Kilikia
Beer of Yerevan JSC

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Beer of Yerevan JSC
 
Armenia
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #132
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
71
Ranked #27,884
Avg:
2.89 | pDev: 21.11%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
38
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 02, 2023
Added:
Oct 24, 2001
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by freed:
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Reviewed by freed from Oregon

2.5/5  rDev -13.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Publicly owned eh? Time for a shareholder intervention. (its on the cap, yo)

So maybe I was looking for a weird beer. Yeah, its in a green bottle, its a lager, but knowing what I know now, I wouldn't have paid so much.

Its a cute green bottle, takes a minute to tell where its from. Armenia? It pours dark, almost orange color. bizarre head that keeps its thickness throughout the beer. Smell is tart and adjuncty. Taste is also tart and adjuncty. The 11oz bottle is enough.
Jul 22, 2003
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.98 by AndyGG from California

Oct 02, 2023
 
Rated: 3.13 by Robertas from Lithuania

Jan 05, 2022
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Rated by andranik

4.99/5  rDev +72.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
It reminds me of Pilsner Urquell, but it tastes softer, less bitter
Aug 06, 2021
 
Rated: 2.3 by balizz

Jun 09, 2021
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Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland

3.15/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Poured from the bottle into a Libbey style pilsner glass. Here's a first for me, a beer from Armenia. Green bottle is already taking a chance as it is with the skunk monster. Listed on bottle as Premium Lager Beer.

Crystal clear nice brass yellow body. A very solid bright and super fine topped eggshell white head of three fingers, which is barely even budging. At first glance, the beer doesn't even seem to have any carbonation. In fact the beer barely even seems alive in the glass, it's like it's frozen or something. Some more exploring shows real ultra fine carbonation, and a real fine soapy sinking head. Very unique looking lager here.

The skunk monster has luckily been dodged, but there's some real odd aromas on this brew. A somewhat sweet sensing pasty yeast and grains. Hard to put into words. A very somewhat syrupy nose, like muted dull corn/honey is the only way I can put it in to words.

This beer is just truly from another place. First sip is a weird mix of responses. First reaction is a tea light bodied wet sense of sweet malts and adjunct, with a real syrupy backbone. Aftertaste has a real odd grain flavor, nothing like I have experienced on a mass market lager ever. Finishes with a white flour sorts and sweetness, mixing with a Wonder Bread like consistency. Flat mouthfeel but with syrup thick body.

This is not by any means the worst I've had in a mass market lager, but it's definitely one of those when in Rome beers if you ask me.
Sep 30, 2020
 
Rated: 2.75 by Oidmoe from Austria

Oct 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by thoglund from New York

Jun 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Sep 11, 2017
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Reviewed by HipCzech from California

3.48/5  rDev +20.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Served on tap at the Armenia Marriott Hotel, and throughout Yerevan, in a 0.5 L glass. Clear, pale gold, with a frothy head of white foam and thin rings of lace. Mild smell of light grains and faintly grassy hops. Light, malty body with sweet white bread, grassy hops and just enough bitterness. Light body with good carbonation. A generic pale lager; widely available, refreshing and quenching for hot, late summer days in Yerevan.
Sep 03, 2017
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Rated by Oleg85 from Russian Federation

2.58/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 1.5
This is my second beer gone to the sink.
Dec 19, 2016
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia

3.1/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
From teh bottle, it pours a light golden with an immense head that quickly dissipates. Very light taste. Pleasant and probably perfect when relaxing in Armenia.
Jun 23, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by MisterKilderkin from California

May 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by AlexAfonin from Russian Federation

Nov 09, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by kmanjohnson from California

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by TheBeerbarian from California

May 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by semanka from Russian Federation

Apr 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by paulish from New York

Apr 13, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by harpus from Alabama

Sep 26, 2013
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Reviewed by mardamek from New York

3.91/5  rDev +35.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
First thing I'd like to say about this beer (which may be true for all beers) is that its taste and appeal depends strongly at the time of the year you drink it. The beer in the winter season (between October and March) is the one to judge it buy, otherwise the summer brew can be very disappointing.

What I didn't like about the summer season beer was its artificial bitterness. It seemed like they had tried to deviate from mainstream lager taste (which usually has somewhat of a sweet taste) and give it somewhat of an India Pale Ale taste. yet, the final taste seemed artificial, as if they made a regular lager beer, then added some poison chemicals to make it taste bitter. it also seemed highly carbonated as most canned or bottled beers do (which I've heard is due to the manufacturers adding sodium to make it foamy). later my father told me it was because of the factory not being able to keep up with the demand and adding artificial agents to speed up the fermentation.

when I tried the same beer (Kilikia in 1 L plastic kegs) in the winter, it was hard to believe I was drinking the same beer since the impressions were completely the opposite. it had very little carbonation, and the bitterness seemed more natural and pleasant, closer to English ales than American or German lagers. I personally like the former over the latter. the smoothness of drinking was comparable to drinking Newcastle brown ale or may be even Bass, but nothing like the mainstream lagers (Budweiser, Heineken, Becks, etc), which again is a plus for me.

I'm sure I'm not the best expert to review a beer, but I sure know a good beer when I drink one. and just a word of advice for people out there - if you're going to buy Kilikia beer, make sure it is from the winter batch. buy it during the winter. also, it has a short shelf life compared to most other beers, only 3 months. so, make sure it is brewed during winter months and you buy it in winter. that way you'll get the full experience. chances are that not everybody will love it, but at least they'll get the real deal and will base their opinions on the real thing.
Aug 25, 2013
Kilikia from Beer of Yerevan JSC
Beer rating: 71 out of 100 with 38 ratings