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Trekhgornoe Three Hills Beer (Трехгорное)

Trekhgornoe Three Hills Beer (Трехгорное)

Trekhgornoe Three Hills Beer (Трехгорное)

https://mosbrew.ru/en/about/

Brewed by Moscow Brewing Company 
Style: Premium Bitter
Moscow, Russia

The history of Trekhgornoe Beer began in 1875. Then Trekhgornoe Brewing Partnership was founded and The Three Hills Factory was built in the suburbs of Moscow. Today it is still part of Moscow life, in the district of Krasnaya Presnya.

Moscow Brewing Company launched its operations in September 2008 and today is considered Russia’s most modern brewery. The company offers a wide range of its own and licensed beer and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as imported products. The company has restored the traditional Trekhgornoe Moscow beer for 21st century consumption.

The high quality of Trekhgornoe beer was testified by two state arms on bottles and labels, proving how well regarded this beer became during the times of the Tsars.

The Trekhgornoe brand is the official partner of legendary football club Spartak Moscow

Review: small 450 ml bottle of Trekhgornoe Three Hills Beer (Трехгорное): 4.9% vol.

Tpexrophoe Mockba which I have no idea what it means, perhaps it means “Three Hills Beer”, the English name of the beer, yes that’s it, it must be that! Got it in a lovely little 450 ml bottle with a handle. Also can find in bottles.

Produced according to the original recipe of 1875. 

Trekhgornoe Three Hills Beer (Трехгорное)Multiple award winner at the World Beer Awards, taking gold three times as Country Winner in 2015, 2017 and in 2019. Not bad.

On the appearance, looks like a cup of tea, dark golden colour with no head at all. Some small initial carbonation going on, but not a lot else. 

The smell is floral, of grains and the malts but a little light on the nose. No aroma really.

Taste is unusual for me, difficult to exactly pin down but its strong on the taste buds for sure. Hops are there but very manageable. Lot of grains, and barley malts like a barley wine in fact. The hops have a unique enough taste, of nice Polaris hops which are well fruity and spicy.

Getting a lot from the small bottle, always a plus in my book.

Liked this, was easy to drink with a delicate bitterness, nice and relaxing. Nothing amazing but a mood setter and will return for future inspection. 

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Vilkmerges Jouduju Serbentu Stout

Vilkmerges Jouduju Serbentu Stout

Vilkmerges Jouduju Serbentu Stout

http://vilkmergesalus.lt/

Brewed by Vilkmergė 
Style: Flavored – Fruit
Panevezys, Lithuania

Vilkmerges Jouduju Serbentu StoutFrom the city of Panevėžys, in the centre of Lithuania comes the brewery Vilkmerges. The region has a long history of brewing, mainly down to the natural surroundings of the countryside and its ideal conditions for making good beers… the purest spring waters, local malts and tasty hops all produced here. 

All the beers from Vilkmerges are top-fermented and unpasteurized, which is why they are filled into bottles of black glass to protect them from sunlight and preserve their superior taste and other unique characteristics.

Today the brand of “Vilkmerges” belongs to the Kalnapilio-Tauro Grupe, which is part of the Danish holding company Royal Unibrew.

 

Review: 0,41l bottle of Vilkmerges Jouduju Serbentu Stout: 5.5% vol.

Vilkmerges Jouduju Serbentu StoutA seasonal beer, “Vilkmergė Black Currant Stout” is billed as a dark stout beer with black currants coming in a lovely designed black bottle with imprints on the back.  

Looks well, yes obviously, like a glass of blackcurrant, purple/dark red colour. Not a bad head on the pour, creamy and decent looking, but dies a quick death. 

Smell is quite clear on the nose, it is a great big whiff of black currant. Smells like a Ribena. For me that’s a neutral, I am not bothered either way by the smell…..black currant doesn’t excite but its also not a bad aroma. 

No surprise to tell you that the taste is like a blackcurrant juice. Very sweet and nice enough to drink, but it really feels like I am drinking a Ribena. I am really struggling to see how this is classed as a stout, its more like a fruit beer or juice.

Vilkmerges Jouduju Serbentu StoutGet a sweet blackcurrant taste, a little of the malts and a berry aftertaste, with no bitterness. Too heavy on the fruits and sugar filled but not so much on the hops and alcohol flavours. 

It is nice to drink and easy to go down, but I cant find any alcohol or flavours to show this is anything but a fruit juice. The alcohol is very well hidden. 

I can feel the alcohol kicking in afterwards though! But still a big disappointment, as I was expecting an interesting stout (my favourite beer style) and here I am drinking a Ribena. It doesn’t look, smell or taste like a beer! And it came in such a nice bottle, oh well……

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Pražský Premium Lager

Pražský Premium Czech Lager

www.staropramen.com/en/

Brewed by Pivovary Staropramen
Style: Pilsener – Bohemian / Czech
Prague, Czech Republic

Staropramen Brewery, founded in 1869, is the second largest brewery in the Czech Republic, and is situated in the Smíchov district of Prague. The brand name Staropramen, literally means “Old Spring”.

It is now owned by Molson Coors who bought it in 2012, and its products are exported to over 37 different countries, mostly in Europe and North America.

Review: 500ml can of Imported Pražský Premium Lager: 4.2% vol.

Cheap can of beer in a six pack, from the off license, sold to cater for the local Eastern European community. Damn them and their good lagers and pretty women! Prazsky uses only the finest Czech hops, malt and water. Can be found in bottle and on draught as well.

On the nose I am not getting a whole lot, not much at all. Very faint, malts and barley, lagery aroma. 

