Park Culture Kvass (Парк Культуры Квас)
Niagara National Water Company (Национальная водная компания «Ниагара»)

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 strong of dark fruits and breads. Taste is the same as the aroma, but much milder. Feels medium/light bodied in the mouth and overall is a decent beer.

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 today & tomorrow.

From the Bottle: "Парк Культуры Квас".

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. I seem to be ramping up, at least in terms of color. This one was also Dark Brown to Very Dark Brown (SRM = > 27, < 34) with cola highlights. I'm thinking that this might be the style's color spectrum & all others should be judged accordingly. Nose struck me as more sweet than sour, more like raisins than prunes, but still with an overarching breadiness. It is all making me so, so, so, so curious to visit Mother Russia in the summertime & have a glass drawn from the tap on the side of a passing water buffalo tank. I might just put this on my bucket list! Mouthfeel was not exactly watery, but don't expect a whole lot, either. It was better than a lot of them, though. The taste was about as close to raisin bread as I have had today. I really liked it in that it struck a balance where some have been either too sweet or too sour. This was Baby Bear's Kvass - just right! Finish was semi-sweet & it was about as sweet as I would want it to be. Heads up - I'm pausing for the cause after this one. Phew. They may not be wildly carbonated, but they are definitely filling!