Iļģuciema Original Health Beverage (Oriģinālais Veselības Dzēriens)
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.39/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
A thanks to the Czar of the Kvass kick, woodychandler, for this beer. Poured from a brown plastic bottle. Has a very dark brown color with zero head. Smell is of bready malts. Taste is sweet, bread, prunes. Feels medium/light bodied in the mouth and overall ain't bad, but sweet enough to have me reaching for my Metformin .
Mar 02, 2019
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.69/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
All of a sudden, the Kvass Kick is back up an 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 tomorrow's visit from @tone77 who will get halvsies of everything from yesterday & today. Now, as I begin to close in on the end of this feat, the nomenclature changes as does the locale. Lithuania, previously, now Latvia!
From the Bottle: "Iļģuciema Oriģinālais Veselības Dzēriens".
I almost screwed up in initially misidentifying this one! Fortunately, I caught my error before the bottle went away. 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. Color was Dark Brown to Very Dark Brown (SRM = > 27, < 34) with NE-quality clarity & cola highlights. Nose had a very malty presence, like being downwind of a brewery during mash-in & boiling. Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium, actually evincing a bit of presence. The taste was not as medicinal as in the previous one, but I still got (especially) prunes as well as a nice dose of malty sweetness. Imprecisely non-traditional, but close while remaining eminently approachable. Finish was semi-sweet, but it was one of the more pleasant examples of the day.
Feb 24, 2019From the Bottle: "Iļģuciema Oriģinālais Veselības Dzēriens".
I almost screwed up in initially misidentifying this one! Fortunately, I caught my error before the bottle went away. 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. Color was Dark Brown to Very Dark Brown (SRM = > 27, < 34) with NE-quality clarity & cola highlights. Nose had a very malty presence, like being downwind of a brewery during mash-in & boiling. Mmm. Mouthfeel was medium, actually evincing a bit of presence. The taste was not as medicinal as in the previous one, but I still got (especially) prunes as well as a nice dose of malty sweetness. Imprecisely non-traditional, but close while remaining eminently approachable. Finish was semi-sweet, but it was one of the more pleasant examples of the day.
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