Niagara Rye Kvass (Ниагара ржаной 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 chestnut color with no head. Smell ism mild, some bread is present. Taste is really light, bread, boring, but at least it's not killing me with sweetness. Feels watery in the mouth and overall is like a "Kvass Light".

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.

From the Bottle: "Ниагара ржаной 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. There is a method to my madness, in case you were wondering. My previous entry was Chersi's decidedly non-traditional Bread Kvass & I am following it with what should be a traditional Rye/Bread Kvass. Color was Brown to Dark Brown (SRM = > 22, < 27) with NE-quality clarity & cola highlights. Sofa! Sofa, so good. Nose smelled of raisins & proofing rye bread so that was good. The mouthfeel, however, left a LOT to be desired. The Water Company definitely put the "water" in this one! Taste was comparatively better than those Chersis! It had a slight sourness counterbalanced by a slight sweetness. I definitely got raisins & the sourness was a little harder to pinpoint. Still, this was definitely a Kvass. Finish was in that grey area between "semi-sweet" & "semi-dry", It would definitely be refreshing on a hot, humid Summer's day, which is the litmus test for this style.