Baltika #9 Extra (Strong) - Baltika Breweries

Jimmys

Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev +40.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

Great pour, classic lager color with a perfect 3 finger head. Looks delicious. Able to pick up a good amount of hops with a deep wiff, otherwise standard. Extra super smooth. Actually masking the crispness I come to expect from a lager with how smooth it is. Really exceptional. All that smoothness feels mildly heavy on the pallet. Very easy to drink, would definitely recommend it as a very good strong lager.

Serving type: bottle

04-10-2009 02:31:31 | More by Jimmys

EOC

Mexico

2.5/5  rDev -9.4%

06-12-2013 22:16:59 | More by EOC

spycow

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -9.4%

06-11-2013 23:03:25 | More by spycow

HowlingTurkey

Louisiana

2.5/5  rDev -9.4%

06-08-2013 20:26:14 | More by HowlingTurkey

bh123

California

3.25/5  rDev +17.8%

06-04-2013 02:56:27 | More by bh123

Boone757

Maryland

3.25/5  rDev +17.8%

05-27-2013 01:24:45 | More by Boone757

desint

Belgium

2.75/5  rDev -0.4%

05-24-2013 12:48:14 | More by desint

kvnstfrd

Missouri

1/5  rDev -63.8%

05-23-2013 14:11:46 | More by kvnstfrd

smakawhat

Maryland

3.7/5  rDev +34.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Poured from the bottle into a nonic pint glass.

A ridiculously clear, crystal see through body with a mix of soda and small pinhead carbonation, with a buttery gold color and mirror like finish. Head forms slightly foamy, shocking white, and about three fingers. Settles down to a thin bubbly puck with scattered lacing. Not too bad.

Nose is fairly pleasant also. Mild sweet corn, and sticky soft malt and a little bit of honey. Not any sense of burning alcohol or fussel quality, fairly alright so far.

Palate hits with a thick honey and spicy sweetness quality. Mild hop bitterness but a corn and mixing sweetness fills the mid palate. Kind of an interesting spice and sweetness, but the body is also a bit thick as well and fairly syrupy. Fairly clean, with a minor alcohol bite.

Overall though not bad for what it is I guess, not having any problem drinking it that's for sure surprisingly.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 23:54:19 | More by smakawhat

cadaugherty

Illinois

3/5  rDev +8.7%

05-08-2013 02:01:18 | More by cadaugherty

slimntubbs

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -27.5%

04-21-2013 05:51:17 | More by slimntubbs

FLima

Brazil

2.5/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Pale golden color with a three finger head with good retention.
Faint aroma of biscuit malt and grassy hops.
Sweet malty flavor with grassy hops and hints of booze and sweet syrup. Boozed aftertaste.
Light to medium body with good carbonation with small bubbles.
Right at the front it did not feel right to me. Too sweet with a non-harmonic booze giving a low drinkability, especially for a 500 ml bottle. I seemed that it would never finish.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2013 16:41:58 | More by FLima

abcdefghijkyle

New Jersey

2.55/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75

Had this one at a fair in Yerevan, Armenia. It was about $2.50 and I was just looking for something that packed some high alcohol content. The smell was pretty off-putting, it smelled almost like someone just dumped some hard liquor into a non-alcoholic beer. The taste pretty much followed the nose. Can't speak for the appearance as I had it in a bottle and I don't know enough Russian to ask for a cup. I don't think I'd ever drink this again unless I'm really in a beer drinking bind somewhere in the ex-Soviet Union again.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2013 00:15:32 | More by abcdefghijkyle

fisherbray

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -9.4%

03-27-2013 15:59:10 | More by fisherbray

braugon

Connecticut

1.21/5  rDev -56.2%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5

Looks like ___, smells like ____.

Tastes like sugar, chalk, flour, ginseng root.

I would rather drink Olde English, not sure about this being better than any 40oz.

I was like hmm 1.99, in with the bombers, maybe they know something cool on the cheap...

Can't even pretend to be cool with this one.

I just take the loss, full responsibility, I need a BMC to bring my taste buds back.

Serving type: can

03-26-2013 01:29:29 | More by braugon

dertyd

California

3/5  rDev +8.7%

03-23-2013 22:16:18 | More by dertyd

YardmanFTB

Maryland

1.98/5  rDev -28.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Baltika Number 9. I, like probably everyone else that is not a raging alcoholic, tried this beer due to the fact that it cost $5 and came in a 51 ounce coke-like plastic bottle. There is a certain intrigue where you're thinking... It can't be that bad can it?

From that point of view, it's not that bad. If I were down on my luck and needed cheap booze, I would pick Number 9 before a 40 ounce of malt liquor any day.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2013 15:40:37 | More by YardmanFTB

Noelito76

New York

3.25/5  rDev +17.8%

03-17-2013 15:52:08 | More by Noelito76

hardy008

Minnesota

1.7/5  rDev -38.4%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 1.75

Straw color with a foamy 2 finger white head, with decent retention and lacing. Smells like overly sweet malt and alcohol.

Doesn't taste any better than it smells. Alcohol and sweet malt. Reminds me of Malt Liquor. Harsh in many ways, and unappealing in every way.

Medium to full bodied and overly carbonated. Not much to say about this beer other than it sucks. Definitely recommend avoiding this train wreck.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2013 23:55:01 | More by hardy008

frankiepop

Pennsylvania

3.98/5  rDev +44.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nice sweetness in a strong lager. It looks and acts a little weak on the pour. There is no huge billowy head or lacing. The aroma is nice but I enjoyed drinking this beer immensely with my meal. It went down very good with some Russian Jazz by the Ganelin Trio Poco a Poco playing in the background. This is a must try beer in my book. Good sweet stuff.

Serving type: bottle

03-12-2013 23:00:35 | More by frankiepop

Duvel

North Carolina

2.25/5  rDev -18.5%

03-09-2013 16:22:10 | More by Duvel

samturner

California

4/5  rDev +44.9%

03-08-2013 17:59:39 | More by samturner

Danobold

Texas

3/5  rDev +8.7%

02-28-2013 04:50:42 | More by Danobold

djrn2

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -9.4%

02-24-2013 16:08:36 | More by djrn2

Serick507

Minnesota

3.49/5  rDev +26.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Enjoyed from a bottle into a tall weissber glass

A: Deep yellow golden with two fingers of a fluffy white head lots of small streaming bubbles, nice thick lacing

S: Sweet, bready, fruity, alcohol

T: Grain, booze, over ripe fruits, slight metallic flavor on the end, the booze really stays with you, goes down nice and warm.

M:Medium body and carbonation, warm as it goes down

O: Very nice import malt liquor, packs a good punch, one of my go to beers for if I want to get drunk. Could be dangerous due to the relatively light mouth feel and 8.0% ABV. I enjoy the bite very much though.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2013 06:02:10 | More by Serick507