Slavutych Klasychne (Classic)
Slavutych Brewery

Pours a hazy yellow-gold with a foamy white head that dissipates readily. It maintains a nice creamy collar but leaves no lace. The nose is limited to sweetish malt which is a touch vegetal. Its light body and mild carbonation leave it smooth in the mouth yet it's somewhat dull - a beer with such limited bitterness needs some crisp carbonation to enhance what little's there! The flavor displays a dull husky malt that lays down and falls asleep on the tongue, lingering straight through to the aftertaste without change. Throughout the serving, astringency builds. It's quite one-sided and it lacks any finesse... and even displays some defect. If you're gonna drink it, drink it ice cold because it's not going to do anything for your taste buds.

Green 500 ml bottle with no freshness date. No info about the beer other than the alcohol percent and gravity.

Appearance: Thickly hazed deep yellow colour, a bit odd looking. A little foaming action at first pour but soon after it barley holds to a thin lace.

Smell: Big veggie overcooked hop aroma, lemon grain that shows more astringent husk than anything else.

Taste & Mouthfeel: Crispness is a lacking, thin bodied and nearing watery. An astringent bite upfront shows both the hops and malt have been abused during brewing. Overcooked hop flavours and leached tannin huskiness. Hint of yeast in the mix is out of place as well.

Drinkability & Notes: All in all it is pretty hard to find and good or redeeming qualities of this brew, hardly drinkable at all and not recommended.