KONIX Brewery
Commercial Brewery
in
Zarechny,
Penza Oblast,
Russia 🇷🇺
Owned by
Baltika Brewery (Балтика)
Established in 2002
Contact
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.
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.
4.5/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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