Bamberg Originalnoye
Rosa

Purchased and sampled in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, the brown half liter bottle bears a white, gold and green label featuring a not particularly Germanic looking building above the name. Ingredients conform to the purity law. Best before 5/10/06, I opened it on 4/5/06. The label says the beer is brewed by a company called Irmad, but that is a full subsidiary of the Rosa brewery.

Pours a light straw gold hue under a two finger white head with excellent retention and fine sheets of lace. Decent grainy malt nose, a bit like a macro, but not unpleasant. Mouth is medium carbonated and fairly heavy. Good smooth malty flavor, of fresh bread. Nice and clean. Not much on the hops end, though, with just a hint of dryness well into the finish. Mild bitter lingers in the aftertaste, but the impression is very clean. Unspectacular, but very drinkable.