In the Hotel February 2004

IN THE HOTEL

February 2004

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I was in only one business trip this month. I visited Ural area. I visited Sverdlovlsk region if more concrete. During business trip I visited two cities Ekaterinburg and Nizhyaya Tura. I visited Nizhny Tagil Brewery travelling from one sity to another one. I visited Isetsky Brewery in Ekaterinburg also. I had a chance to drink a lot of local beer during my stay there and to get several new labels for my collection. Trip was fortunate in general.

In brackets is shown beer characteristics.

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

Prince's Golden, (0,5 L; 5,6; 14%), "Patra" Brewery, Russia

Let's start from leader of local market. I didn't visit this area a few months. During this period "Patra" changed design of labels dramatically.

Czech Brotherhood, (0,5 L; 4,2; 11%), "Patra" Brewery, Russia

New brand. On the label is written "Brewed in accordance with Czech tradition recipe". It is very popular now to emulate to Czech beer. Furthermore label is look likes Pilsner Urquell.

Iset Classic, (0,5 L; 4,0; 11%), "Patra" Brewery, Russia

One more new sort.

Tatischev, (0,5 L; 6,6; 18%), Isetsky Brewery, Russia

Labels from Isetsky Brewery have changed significantly also. I tasted some sorts and got labels for my collection. Other labels I received during visit brewery.

Dragon, (0,5 L; 7,9; 20%), Isetsky Brewery, Russia

Isetskoe, (0,5 L; 5,8; 16%), Isetsky Brewery, Russia

Donskoe Kazach'e, (0,5 L; 4,8; 14%), Isetsky Brewery, Russia

Zhigulevskoe, (0,5 L; 4,0; 11%), "Tagilskoe Pivo" Brewery, Russia

As I already told, I visited Nizhny Tagil Brewery. There I've got a lot of labels mainly from previous years. Modern one I washed out from bottles during stay in Nizhnyaya Tura. Modern labels differ from old one not so significant, but enough to be in collection.