Baltika Zhigulevskoe (Zhiguljovskoje)

This beer is prepared according to a traditional recipe and it remains one of the most popular brand names in the country.

Ingredients: water, light barley malt, rice and the best varieties of hops.

Introduced in 2003. 11°

2.1

193 reviews

St. Petersburg, Russia

Community reviews

1.8 F: thin, white, not long lasting. C: deep gold, clear. A: malty, bready, caramel. T: watery bready, bit caramel, grassy vaguely bitterness, papery, light body, medium carbonation, hard to say something positive at least another tick, 470ml bottle from Mini Mix Russian supermarket, Rue Gray 68, 1040 Brussels.

1.7 Appearance is within the style guidelines, and although it has is pretty decent on the palate, the aroma is quite weak, and although not unpleasant, is slightly cardboard-ish. The flavor is actually kind of unique, in an interesting way, for a lager, but does have a brief bit of sour towards the end. I could see having this in a cafe with a quick bite as the 4.0% ABV keeps this one from overwhelming food (and consciousness), but I likely wouldn't choose this over something with a bit more flavor.

1.6 0,5 flaske fra Bulgarsk Mad, Åboulevard København, på hytta etter en god økt med oppussing: klar gylden med kort skum. Kort aroma, kort smak og ingen ettersmak. Kokte grønnsaker og kokt ris, hint av citrus. Jeg hadde fortjent noe bedre, må straks ta en titt i kjøleskapet...

1.9 Розлив. Тамбовский магазин "Бир мир" Дешево и сердито, довольно вонючее

2.0 500ml can. Pours clear gold with a small white head. Aroma is sweet malt, corn. Taste is sweet and malty, light bitterness. Cheap and insignificant lager. Avoided buying this one over the past three years because it was always sold in a 1.42 litre bottle. I was right to do this.

1.5 Bottled 500ml (from shop in Tbilisi). Clear golden colour, small white head. Earthy, cardboardish aroma. Light-bodied. Mostly cardboardish flavour. Pencil hops. Fizzy. Bleh...

0.8 48.02 ounce bottle. Amber orange pour has no head. Sweet grainy malt nose. Bland sweet malt flavor tastes like corn syrup. Very little carbonation. Hop flavor is AWOL. Nyet, nyet Soviet!

1.5 Flaske. Lys gylden farge. Klar. Moderat karbonert. Tynn hvit skumtopp. Smaker lys litt malt og vann. Lite spennende

1.2 Bottle bought at an Eastern European/Portuguese minimart in Thetford. Earthy malty aroma, not entirely pleasant. Gold. Thin white head. Light sour with a sweet chemical finish. But overall, lacks taste. Light bodied and thin. Fizzy carbonation. Abrupt finish. Chemical burps. Completely pointless nearbeer.

1.6 Botella 0,5L Color - dorada con espuma blanca y burbujas irregulares, bajita,poca resistencia. Aroma malta, hay. Sabor- un sabor arteficial, quimico, dulce, malta, hay,parece una bebida instantanea. De amargor nada. Postsabor- un dulzor no agradable

2.3 I bought this bottle at the Slavmarket in Paris. I drank it at home these last days. What I think about this beee is that it is a boring one, I had better products from this country. The taste is watery, some malt, the hop or the extract are almost absent of this beer, really basical, carbonation is a bit lower than usual, gold body, thin and white head, una pasta senza sal or a lasagne from denner, nothing exciting.

1.8 Bottle at Højbjerg tasting. Pours clear pale gold with a small white head. Aroma of corn, hop, grass and grain. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Thin body, watery texture, average carbonation.

1.6 Bottle @ Johns. Pours pale yellow with a white head. Aroma of malt, corn, rice. Flavor is sweet, malt, grain, corn, little cardboard. Thin to medium body, average carbonation, sweet finish. 3-2-3-2-6. 170617

1.6 Bottle, 4%. Clear yellow with small white head. Aroma is malt, grainy and cardboard. Flavour is malt, grainy, corn, cardboard, medium sweet, little thin, little watery and a little bitter.

1.6 Bottle @ Saxo tasting. Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and corn. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. Watery. 170617

2.2 Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are sweet malt, hops and has a sweet finish.

2.1 Couleur jaune claire, très légère mousse. Nez leger. Gout assez moyen sur le malt et les céréales "humides" avec corps leger et petite amertume et note sucrée en fin de bouche. Sans plus

2.4 At Maakun’s. Sampled from bottle. Clear pale golden with thin white head. Sweet malts, green vegetal bitterness, cooked rice, light metallic. Medium sweet and light bitter. Under medium body and average carbonation. OK.

2.3 Bottle shared. Clear light golden with small white head. Dull malts, rice flour, light honey and flowers, light leaves. Basically some weird grains, no real hops but it does have light ’green’ notes. Light sweet and even lighter bitter. Over light bodied.

2.4 Bottle. Color clear yellow with medium white head. Aroma malt, grass. Taste sweet, malt, some butter, dry.

1.8 500 ml bottle. Pours pale straw with tall, long lasting, fluffy, white head and lively carbonation. Aroma is of grassy hops and pale malt. Body is medium and slightly crisp. Pale malt, perfume and some hops combine on the palate. Finish is short, barely noticeable. Definitely old bottle.

2.5 Bottle from local Polish shop. Light yellow, clear, thin-looking, lots of carbonation and little head. Grainy lemony scent, softer than many lagers. Tastes sharp and a bit sour at first, then settles into a more drinkable sweetness with a notable astringent tang. Not great, unsurprisingly, but was able to finish it.

2.0 Bottle 0,5ltr: Clear golden colored brew with an kind of dry bitter taste, hints of corn syrup and again an very cheap Russian beer.

2.9 Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours golden, single finger white coloured head. Aroma of cereal, honey...Taste of grass, bread, cereal...nice

2.1 Butelka 500ml. Zloty kolor piana biala mala. Aromat kartonowy kukurydza i warzywa. W smaku podobnie z chemicznym posmakiem. Malo tu chmielu -slody takze w niklym akcencie. Dziwne... Marcin G

2.4 Thrifty Beverage, Brooklyn bottle (99 cents): pours pale gold with small head. Aroma is vegetables, honey, and a hint of grain. Taste is industrial and vegetal. Not a bad beer. I guess at the price point, it is worth it.

1.6 0,5l Flasche. Goldgelbes klares Bier mit grobem weissem Schaum. Es riecht kräuterig und süss. Geschmack nach Brot, wenig herb, eher wässerig. Kaum Abgang.

2.5 Deep, golden color. Medium-sized , white head . Malt and bread in aroma . Sweet , grainy taste. Not bad in general, though it lacks some vegetable dirtiness to match the old version.

1.9 Bottle at home. Pours clear gold with a medium, frothy white head, short retention with light lacing. Aroma is sweaty pale malt and light earthy hops. Flavor is sweet grainy pale malt, light earthy hops and bitterness with a dry finish. Light body and medium carbonation.

4.1 Legendarne piwo rosyjskie do wypicia w całej Rosji a także w byłych republikach, nie we wszystkich. Uwiecznione na kartach literatury za sprawą genialnego Wieniedikta Jerofiejewa w poemacie ,,Moskwa-Pietuszki", obecne wszędzie, w butelkach, z kija zawsze wywołuje zaciekawienie i pytanie ,,czy nalewano Je do słoików konsumentów? Nalewano, sam tak je spożywałem w 1994r w Moskwie i wiele razy póżniej. Piwo legenda.