Kotayk Lager

From Abovian’s web site: "It is produced from 1996, lager beer of the type of Pils with characteristic hop bitter and expressed malt taste, initial density is 12.5%, alcohol 5.2%."

Before 2014 vintage: 5.2% abv

2.2

179 reviews

Abovian, Armenia

Community reviews

2.2 Faint floral hop aroma, white lacing, classic seltzery Pils: slightly sweet malt, lingering hop bitterness, brilliant light straw color.

2.8 At folklife festival. Pours clear, white head. Rich bready aroma. Taste is bready, apple corn , very light hops. Aroma slightly better than average pale lager, taste slightly worse. Light mouthfeel.

2.7 THT May - Kermis Leaving. Bottle shared. Clear golden with white head. Sweet malts, bitter earthy and vegetal pils hops. Moderate sweet and bitter. Under medium body and soft carbonation.

1.8 Shared at Kermis’s leaving THT. Pours a clear pale golden. Bland, grains, bread with a heavy grassy note. Ugh.

1.9 Bottle at tht. Aroma of malt and lager yeast. Taste has sweet malt and lager yeast. Bad.

2.2 Bottle at Kermis’ last THT. Clear pale yellow with small white head. Light pils palts, soft hop extract, light honey, dusty herbs, rotten lemon. Medium sweet and bitter. Over light bodied. Standard pale lager.

1.9 Bottle - pours yellow white head - nose and taste of corn, skunk, light metal and malt - medium body

2.6 Bright and clear golden appearance. Soapy head. Aroma is sweet malt. Taste isn’t overly sweet, but more grainy. Nice level of carbonation.

2.3 Bottle 0,5ltr: Clear golden colored brew with an slightly dry bitter taste, very faint hints of lemon. I drunk the 4,5% version and bought it in Rotterdam at an Russian shop, Hoogstraat.

2.6 Poured bright medium golden with an off white ring. Aroma of sweet grainy malt. Light body, flavour is lightly sweet, lightly bitter

2.8 Bottle 50cl. from Hayfood Russian supermarket, Utrecht. Poured into a footed pilsner glass. Clear pale golden, good 2 finger frothy white head, mostly diminishing, good lacing; aroma sweet malt, grain, light caramel, wet hay; taste medium sweet and light bitter, malty, grainy; sweetbitter aftertaste, bit malty and peppery; medium body, oily to watery texture, soft carbonation; mediocre lager but drinkable.

3.0 Bottle with 4.5 ABV. Golden, clear, white airy head. Stays for a minute. Grainy faint aroma. Light body. Thin to oily. The taste is unexpectedly hoppy. Very grassy, spicy. Some malts in the background. Long hoppy finish. Plain it is. Decent it is as well. -- rated with beerbasher/winphone

2.0 Thanks to MarkoNm for this bottle. Country #132 for me. Pours a hazy dark golden colour with a short lasting off white head. Aroma of corn and light malt. Quite heavy sweetness, minimal bitterness. Light body, sticky texture, average carbonation. Finish is sweet and slightly metallic. Good country tick, fair beer.

1.7 Wässriger Antrunk, in dem sehr mild ein herber Ton erkennbar ist. Erfrischend, dann aber trocken mit minimalem Getreide. Wässrig bleibend, zum Ende ein wenig intensiver, angedeutete Süße. Wie erwartet. 8/6/8/5/6/5

1.5 Smell is damp hay, grass, earth, basement, mainly yeast. Appearance was ok, dark autumn orange color. Taste is mainly yeast, gross. Bitter, nutty, really unpleasant. Palate is bad too, long residual nutty taste. Could this taste worse?

1.7 bottle. golden with one finger head. below average euro lager, which means it’s well below average in general. stale corn, dull hops. but hey, it’s from armenia. f yeah!

2.2 Aroma: alcohol, sour cabbage. pale, clear, minimal head, white foam. Taste: lightly sour, medium bitterness. Palate: light body, thin feel, average carbonation, bitter.

1.8 Bottle 500ml. [ As Kotayk Lager ]. [ Trade by Beerhunter111 ]. Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, pale malt, butterscotch notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, pale malt, butterscotch notes quit late in finish. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150619]

1.8 light grass, pale, clear, clear, white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, oily feel, light bitter finish.

1.4 Yellow coloured and clear. Has a white head. Malty, sweet aroma. Bad flavor, sharp hops and odd malts.

0.9 Bottled@fonefan. Yellowish golden colour, not much head. Aroma is grains, rubber some slight floral and mild strange notes. Flavour is similar. The strange notes is something that emulates hops.

1.9 Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Medium head with medium duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are malt, grass, hops and little bread. Semi bitter finish.

1.7 Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and light fruity. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. Watery. 190615

1.6 50 cl bottle @ Sankt Hans Tasting, Ulfborg. Aroma has butter, starchy tones and cardboard. Feels somewhat sweet. Flavour has sweet malt, buttery tones, mild menthol tones, cereal and grain. Bulky all the way.

2.5 0,5L bottle, 5,2% bb09/2015, courtesy of calisky, grand merci! Accompaniment to Armenia’s vaguely cryptic genocide lamento during Eurosong 2015. Surprisingly fresh and near-floral nose, grasses, with some corn starch mixed in. Taste stays clear with notes of aroma hops and some malt hay character, before it restreats into a round starchiness. Better and more drinkable than expected.

1.9 Pite w Armenii. Butelka, alk 4,5%, piana szybko znika, kolor słomkowy, gaz mocny, goryczka lekka. Piwo postsowieckie, nic szczególnego.

3.0 Bottle. 4,5%. Yellow color with medium unsteady head. Aroma of malt with some notes of floral hops. Taste is lightly sweet, malty. Almost no bitterness, finish is short. Nevertheless OK beer for summer.

1.8 Bottle. Pale yellow with very small white foamy head, no discernible aroma, medium carbonation, bitter yeast taste, abrupt finish. Quite terrible.

1.6 0.5 l bottle, 4.5% abv. Copper-gold lager with white foam. Grain and malt aroma and taste with minimal hop, 5.2 % version was more hoppy and tasty.

3.0 Danke an WillemsUrenkel für dieses Bier. Getreidig, hopfiger Geruch ohne Fehlaromen. Beginnt mild getreidig, hopfig. Mitte stärker hopfig, überraschend aromatisch. Abgang recht bitter, leichte Malzeinschübe. Überraschend gut - trank ich das gleiche Bier?