Bolshoi Big Favorite Kvass (Большой любимый Квас)
Deka Brewery
- From:
- Deka Brewery
- Russia
- Style:
- Kvass
- ABV:
- 1.2%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.21 | pDev: 10.59%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Aug 01, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 10, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by mikeg67 from New Jersey
2.75/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.75/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3 L bottle. Pours brown with tall, long lasting, fluffy, beige head and lively carbonation. Aroma is of sweet malt, dark fruit and molasses. Body is medium and slightly crisp. Taste is slightly sweet, brown sugar, molasses, bready malt and some dark fruit. Finish is long and semi-sweet. Better than most bottled kvass.
Aug 01, 2020
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.31/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
A thanks to the Czar of the Kvass kick, woodychandler, for this beer. Poured from a large, brown plastic bottle. Has a very dark brown color with no head at all. Smell is mild, brerady. Taste is of dark breads, little else, no fruits or sweetness. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall, while refreshing, it's a mediocre beer.
Mar 19, 2019
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.57/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev +11.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
All of a sudden, the Kvass Kick is back up and running, Kamarades! There were three (3) of us who were hardcore for a while ( @TMoney , @NeroFiddled & @woodychandler ) until @UCLABrewN84 raised the question as to whether Kvass was worthy of or even merited inclusion. 8=( The wind left my sails as the debate protracted & I simply moved on. Time has borne me out & Kvass has a solid place on this site! Happy happy joy joy! Which brings me to my current, renewed interest. I took some Kvass to a monthly bottle share last Saturday & while it was not wildly received, it was still pooh-poohed by some attendees! 8={} I ALREADY fought in this battle & won! Now, I am simply drinking the fruits of my success in advance of today's visit from @tone77 who will get halvsies of everything yesterday & today.
From the Bottle: "Большой Бочковой Квас".
When they said "Big Barrel", they were NOT kidding! This came in a massive 3L bottle! I do not recall many encounters with anything packaged in that kind of quantity. I unscrewed the plastic cap from the plastic bottle (!) 8=( & began a slow C-Line pour into my awaiting Saint-Petersburg souvenir glass, procured a few weeks ago at Otterbein Church's monthly Attic Treasures rummage sale. It was still another still Kvass, evincing no carbonation nor producing any head. Fine by me as I charged my glass up to the rim! More for me. This looked like a return to tradition. The color was a beautiful Dark Brown to Very Dark Brown (SRM = > 27, < 34) with cola highlights & NE-quality clarity. Nose was very evocative of doughy raisin bread. Need I say more? Mouthfeel was thin, but not totally watery. I think that is one aspect where the style could use some tweaking - it needs a bit more Ooomph in its presence. The taste was another Baby Bear Kvass - not too sweet, like iced tea, nor too bitter/sour (although VERY traditional), like Afanasy Barrel Kvass, but instead, just right! Raisin-y? Check. Bready? Check. Doughy without being overly sweet & cloying? Check! I am glad that I liked it since there is so much of it. I am really not into drinking a whole lot of any of these, since I want @tone77 to get at least half, but I have no such compunctions with this one in its massive format. I really liked the way that it managed to strike a balance in its flavors & it was thirst quenching, to be sure. Finish was in that hazy grey area between semi-sweet & semi-dry. It made for a good kick-off to the day. Now, bring on New Beer Sunday!
Feb 24, 2019From the Bottle: "Большой Бочковой Квас".
When they said "Big Barrel", they were NOT kidding! This came in a massive 3L bottle! I do not recall many encounters with anything packaged in that kind of quantity. I unscrewed the plastic cap from the plastic bottle (!) 8=( & began a slow C-Line pour into my awaiting Saint-Petersburg souvenir glass, procured a few weeks ago at Otterbein Church's monthly Attic Treasures rummage sale. It was still another still Kvass, evincing no carbonation nor producing any head. Fine by me as I charged my glass up to the rim! More for me. This looked like a return to tradition. The color was a beautiful Dark Brown to Very Dark Brown (SRM = > 27, < 34) with cola highlights & NE-quality clarity. Nose was very evocative of doughy raisin bread. Need I say more? Mouthfeel was thin, but not totally watery. I think that is one aspect where the style could use some tweaking - it needs a bit more Ooomph in its presence. The taste was another Baby Bear Kvass - not too sweet, like iced tea, nor too bitter/sour (although VERY traditional), like Afanasy Barrel Kvass, but instead, just right! Raisin-y? Check. Bready? Check. Doughy without being overly sweet & cloying? Check! I am glad that I liked it since there is so much of it. I am really not into drinking a whole lot of any of these, since I want @tone77 to get at least half, but I have no such compunctions with this one in its massive format. I really liked the way that it managed to strike a balance in its flavors & it was thirst quenching, to be sure. Finish was in that hazy grey area between semi-sweet & semi-dry. It made for a good kick-off to the day. Now, bring on New Beer Sunday!
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