mulligan maybe?
store: kashtan
type: baltic porter
abv: 7.00%
ok… i gave this beer a C… and i normally like porters as of late. but i think it’s because this one was actually lukewarm when i had it, which kinda put it at an immediate disadvantage.
well.. knowing that, this one tasted like chocolate and from what i remember, it was super dark and rich.
i’ll maybe try this one again… i dunno… i’m not really feelin’ the russia beers
beeradvocate: B
me: C
at least the russians excel at vodka-making and gymnastics
store: kashtan bistro (more on this place later)
type: vienna lager
abv: 3.60%
strange… a beer that isn’t on beeradvocate — it has other ochakovo’s, but not the ruby (this is the closest, but not really)
it’s a super low abv, which was good for lunch *cough*… i had it with a roast beef sandwich, which complimented it pretty well.
on first pour, it was pretty cloudy and bubbly (effervescent is the term i’m looking for) — the taste didn’t really get me
i find it odd that this site reviewed it like so:
Hints of red summer fruits in the aroma, these give a clue to the plummy caramel flavours which develop.
either that’s complete bs or the reviewer has the most amazing palate known to man — i tasted nothing of the sort (i will, however, be reviewing a REALLY good beer flavored with caramel pretty soon — ooh… a teaser)
overall, the russians should maybe use the same effort that they use on their vodka making into their beer making…
beeradvocate: C-
me: C-
