Pivovarenny Zavod Samco (Пивоваренный Завод Самко)

Regional Brewery in Penza, Penza Oblast, Russia 🇷🇺

Established in 1943

Contact
улица Либерсона, 35, Penza, 440000, Russia
Description
Сегодня пивоваренный завод «Самко» — одно из крупнейших предприятий пищевой промышленности региона. Менталитет руководства и персонала предприятия фундаментальным считает вопрос Качественного продукта.

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3.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 2.5 Flavor 2.5 Texture 5 Overall 2
Drunk directly from the can. Pale malt, bread, pseudo-wit chemical adjuncts. Pretty sweet. Low bitterness. Poor.
Tried from Can on 21 Oct 2025 at 13:46

4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 7 Overall 2.5
Clear gold with a moderate off-white head. Wet grain & clothes, bread, light sulphur. Malty. Light sweet. Virtually no hop. No second chance.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2025 at 10:29

4.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 7 Overall 3.5
Cloudy bright yellow with a moderate white head. Pale malt, grass, yeast traces, hay, bread. Light sweet, low to light bitterness.
Tried on 19 Mar 2025 at 18:59

3.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Tap. Hazy yellow, white foam. Aroma: sweet, a lot of coriander, wheat, aromas. Taste: wheat, coriander, bread, strange, a little bitter, sad.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jul 2024 at 08:25

4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3
Tap. Golden, clear, white foam. Aroma: sweetish, malty, candy, a little cardboard. Taste: sweetish, malt, candy, watery, simple lager.
Tried from Draft on 05 Jul 2024 at 08:22

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5
June 2025. Re-rate: 450ml bottle. Pours clear gold with a medium-sized white head. Aroma is fruity, pale malt. Taste is light to medium sweet, malt, fruity. Light bitter finish. Light to medium bodied. Seems like one of the better beers from this brewery.

May 2024. 500ml bottle. Pours clear gold with a tall white head. Aroma is almost non-existent, faintly malty. Taste is the same. No finish. Light bodied. Looks like this is a bad bottle/batch. 8/2/2/2/1.5 =0.667 = 2.6
Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2024 at 17:13

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Pours clear brown with a medium-sized off-white head. Aroma is sulphur, pale malt, skunky. Taste is light sweet, grain, grass. Light bitter finish. Light bodied. Weird stuff, it’s as if this is a pale lager that has been coloured.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2024 at 16:56

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Pours clear gold with a brief white head. Aroma is wet grain, malt. Taste is light sweet, malt, cereal. Light bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2022 at 07:40

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
1.something litre PET bottle. Pours clear dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma is caramel, bread, kvass concentrate. Taste is medium sweet, caramel, bread. Finish is light sweet. Ordinary sort of kvass.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2022 at 16:45

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
500ml bottle. Possibly the same beer as Samco-0. Pours clear gold with a medium-sized white head. Aroma is paper, malt, corn. Taste is medium to heavy sweet, corn, malt. Light bitter finish. Quite hard to drink due to the sweetness.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2022 at 14:06