Nicola Khmel'noy (Intoxicated (with Hops)) Kvass (Никола Хмельной Квас)
Deka Brewery
- From:
- Deka Brewery
- Russia
- Style:
- Kvass
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.37 | pDev: 2.08%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 04, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 14, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Nikola is a natural live-fermentation kvass. It contains only natural ingredients: baking yeast, barley and rye malt, sugar and purified water. The traditional production technology and natural raw materials contribute to the outstanding consumer properties of the beverage, its excellent ability to quench thirst, medicinal and invigorating properties. Nikola kvass also boasts a number of health benefits: it prevents the spread of germs because the product contains lactic acid, vitamins, amino acids, sugars and micronutrients.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.34/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.34/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A thanks to the Czar of the Kvass kick, woodychandler, for this beer. Poured from a brown plastic bottle. Has a black color with a no head at all. Smell is strong of dark breads. Taste is of dark breads, prunes, not a hint of hops to be found. Feels medium/light bodied in the mouth and overall is a mediocre beer.
Apr 04, 2019
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.47/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Happy New Russian Beer (?) Sunday (Week 729), comrades! I began with getting Stoned, but now I am moving into Mother Russia. This is the real thing, yo! Straight from Bell's Market in PHL where English is a second language & the beautiful Russkie women will check you out as they are checking you out. I LOVE visiting that store!
There are a number of forces at work here. First & foremost is that Russian Kvass is barely alcoholic, hence a long-ago debate as begun by @UCLABruin & settled when it was decided that its inherent, albeit slight alcohol content was meritorious of inclusion. That, plus how often do you get to dabble in Russian? Frankly, I am fascinated by their culture, their foods, their drink, their dress, their language (both spoken & written) & most especially, their women. The blonde beauties that descend from the Caucuses & the Urals are no less than stunning!
From the (plastic) Bottle: "Live(ly) Fermented".
I unscrewed the top with no compunction nor animosity. "Nikola" means "NOT Cola", but it is razor-close to being so. My pour brought forth just a momentary finger of spritzy, bubbly, fizzy, light-brown head that quickly fizzled out of existence. Color was Brown to Very Dark Brown (SRM = > 27, < 34) with NE-quality clarity and … cola highlights! Nose had the usual breadiness along with a slight sourness and a stronger treacle-like aspect than usual. Hmm. Mouthfeel was thin & watery, but that is pretty standard in this style. It is not soda pop, but would you describe any pop's mouthfeel as anything other than watery? The taste was actually a tad sweeter than usual, but I definitely did NOT get any sense of it having been "intoxicated with hops". Is that like the old Schlitz slogan, "Just a Kiss of Hops"? Ha! The one thing that it was doing was making me VERY thirsty … for a BEER! This had a saltiness to it, almost like they had taken a page from the Gose recipe book. I kid you not, this was really thirst-inducing! Finish was semi-dry and a riot of flavors from salty to bready to tart and slightly sour. It was not bad, per se, but I have had others in the style that I enjoyed more. YMMV.
Feb 10, 2019There are a number of forces at work here. First & foremost is that Russian Kvass is barely alcoholic, hence a long-ago debate as begun by @UCLABruin & settled when it was decided that its inherent, albeit slight alcohol content was meritorious of inclusion. That, plus how often do you get to dabble in Russian? Frankly, I am fascinated by their culture, their foods, their drink, their dress, their language (both spoken & written) & most especially, their women. The blonde beauties that descend from the Caucuses & the Urals are no less than stunning!
From the (plastic) Bottle: "Live(ly) Fermented".
I unscrewed the top with no compunction nor animosity. "Nikola" means "NOT Cola", but it is razor-close to being so. My pour brought forth just a momentary finger of spritzy, bubbly, fizzy, light-brown head that quickly fizzled out of existence. Color was Brown to Very Dark Brown (SRM = > 27, < 34) with NE-quality clarity and … cola highlights! Nose had the usual breadiness along with a slight sourness and a stronger treacle-like aspect than usual. Hmm. Mouthfeel was thin & watery, but that is pretty standard in this style. It is not soda pop, but would you describe any pop's mouthfeel as anything other than watery? The taste was actually a tad sweeter than usual, but I definitely did NOT get any sense of it having been "intoxicated with hops". Is that like the old Schlitz slogan, "Just a Kiss of Hops"? Ha! The one thing that it was doing was making me VERY thirsty … for a BEER! This had a saltiness to it, almost like they had taken a page from the Gose recipe book. I kid you not, this was really thirst-inducing! Finish was semi-dry and a riot of flavors from salty to bready to tart and slightly sour. It was not bad, per se, but I have had others in the style that I enjoyed more. YMMV.
Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania
3.3/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.3/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Nicola Hmelnoi pours the typical kvas appearance similar to a flat cola. The body is a deep brown and the head fades immediately.
In the nose it's molasses-like with a bit of bready rye.
In the mouth it's light bodied with a dextrinous edge that seems to stick to the sides of the mouth, tongue, and teeth. The carbonation is always low for the style, but this one's got a light bit of zest that gently tingles the tongue.
The flavor is a little more tart than many versions of the style, but it still displays the common rye bread and molasses characteristic. It's even got a hint of spiciness to it. And although the mouthfeel suggests extra sugars, they're not really present in the flavor. Sure, there's a bit of sweetness, that's the style, but it's not sticky of cloying as some examples can be. It finishes fairly neat and clean with a short lingering note of raisin and black bread.
Overall, not a bad example of the style. It's refreshing and flavorful. Nice.
Jul 14, 2011In the nose it's molasses-like with a bit of bready rye.
In the mouth it's light bodied with a dextrinous edge that seems to stick to the sides of the mouth, tongue, and teeth. The carbonation is always low for the style, but this one's got a light bit of zest that gently tingles the tongue.
The flavor is a little more tart than many versions of the style, but it still displays the common rye bread and molasses characteristic. It's even got a hint of spiciness to it. And although the mouthfeel suggests extra sugars, they're not really present in the flavor. Sure, there's a bit of sweetness, that's the style, but it's not sticky of cloying as some examples can be. It finishes fairly neat and clean with a short lingering note of raisin and black bread.
Overall, not a bad example of the style. It's refreshing and flavorful. Nice.
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