Baltika Nos. 6, 7 & 9 Now at the Ginger Man Pub

Last year I was at the home of Alexander Rom, the Ukrainian-born Chorusmaster for the Dallas Opera. We normally were inclined to vodka, with Findlandia being his choice, but this evening he had something special. He said, "Steven. You must see this. I have something you will like..." and he pulls from the ice cooler a bottle of the Baltika No. 9 Extra Lager; bottled and brewed in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Think Mared Sous 10, only much creamier. As if it had been made with hint of nitrogen.

It is without a doubt one of my favorite beers on the planet, if not the favorite. I bounce back and forth between it, the Mared Sous, and, of course, the Guinness.

Such a fan of it, I invited Courtney & Neil from the G-man to come over to my place for a tasting of the lineup. I think the Dark Lager may have been the fav, but also they were impressed by the 9. After finding them a sales rep out of Houston, who sent them a case of samples which took 2.3 seconds to inhale, I'm proud to announce that 3 Baltika offerings are now available at the G-man:

Baltika 6 Porter
60 kcal/100 g beer
6 g carb / 100 g beer
7% by Volume
Initial wort concentration: 17.0%
"This traditional dark beer is brewed according to ancient English recipes. Baltika's Porter is one of the most eminent varieties of Russian beer with a long heritage. Such dark porters are usually termed 'Baltic Porters.'"

Transendental grade for Baltika 6 Porter: 5/7 chakras.

Baltika 7 Export Lager
44 kcal/100 g beer
4.5g carb / 100 g beer
5.4% by Volume
Initial wort concentration: 12.5%
"This elite beer is notable for its special mildness and full-bodied taste."
Transendental grade for Baltika7 Export Lager: 4.5/7 chakras.

Baltika 9 Extra
62 kcal/100 g beer
3.7 g carb / 100 g beer
8% by Volume
Initial wort concentration: 16.5%
"This beer is brewed from select ingredients using the most up-to-date technology. It uniquely combines a strong beverage with lightness of taste."
Transendental grade for Baltika 9 Extra Lager: 6/7 chakras.

About Baltika Brewery
Baltika Brewery began production in 1990. The majority of the company's shares (85%) are owned by Baltic Beverages Holding (BBH), which is a subsidiary of Carlsberg Group. Baltika has eighteen breweries, ten of which are located in Russia: two in Saint Petersburg and one each in Khabarovsk, Tula, Rostov-na-Donu, Samara, Yaroslavl, Voronezh, Chelyabinsk and Krasnoyarsk. Their combined output totals 24 million hectoliters per year. Along with the Baltika plants, the BBH consortium operates ten smaller breweries producing its Yarpivo, Pikra and Vena brands.

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