Near Fireplace November 2004

NEAR THE FIREPLACE

November 2004

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This month I go no far that Noginsk city in Moscow region. So you will not see review "In the Hotel" in November. In Nogingsk I didn't find new labels not from Nogingsk nor Chernogolovka breweries. In this review you will see only labels from Moscow or brought by my friends.

In brackets is shown beer characteristics.

Sample: (0,5 L; 4,5; 11%) -volume 0,5 liter; 4,5 - alcohol content; 11% - original gravity

Ochakovo Premium Black Light, (0,5 L; 3,9; 11%), Ochakovo Brewery, Russia

This grade was issued on summer in the very first time. And now it is the second label variation already. Word "light" in the past had "shadow". Now is no.

Baltika Light #2, (0,5 L; 4,7; 11%), Baltika Brewery, Russia

Baltika Brewery is using more and more new designed labels. Before I met only the "third" and "sixth" sorts. Now you can find almost all Baltika grades with renewed labels.

Baltika Original #4, (0,5 L; 5,6; 15%), Baltika Brewery, Russia

Baltika Golden #5, (0,5 L; 5,3; 12%), Baltika Brewery, Russia

Baltika Export #7, (0,5 L; 5,4; 12,5%), Baltika Brewery, Russia

"Export" grade issued in the past only KEGs and cans. In the very first time it was bottled in glass.

Tinkoff Dark, (0,33 L; 6,0; 14%), JSC "Interbeer", Russia

"Tinkoff" is continue to surprise us. Brewery address was changed on labels just recently. And now name of company was changed to JSC "Interbeer".

Tekiza, (0,33 L; 3,5; 11,5%), JSC "Interbeer", Russia

The same changes was on labels for tekiza ...

Zooom, (0,33 L; 4,5; 16,5%), JSC "Interbeer", Russia

... and mix Zooom. Labels for other sorts are without changes.

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Pershin rye sbiten', (1,0 L; 4,5), JSC "Egen Bugele Wine", Russia

This is very interest new drink from the new company. "Sbiten'" - is the old Rusian drink based on honey and rye malt. On the label you can find main ingredients: malt, rye malt, grain, sugar, honey and hopf. Look likes real beer. Producer printed on the label "Dark beer, consume cill". But at the same time they contradict themselves "Do not drink cap of beer, better to drink small portion of sbiten'." And moreover, as I remember, sbiten' better to drink warm.

Krasny Vostok (Red East) Classic, (0,5 L; 5,0; 12%), Krasny Vostok Brewery, Russia

Each time when I'm buying "Krasny Vostok" beer I'm founding new label. Labels have small differencies.

Krasny Vostok (Red East) Light, (0,5 L; 4,7; 11%), Krasny Vostok Brewery, Russia

Bavaria 8,6, (0,5 L; 7,9; 16%), Ivan Taranov's Breweries, Russia

"Bavaria" is brewing under the license in Kaliningrad for a long time. This strong grade I met for the first time.

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English Ale Stout, (1,0 L; 5,7; 15%), Corund Brewery, Russia

The Corund labels had no changes for a long period. A few times I tried to find differences in the shops. I desided now to buy all the beer grades and check at home. Everything was the same on labels except font for alcohol content and original gravity.