The appearance is a bit better than the aroma, good enough frothy head with a golden coloured look, typical of the style. Decent head, nice and creamy looking. Good lacing. 

Getting a typical lagery taste of the beer, nice enough for the style, lovely aftertaste of the grains very clear, hop bitterness on the low level, barley and malt.  

A light tasting lager, that is nice and easy to relax with, goes down simple enough, smooth and very quenchable, no problems here. 

When served cold from the fridge, goes down very nice.

Not a huge array of flavours or tastes going on but its a solid lager and the sweet malts do the business. I like it, simple and will buy again when looking for something easy to drink and enjoy, and when not looking to spend a whole amount. Wasn’t expecting much so was pleasantly surprised here. 

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Põhjala Kosmos

Põhjala Kosmos IPA

Põhjala Kosmos

https://shop.pohjalabeer.com/en/home

Brewed by Põhjala Brewery
Style: IPA
Tallinn, Estonia

Põhjala KosmosFounded in 2011 by four Estonian beer enthusiasts, Põhjala are now the largest craft brewery from the Baltic countries.

The beers are inspired by Estonian heritage, local nature and cuisine, taking well known beer styles and adding their own distinctive taste with a surprising twist, from wild foraging ingredients for their ‘Forest Series’ to their heavy hitting ‘Cellar Series’.

Review: 33cl bottle of Põhjala Kosmos IPA: 5.5% vol.

Põhjala KosmosComes in bottles, cans and kegs. The name Kosmos refers to the IPA you are about to drink, as described by the brewers, “an intergalactic IPA brewed with huge amounts of citra and mosaic”,  ……. hitting the stars, well lets hope so!

Less attractive is the rather dull logo, modern art style of what looks like a sand storm or a bit of dust blowing in the wind. I don’t know I kind of like my beers to come with some simple stuff, like its name, how strong it is, and what exactly I am drinking, but hey hoo who am I to argue with I am after all just a humble drinker. This my first tryout from the small country of Estonia.

On pour get a nice golden yellow coloured brew and a lot of carbonation fizzing about. Despite all that the head isn’t great, and the end result is a beer that looks like a fruit juice with minimal heading. Not a looker. 

The aroma is very nice, a typical IPA aroma that hits the nose immediately after opening resulting in a very pleasurable smell. I get the citrus and assorted tropical fruits, the malts, the hops, pine, very nice.

The taste is very sweet, at least that was my first reaction, very sweet! Also deep bodied in the taste, typical IPA style, not bad at all. Malts, hops and lots of tropical fruits. 

Very fruity, lovely to taste.

Hops are well manageable, and the attack of the fruits on the tastebuds is a killer for this beer. 

Very tasty beer, liked it a lot, very easy to enjoy the differing hops (mosaic and citra hops), the fresh citrus and tropical fruits, that were full to the max in flavours. Loved it and it is well worth checking out again. So tasty, so easy to drink and I was pleasantly surprised. Recommended. 

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Amager Bryghus, Sigtebroad

Amager Bryghus, Sigtebroad

Amager Bryghus, Sigtebroad

www.amagerbryghus.dk

Brewed by Amager Bryghus
Style: New England IPA
Kastrup, Denmark

‘SigteBroad’ is a collaboration brew with Da Amager Brewery and the Boston-based Trillium Brewing Co., which is one of the world’s leading brewery’s when it comes to the massively fruity and hazy New England IPAs.

When Jean Claude Tetreault, the main man at Trillium Brewing Co came across an old Danish type of bread called “Sigtebrød”, he decided it might be interesting to use those same ingredients in a very hoppy IPA! The Viking hard bread was widespread back in the day, not just in Scandinavia but also found as far as Ireland, Scotland and England. “Sigte” – in English is “to aim”, which means this hard bread was actually used as a bow when there was a scarcity of wood! Handy, once finished in battle, you could just eat the bow as well, those Vikings were a clever lot!

But fast forward to modern times, Danes in the new country of the USA, settled down in Minnesota and brought with them the old Viking bread, where it became very popular. It wasn’t just the bread people were enchanted with, the Danish girls who sold the bread were also gaining a fan base amongst the local Minnesotans who soon nicknamed them “sigte broads” for their good looks. In some cities, the bakery master had to arm his aiming broads with a traditional, long, Danish bread knife to ward off the most intrusive of the male admirers.  True story, or so they say!

Review: 33cl bottle of Amager Bryghus, Sigtebroad: 6.8% vol.

Amager Bryghus, SigtebroadInteresting logo of a woman cutting what looks like some bread. 

Looking at the bottle I get the horrible sight of a lot of sediment lying at the bottom of the glass. Looks rank, not appetizing at all. It’s a double hopped IPA!

Sure enough, on pour it doesn’t look any better. Getting a massive white head and an orangish coloured beer. But again all that sediment floating around, large chunks of it…YUCK!

I am nearly afraid to drink this, and you know me I’d drink any fucking thing!

Other than all the floaties, the appearance is a cloudy brew with a whitish head which maintains well, and an orange coloured beer, which if it wasn’t for the sediment would look ok.

The smell, on the other hand, is nice, very hoppy on the nose, with the fruits, all good.

Amager Bryghus, SigtebroadOk let’s dive into the taste!

Taste is very, very sweet and very hoppy as well. A bit too sweet. But at least its not rotten what with all that sediment!

Quite a strong beer, and not too bad to sip, but very hoppy. Citrus and tropical fruits overload. Well it is a double hop but still……lol

But nothing too exciting in the style, just another IPA that’s over hopped to the hilt, not terrible but not great. 

Not fun to drink as it looks terrible……..I will pass on this…….

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