Zakarpatske Original (Закарпатьске Оригiнальне)
Persha Privatna Brovariya

 

Nothing interesting and feels empty. Light straw color with medium white head. Highly carbonated. Malt and herbs in the aroma. Taste is malty sweet. No aftertaste. Close to water.

Re-review. Less than 50 pence for a pint, not expecting much. Quite low alcohol content, I'm loving the bottle design...feels like nature...seems to contain real hops and no dodgy ingredients. Says it maybe contains corn in addition to barley.

Light head. Quite dark for a lager. Aromas of light flowery hops and musky malt.

Taste is definitely light. Tastes much better with head immediately after pouring. Unlike Opilia and Obolon-brewed Ukrainian beers, this tastes pretty natural. Light and refreshing without being dry or crisp. The malt is light and a little sweet with honey flavours, the hops are quite flowery and don't add much bitterness. Kind of watery, it reminds me a little of most commercial Mexican lagers. This would be so much better with some saaz or other hop bitterness, the malt and possible added corn taste great.

Mouth feel is best immediately after pouring, as the head dies down quite fast. Still, it has a pretty full and slightly creamy feeling.

Considering the price, I have nothing here to criticise, except it does need some extra hop dry bitterness to take it to the next level. Much more smooth and natural tasting than every other commercial Ukrainian budget lager I have tried. And still the same price or cheaper. So gets a high overall score for sure.