{"id":8857,"date":"2023-04-28T20:05:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T18:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/?p=8857"},"modified":"2023-04-28T20:05:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T18:05:47","slug":"an-art-to-brew-beer-in-kaliningrad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatkaliningrad.com\/ru\/an-art-to-brew-beer-in-kaliningrad\/","title":{"rendered":"An Art to Brew Beer in Kaliningrad"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An art to drinking beer in Kaliningrad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

28 April 2023 ~ An Art to Brew Beer in Kaliningrad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Article 25: An Art to Brew<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I bought this beer for two reasons: one, I liked the label; and two, I liked the dumpy bottle with a carrying handle attached to the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order of attraction, the label appealed to me because it appeared to me to be something to do with steampunk. At the time I hadn’t got my glasses on and at the time I was more interested in getting something into a glass, preferably something called beer, and drinking it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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>
OXOTA Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Lidskae Staryi Zamak Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Cesky Kabancek Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
British Amber Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Hemeukoe Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a>
Taurus Beer in Kaliningrad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The steampunk allusion, which was also an illusion, was purely provided by pipework. It could have been a pipedream, after all steampunk is still a relatively young person\u2019s predilection, but even without glasses and in my ardent desire to fill one, I could make out something that was illustrative of line-drawn plumbing, which was good enough for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shape of the bottle with its plastic swing-tilt handle has two strings to its bow: novelty is never dull, and handles are good for carrying things with. So, I picked the bottle up by its handle, paid for it at checkout and out of the shop I went, all steampunked-up and ready to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At home, tucked away in my \u2018never to grow up\u2019 drinking den, my wife cleared up any pretensions I may have fostered about the nature of the illustrated label and also assisted me in interpreting what I was having trouble with: surely this beer that I had just bought whilst in a steampunking mood and carried home with the help of a novelty handle could really not be called  \u2018The Art of Brewing Czech Bar\u2019?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good Heavens! Whatever Next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s easy. Next was getting it out of the bottle, into the glass and drinking it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At last, it was where it should be. But first the aroma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beer had a bitter, hoppy smell, and I liked it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I put my glasses on and looked at the glass. It was in there, alright, and it was giving me the three \u2018Cs\u2019: Crisp, Clear and Clean. It had poured with a big head but, being a modest kind of beer, became less big headed as each second past until effectively self-effacing itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first taste proved to be not as bitter as I thought it would be. You could say that it erred more on the soft and mellow side ~ and that\u2019s exactly what I am saying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one that I know of has ever ridiculed themselves by calling me a sweet man, either behind my back or in front of it, and I am not about to make the same mistake with this beer. What was sweet about it was that it was dry, not as old boots but pleasantly dry: it was the Hush Puppies of the 2020s, which is not as daft as you sound, at least not when you marry the concept to its leading attributes, which are, as I have noted, soft and mellow.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you familiar with the word \u2018lacing\u2019? No? Well, you haven\u2019t read enough typically serious beer reviews, have you! But what the clich\u00e9 doesn\u2019t know the heart won\u2019t grieve about, so we will have no more nonsense where that is concerned. And who cares anyway, if the foam from the beer sticks to the glass or not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is more significant is that the dry initial taste travels successfully through the finish and as for the aftertaste it is continuity all the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s hear it from the brewers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cBeer varieties brewed under the Art of Brewing brand have a noble taste. [It is a] Golden lager, brewed according to the classic Czech recipe. [Its] bitter richness and pleasant sharpness in taste is achieved through the use of a special combination of hop varieties during brewing.\u201d<\/p>\nThe Brewers<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Those nice chaps from the Trehsosensky Brewery<\/a> <\/a>are not not to be believed. In fact, having sampled other brews in their stable<\/a> (What is the strangest place where you have drunk beer?) my verdict is that there is absolutely nothing deceitful, underhand or horrifyingly globalist in what the brewers have to say. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Art to Brew Beer in Kaliningrad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve read reviews about this beer which, although not exactly scathing, have taken a begrudging stance, implying that it is passable but dull. I do not agree. An Art to Brew Czech Bar stands head and shoulders above mediocrity and, whilst it may never take the crown from beers acknowledged universally to have travelled every road of excellence and made it to illustrious, it has enough going for it in singular taste and quality to nudge it around the bend into the aspirant class. Doubt what you hear? That\u2019s odd, because I am typing this, not talking to you, but now I can tell you straight, you should road test one today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \ud83d\ude00TRAINSPOTTING & ANORAKS<\/strong>
Name of Beer:<\/strong> An Art to Brew Czech Bar
Brewer:<\/strong> Trehsosensky Brewery
Where it is brewed:<\/strong> Ulyanovsk, Russia
Bottle capacity:<\/strong> 1.3 litres
Strength:<\/strong> 4.9%
Price:<\/strong> It cost me about 137 roubles (\u00a31.50) [at time of writing!]
Appearance:<\/strong> Golden
Aroma:<\/strong> Bitter and hoppy
Taste:<\/strong> Dry, mellow with a delightful hint of bitterness
Fizz amplitude:<\/strong> 4\/10
Label\/Marketing:<\/strong> Intriguing
Would you buy it again? <\/strong>Anytime
Marks out of 10:<\/strong> 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright \u00a9 2018-2023 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>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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