Altar Cossack Kvass (Вівтар козацький квас)
Rosinka (Росинка)

A thanks to the Czar of the Kvass kick, woodychandler, for this beer. Poured from a small, brwon plastic bottle. Has a cola color with zero head. Smell is mild, a bit of malts. Taste is very mild, some bready malts. Feels watery in the mouth and overall is almost like how I imagine what a "Kvass light" would be like.

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: "Вівтар козацький квас".

I unscrewed the plastic cap from the wee 0.5L 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. Color was Brown to Dark Brown (SRM = > 22, < 27) with NE-quality clarity & cola highlights. Nose was super sweet! Did they throw some maple syrup in with this one?!? Holy diabetes onset, Batman! Mouthfeel was thin & watery, at about the low end of the spectrum for this style. The taste was a return to the sugary iced tea-like quality of yesterday's Ostankinskiy Bread Kvass. I actually found myself thankful that it came in a small bottle. Just a little (0.25L) was going a looonng way with me. It was just too, too sweet after so many other, better versions of Kvass. Finish remained sweet & I choked down the last of my glass so that I could move on to the next one. If you fare better than me with this one, more power to ye! Phew!