Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
450ml bottle. Pours clear dark gold, almost amber with a small white head. Aroma is malt, faint caramel. Taste is light sweet, malt, honey, grassy hop. Light bitter finish. Light bodied. Strange marketing - the name Zhigulyoskoe wasn't established until 1936 (in 1935 this sort of beer would have been called Venskoye), the ABV is too high (should be below 4%), and there would be adjuncts (up to 25% of the malt bill) if they wanted to brew an authentic Zhigi. Overall, another lager cashing in on Soviet nostalgia. At least it isn't awful eh?
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
1 litre PET bottle poured from a tap. Pours foggy amber with a medium-sized white head. Aroma is old citrus fruits, perfumey, pale malt. Taste is light sweet, orange, lemon, malt. Light to medium bitter finish. Medium bodied. It’s as if they were trying to make a Russian APA from 2014.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 2.5
Appearance: Cloudy orange to red with a tall off-white head. Aroma and taste: Grapefruit, unfermented yeast, bread. Light sweet, low bitterness. Mouth feel: Light to medium body, average to lively carbonation. Summary: Nothing interesting.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5
Appearance: slightly misted deep brown with a moderate ivory-coloured head of medium retention. Aroma and taste: Bread crust, toasted malt, dried fruits, distant hop. Light sweet, low bitterness. Mouth feel: Medium minus body, average carbonation. Overal: Not awful.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 3
Clear gold, moderate off-white frothy head of medium retention. pale malt, wet grain, vegetal & spicy notes. Light sweet and bitter. Mouth feel: Light to medium body, average to lively carbonation. Overall: Better than expected.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
450ml bottle. Pours clear amber with a small white head. Aroma is toast, caramel, fruit. Taste is light sweet, toasted malt, red fruit. Light bitter finish. Light bodied. Not sure what they were going for here, Polotmavy?
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
450ml bottle. Pours clear brown with a medium-sized white head. Aroma is caramel, dirty cloths, malt. Taste is light sweet, caramel, malt, and dirty water. Light bitter finish. Light bodied. Not worth drinking.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
450ml bottle. Pours clear dark gold with a medium-sized white head. Aroma is citrus, wort, faint vegetables. Taste is medium sweet, citrus, grain. Light ti medium bitter finish. Medium bodied. Drinkable enough for an N/A.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5
Enjoyed straight from the PET growler. Aroma: Grain, spicy hop, grass, straw, yeast traces. Taste: Pretty much the same. Light sweet, light to medium bitterness. Mouth feel: Light to medium body, average carbonation. Summary: Better than an average Kanzler beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
Appearance: Cloudy deep gold. Decent off-white head. Aroma and taste: Grain, grass, herbal hints. Distant wet clothes. Surprisingly dry. Light ending hop bitterness. Moith feel: Light to medium body, lively carbonation. Overall: Better tham expected.