheat, pine needles, warming alcohol. Mouth feel: Full body, soft to average carbonation. Overall: A nice and complex slow sipper.
Tried from Can on 03 Sep 2022 at 14:18

6.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Brewed by Baltika at their Voronezh plant. Pours clear gold with a tall white head. Aroma is muted spicy hop, white bread, grain. Taste is light sweet, grainy, bready malt, hops. Light butter finish. It’s OK, but at this price (and given that it is made by Baltika) I wasn’t expecting anything high class.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2022 at 13:56

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Pours clear gold with a tall white head. Aroma is noble hop, grass, malt. Taste is light sweet, herbal-grassy hop, malt. Lasting bitter finish. Light to medium bodied. Up there with the decent Czech macros.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2022 at 18:39