Severskoye Svetloye
Pivobezalkogolniy Zavod Severskovo Pischekombinata

The town of Seversk (previously known as Tomsk-7) is a closed nuclear city housing the largest nuclear power plant and weapons factory in the world. If you are not a resident of Seversk, you cannot go there. I managed to score a bottle of this "forbidden fruit" from a driver in Tomsk who lives in Seversk. He told me he is not allowed to invite his Tomsk friends over to his house for a beer. Think about it.

Came in a dark brown half liter bottle with a nice orange label. List of ingredients includes rice.

Poured a pale clear gold with an almost non-existent white head. Lace? Of course not. There wasn't much to the nose - maybe a bit of grain. The mouth was very thin but prickly. The initial taste was watery, with a bit of grain sweetness. There was no hops noticeable, no bite, no finish. The aftertaste was remarkably bland. Seversk may be a secret city, but they aren't keeping any secrets about great beer. You can have this one!