{"id":11776,"date":"2024-11-23T17:45:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T15:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/?p=11776"},"modified":"2024-11-23T17:45:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T15:45:55","slug":"baltika-8-wheat-beer-in-kaliningrad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/baltika-8-wheat-beer-in-kaliningrad\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltika 8 Wheat Beer in Kaliningrad"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n

Mick Hart\u2019s totally biased review of bottled beers* in Kaliningrad (or how to live without British real ale!)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

23 November 2024 ~ Baltika 8 Wheat Beer in Kaliningrad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 26: Baltika 8 Wheat Beer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A wheat beer is a wheat beer is a wheat beer. That\u2019s that then! No, not quite. This particular wheat beer, the one I am reviewing at the moment, comes in a nice waisted bottle, with a gold brand-named collar, an embossed medallion and a gold-banded label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s Baltika 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s billed as wheat beer, smells like wheat beer and has a wheat-beer taste ~ you can\u2019t go wrong with wheat beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous articles in this series:<\/strong>
Bottled Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Variety of Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Cedar Wood Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Gold Mine Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Zhigulevskoye Beer Kaliningrad Russia<\/a>
Lidskae Aksamitnae Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Baltika 3 in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Ostmark Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Three Bears Crystal Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Soft Barley Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Oak & Hoop Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Lifting the Bridge on Leningradskoe Beer<\/a>
Czech Recipe Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Zatecky Gus Svetly in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Gyvas Kaunas in Kaliningrad<\/a>
German Recipe Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Amstel Bier in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Cesky Medved Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first sip is, now, let me see, wheaty ~ as it should be, since the beer is brewed from wheat. The bottle does have \u2018Wheat Beer\u2019 written on it, and it also says Baltika 8. I wondered why the \u20188\u2019? Was it because it was brewed from 8 different kinds of wheat? That it took 8 brewers to make it? 8 weeks to brew it? Does 8 pints make you really drunk? Is the 8 supposed to rhyme with something like \u2018gate\u2019?\u00a0 ie \u2018After 8 pints of Baltika 8, I had considerable difficulty closing the gate\u2019, or \u20188 pints of Baltika 8, left him in a right old state\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the 8 might stand for is 8mm of head, which dissipates in less than 8 seconds, but hey! It\u2019s wheat beer and that\u2019s what wheat beer does!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PS: I\u2019ve been told not to be so stupid. Baltika 8 contains eight nuances of taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Baltika<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Normally, wheat beer is good and cloudy but, in Baltika 8\u2019s case it\u2019s good and cloudy, too. The opaqueness of it let\u2019s you in on the secret that the brew is unfiltered, signalling that the beer is rich in protein and other biologically good-for-you substances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baltika 8 Wheat Beer in Kaliningrad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I know you can\u2019t wait to say that I added the last bit as it was beginning to become more than apparent from what you\u2019ve read so far that I cannot tell the difference between one wheat beer and the next. My sentiments with regards to this are that if I was mugged by one in London\u2019s Brixton and they put it in a police line-up, I wouldn\u2019t be able to tell you which one it was who did it. They\u2019re all the same to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I can say without fear of calling myself a liar is that the price of Baltika 8 is not daylight robbery, not at 85 roubles a half litre for a yummy beer made from wheat. It’s somehow pleasing to see that the price of Baltika 8 has an \u20188\u2019 in it. (\u201cInnit!\u201d ~ a fan from south London)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is difficult to say whether Baltika 8 has more wheat in it than other wheat beers and, even if it does, if someone was to place Baltika 8 Wheat Beer in a dark room with seven other wheat beers whether I would know the difference after tripping over one of them. To tell you the truth, I wouldn\u2019t know Jack from Jill. Well, you can\u2019t these days, can you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Baltika<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If I had to make a definitive statement about the quality of Baltika 8 without recourse to comparison, I would say \u2018Bingo!\u2019 ~ Baltika have got this one right! It is a good, tasty brew, with more body than Chicago during the prohibition era. What really endears me to it is that the taste lingers on. If it was a criminal record, it would certainly be a long one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best way to enjoy a bottle of Baltika 8 Wheat Beer is to sort the wheat from the chat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude01TRAINSPOTTING & ANORAKS<\/strong>
Name of Beer:<\/strong> Baltika 8 Wheat Beer
Brewer: <\/strong>Baltika Breweries
Where it is brewed:<\/strong> St Petersburg, Russia
Bottle capacity:<\/strong> 0.5 litre
Strength:<\/strong> 5%
Price:<\/strong> It cost me about 85 roubles (0.65 pence)
Appearance:<\/strong> Foggy
Aroma:<\/strong> Wheat with subtle abstracts
Taste:<\/strong> Wheat
Fizz amplitude:<\/strong> 4\/10
Label\/Marketing:<\/strong> Gold but not too bold
Would you buy it again?<\/strong> No reason not to
Marks out of 10:<\/strong> 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright \u00a9 2018-2024 Mick Hart. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Note that the beers that feature in this review series only include bottled beer types that are routinely sold through supermarket outlets and in no way reflect the variety of beer and\/or quality available in Kaliningrad from speciality outlets and\/or through bars and restaurants.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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