East European

Butautų Manor Brewery, Lithuania

Since 1858

Founded in 2000, the brewery produces its beers according to authentic recipes using open fermentation and long maturation for optimal flavour. The brewery resides in an old manor, or dvaro, which Soviets supposedly used for revelry during the occupation. The brewery produces the cleanest and most approachable beers even though fermentation is still open and worts are cooled in coolships like most countryside breweries.

Butautų Manor “Šviesusis ” Amber Lager

Amber Lager - 5.1% ABV

12×1000ml. bottles

“Šviesusis” amber lager is an unfiltered lager fermented for seven days and then matured for three weeks in closed containers, to bring out the natural aroma and flavour from the beer. Pouring a hazy golden colour, the beer offers up aromas of grain, bread and herbal hops. The flavour is fruity with a slightly sweet hint and low bitterness. Enjoy this beer to explore a naturally-brewed, unfiltered lager from Lithuania.

Butautų Manor “Tamsus” Dark Lager

Dark Lager - 5.5% ABV

12×1000ml. bottles

This beer won exceptionally high popularity since the beginning of its brewing, when it was carried in wooden barrels to the most luxurious Lithuanian beer restaurant “Stikliai”. The Dark beer of “Butautų Manor Brewery” is distinguished by its thick froth and rich taste infused by the Lithuanian caramel malt and bitter hops. The exceptional flavor properties develop during 60-day beer maturation in the cellars of Butautų Manor.

Davra, Pakruojis, Lithuania

Since 1993

The family-owned Daujotu brewery is one of the few private Lithuanian-owned breweries that form a separate and unique branch within the Lithuanian beer industry. The concept of private, family-owned brewery means that only premium quality raw materials and ingredients are used in production and that we place quality over quantity. They have been passing the traditions and values of natural beer from generation to generation. Their brewery invests in local people, the local community and environmental projects. With all of this they are not only creating a socially responsible business but also propagating the traditions of regional beer brewing.

Dark Lager - 5.6% ABV 12×1000ml. bottles

Varniuku is a strong dark beer with a pleasant sweetish taste reminiscent of the taste of rye bread and oat kvass. A mild aroma of hops. . It's a very complex and subtle beer, consider a Lithuanian classic, even if it is a lager beer. The beer is made with Lithuanian malts and caramelized rye malt This beer can be consumed at room temperature and accompanied with a slice of lemon. This beer has been awarded culinary heritage status.

Tarušku Alaus Bravoras, Lithuania

Since 1993

Taruškų Alaus Bravoras is based in the north of Lithuania and is part of the Aukštaitijos brewery collective. They are a collective who have joined together to try and keep traditional Lithuanian beer alive. To do this they all signed a manifesto, agreeing to these five points: non-pasteurized, non-filtered, no artificial ingredients, no preservatives used, and not artificially carbonated.

They stay away from the cold and fizzy yellow beers that are often seen through central Europe, and which they signed the manifesto to avoid continuing. From traditional feast ales, to local yeasts, to ryes and other interesting grains, they seem to be doing well. The Kanapinis beers are very much in that tradition.

Kanapinis is Lithuanian for ‘of hemp’, and the beers are both made with roasted hemp seed in the mix. Hemp is a very nutritious plant, and the seeds are full of goodness. Tarušku Alaus Bravoras lagers are brewed using traditional open fermentation, according to authentic German and Lithuanian recipes.

KANAPINIS UNFILTERED SVIESUS ALUS

Amber Lager - 5.1% ABV 12×1000ml. bottles

Kanapinis Sviesus Alus is an amber-coloured unfiltered beer with full malt flavour. Pouring a cloudy amber colour, On the nose it has sweet caramel and roasted chestnuts, as well as some honey and fresh malt. There’s also a bit of leafy greenness and spice behind the sweetness. On the palate honey dominates, with freshly milled malt and spicy sugar cookies. On the finish there are spicy hops, sweet grain and more honey.

KANAPINIS UNFILTERED TAMSUS ALUS

Dark Lager - 5.3% ABV 12×1000ml. bottles

Kanapinis Tamsus Alus is an unfiltered dark lager. It was brewed second to Sviesus, driven by the popularity of the light, and has darker roasted malt in the mash as well. On the nose it’s sweet, with layers of caramel and sweet grain, as well as the roasted chestnuts of the light beer and some darker roasted notes. On the palate the sweetness continues, with some roasted bitterness providing a counterpoint. The sweetness is brown sugary, and there are some green leafy notes poking around the sides. It finishes with some roasted bitterness, and hangs around for a while, fading to treacle toffee.

Baltika, St. Petersburg, Russia

Since in 1974

YARPIVO YANTARNOYE “AMBER”

Amber Lager - 4.7% ABV 24×450ml. cans

Yarpivo is an amber-yellow foamy drink with an exquisite flavor of hops and excellent saturated taste. Yarpivo is brewed according to traditional recipes using the selected malt and hops. The high quality of Yarpivo was distinguished in 2008 with the gold prize of one of the most prestigious international contests - Monde Selection (Belgium).

YARPIVO EXTRA Lager - 7.2% ABV 24×450ml cans

A stronger version of Yarpivo Yantarnoye.

ZHIGULEVSKOYE

Lager - 4.0% ABV 24×450ml cans 20×500ml bottles

The glorious and most popular beer from the Soviet era. Zhigulevskoye is a pale lager with a pleasant malty taste and moderate bitterness. Zhigulevskoe is the most well-known and popular beer is produced according to its traditional recipe and in compliance with GOST using only modern equipment and high-quality raw materials, which ensures the high quality of beer and its excellent taste. It is well perceived by all.

ZHIGULEVSKOYE EXTRA

Lager - 7.0% ABV 24×450ml cans

A much stronger version of Zhigulevskoye Extra. This is a pale lager with a pleasant and dense malt taste with low bitterness.