Beer Review – Baltika 4
Here we have a complete Mystery Beer…. which turned out to be a Russian Beer called Baltika 4.
Beer Number 16 in my Forty Birthday Beers was, upon first sight, totally unreadable. My Russian is totally non-existant, and the label was all in hieroglyphics (and/or Russian).
The 500 ml bottle is certainly a good size. And with 5.6 % alcohol… it’s slightly on the stronger side, but not too strong.
Thick, dark and chunderous, this is a beer that while I am happy I’ve tasted it, perhaps I won’t be travelling to Russia specifically to have another one. Russia is well up there on my “to do” list, but when I eventually get there I will most likely see and do other things first before running to a bottle shop for another one of these.
As I am sure I have mentioned before, ALL beer is good beer. However, some beers are better than others, and this is well and truly in the “others” category.
According to the Baltika 4 website , they have won heaps of awards, including the Australian International Beer Awards Contest a couple of years ago. It appears to have rye malt as a main ingrediant – this is not something I have knowingly experienced before.
I love new tastes, sights, sounds and smells. I have travelled “overseas” to many parts of Asia, Europe, North America, Central America, all around Australia and New Zealand. I have eaten and drunk my way through all of these geographical locations. I have experienced many “good” and “interesting” flavours and textures. Perhaps, in the case of this Russian beer – Baltika 4, I simply lack the required taste buds to appreciate it as others appear to have done.
Please be aware that this is my beer review opinion only – one person in a world of 4 or 5 billion people. I would therefore strongly recommend that you try one for yourself and come to your own conclusions !!
A satisfactory 6 out of 10 on the Forty-Beers-Cheers-O-Meter.
Thanks,
Matthew
P.S. I am enjoying sharing these birthday beers here in these beer reviews and on my FortyBeers.com beer blog 
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Tags: Lager, Russian Beer
