The inhabitants of Russia annually consume millions of liters of various types of beer. Due to the huge variety of brands, it is simply impossible to choose the best in taste and quality. But knowing the criteria that determine beer quality, you can make a rating of the best beer in Russia. Undoubtedly, the best quality belongs to the natural beer drink. The compiled rating is based on the effectiveness of control procurement measures and purchasing preferences of the Russian population.
Natural, high-quality beer differs in a number of characteristics:
- foam consistency,
- color indicator,
- aroma,
- taste.
Natural beer foam should be dense white and remain on the sides of the glass. High-quality beer of light varieties should not have foreign suspension and must be characterized by a certain transparency and brilliance, in dark - dullness, lack of gloss, brownish tint is possible. Real beer should have hints of hops and freshness in the aroma. By taste: light beer displays the bitter aftertaste of hops, dark beer displays sweetness.
All people are different and each person has his own requirements for beer. Hence the conclusion suggests itself that it is impossible to please everyone in this regard. However, based on purchases and consumer reviews in 2016, one can still make the top 10 best beer in Russia. Also check out the article 10 beers to try.
10. "Goat"
An example of a classic light beer that is easy to drink and has a pleasant taste, delicate bitterness, combined with caramel malt notes. beer has a delicate aroma and golden hue.
9. "Afanasy Domashnee"
Real live, filtered, non-pasteurized beer. It has a dark brown color with a ruby tint and a medium-grained, creamy foam, a delicate aroma. Production - Russia.
8. "Baltika No. 6"
Russian beer, which has a dark brown color with a reddish tint. The foam has a creamy brownish structure. Has a strong smell of dampness. The taste contains notes of caramel, coffee, prunes, burnt sugar.
7. "Ochakovo"
Russian light filtered, pasteurized beer with a subtle hop aroma and yellow color.
6. "Special" Zhigulevskoe
beer of Belarus, which has a low density and pleasant bitterness of hops, light in color.
5. "Yuzberg"
Russian lager beer characterized by persistent foam, low malt aroma and mild grain flavor.
4. "Baltika No. 3"
Russian beer, transparent golden in color with persistent foam, has a rich malt taste with bitterness and hop aroma.
3. "Russian Imperial Stout"
A special kind of Russian dark beer with a rich taste of grain and roasted malt with hints of dried fruit. The color is close to charcoal, foam with a brown tint, very dense.
2. "Shaggy Bumblebee"
Author's beer, with a sweetish floral, caramel aroma with herbal notes. The taste is soft, sweet, caramel. The aftertaste contains iris and fruit. The color is brown with red. Production - Russia.
1. "Athanasius" Porter
Dense, rich, filtered, pasteurized beer of dark color with bitterness of hops and aftertaste of classic varieties, produced in Russia.
Summing up, we can say that only the ability to distinguish a high-quality beer drink from a fake by its main characteristics will help the consumer to get real pleasure from drinking first-class real beer.
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