Švyturys Ekstra
UAB Švyturys - Utenos alus

It’s a beer but that’s about all it has nothing going on. It’s light and easy to drink but it has just no flavor. It’s basically water but I don’t mind it.

.5l can from Total Wine and More in Short Pump, VA The lager poured an almost clear amber with a white foamy head and lacing. The aroma of caramel malts and bread greets you. The flavors are clean with bread and sweet hops noted. This is a very balanced lager from Lithuania. The lager has a medium body and average-soft carbonation. This is good lager, not too sweet or bready, just right. Come brew in the US.

 

From the half liter bottle, it pours a clear golden color with a very modest white head that reduced to a thin layer but did leave some lacing. The nose gets a grainy scent. The taste is slightly sweet followed by a slight bitterness and a mild slightly sweet slightly bitter aftertaste. Body is medium

Slightly sweet and fairly lightly carbonated, very clean fasting with a decent malt profile on the aftertaste. Decent pale lager. Label shows rice in the brew which explains the light crisp slightly sweet profile. Reminds me of Asahi

Clear, pale gold body under a fairly large fast fading white head that left minimal lacing. Malt focused aroma was a bit on the sweet, doughy side. Biscuit-like flavor balanced by herbal hops. Sweetness more pronounced in the aftertaste. Moderately carbonated, medium-to-light bodied mouthfeel. Probably won't ring up too many '5's on the scorecard, but not too bad for a bargain priced import.

 

Poured from 568mL can into a dimpled mug. Produced 12/1/23, best by 11/25/24.

Appearance: rich golden hue with a clear body and a thick cap of frothy ivory foam atop. Nice!

Smell: lightly sweet with some somewhat spicy hops; it’s nice enough, but really very light.

Taste: moderately sweet with a balanced bitterness and perhaps a bit of a grassy hop quality. The ingredients say this is made with rice, but that doesn’t seem to have affected the beer too adversely. It’s not the most flavorful thing in the world but it’s a pretty decent Dortmunder.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent carbonation and creaminess.

Overall: a very refreshing beer. It’s light, yes, but has just enough malt to be interesting. I like it.

L: very nice gold with thick white head
S: iron, cream, and banana
T: honey with a dry finish
F: ok carbonation, could be better

A very plain lager with the slight honey flavor similar to Polish beers. Bought because never saw it before and wanted to try. Would probably not buy again.

My first Lithuanian beer. Poured from 500ml bottle. Adjunct, sweet and grainy. Medium head, decent carbonation. Okay looking. Okay feel. Just.....okay.

 

 

Can pour into a tulip glass.
Golden clear appearance with a sparse lazy film of head. Bitter, grain, malt, horse blanket. Light body and light carbonation.

I paid $1.89 USD for a can of Švyturys Ekstra which I purchased in Glendale/California/USA.
Look: Švyturys Ekstra had no real amount of bubbles or foam.
Smell: Švyturys Ekstra had an aroma typical of beers brewed from fermented grains.
Taste: Švyturys Ekstra had a watery taste.
Feel: Švyturys Ekstra was basically flat and nearly devoid of bubbles.
Overall: People who enjoy drinking watery flat beer should seek out Švyturys Ekstra.

 

 

 

From Lithuania, 1784...brewed with barley and rice. English on the label, which is great.

Beautiful light hoppy, ricey aroma...perfect for a hot day I reckon...even though it isn't.

Light and refreshing...easy to drink fast. Hot a huge amount of hops, but well balanced and a subtle dry bitterness.

Not a huge amount of flavour, but I like the dry balanced bitterness and the pure refreshing taste.