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Greetings, dear friends! Beer is very popular all over the world, and our country is no exception. Foam is in demand in our country no less than vodka, especially in the summer. And since the season of the refreshing drink is very soon, I have compiled another rating for you. This time, as you probably already guessed, it’s a beer hall.

We're talking about bottled beer. As for me, these brands are the best of those that I have tried in Russia, and I have tried a lot, so there is something to compare with. But this is my subjective opinion. Whether you agree with him or not is up to you. Still, everyone has different tastes. So let's begin.

7. "OeTTINGER Weiss"

It occupies one of the leading positions in the Roskachestvo ranking. And here I cannot but agree with him - an excellent wheat nephile. It has a fresh, rich taste and is pleasantly sour. And it’s not expensive – about 50 rubles. But towards the end of the bottle, some kind of alcoholic aftertaste appears. This is its only negative, so I gave this beer an honorable 7th place.

6 Paulaner unfiltered

Another decent German wheat beer with a bright taste and rich aroma. Soft, with a slight bitterness, easy to drink, leaving a pleasant aftertaste. I tried both canned and bottled, but I liked it better in glass. It costs around 100 rubles.

5. "Spaten"

I consider this German foamy beer to be the standard of light classic beer. Everything in it is exactly as it should be. It drinks very nicely. I think many will agree with me, because it is in demand. The only thing is that the price is steep, especially if you buy it in establishments. But even despite this, they take it quite often. And this is another confirmation that the beer is worthwhile.

4. “Krusovice” light

For me it is on a par with “Spaten”. It also has a soft classic taste. So, if you like just this kind of beer, without any taste embellishments, then take a closer look at these varieties.

3. Leffe" dark

I consider this Belgian beer the best dark bottled foam. It has a rich, thick taste, and there is some bitter sweetness in it. Overall, it's definitely worth a try. True, it is a little expensive, it costs about 80-100 rubles for a 0.33 liter bottle.

2. "Hoegaarden"

Belgian wheat nefil with a soft, fresh and unusual taste. Its peculiarity is that coriander and orange zest are added to it in small quantities. This gives a sour taste, but does not at all forget the taste of the beer itself.

By the way, it is precisely because of the additives that here in Russia, Hoegaarden is not considered beer. According to GOST, this is a beer drink, although all over the world it is considered beer, and one of the best. But what can you do? This is our legislation.

1. "Franziskaner Weissbier"

Of all the bottled beers, this German beer is the best for me. It perfectly combines everything you need: traditional taste, pleasant bitterness, slight sourness. And it drinks very easily.

Here's a list from the bartender. Please do not judge strictly, because I relied solely on my taste. If you like another beer, share it in the comments.

Light beer is one of the bestsellers on the alcohol market. And if you are a beer enthusiast, you have probably tried several types of light beer to choose the best option. Experts from Roskachestvo did the same. They researched 40 brands to find the highest quality brands in their price range.

As a result, the leaders of the list itself best light beer of 2018 11 brands were recognized, which we present to your attention. Roskachestvo experts recognized only that drink as beer that was produced from 80% malt and 20% unmalted products. And if the manufacturer was greedy on malt, then it is not beer, but a beer drink. It’s better to deal with one of these.

The average price is 84 rubles per 0.5 liter.
Strength -4.1%.

This refreshing, light drink of the Slovak brand and Russian production has a malty aroma, but the hops are faintly felt. It drinks easily and is perfect for friendly gatherings with salty snacks and fish.

However, many beer lovers complain that the taste of Zlaty Bazant is almost not pronounced and is associated “with something gray.” At the same time, this beer is easy to drink and the alcohol is not felt, so you can get carried away and overdo the dose.

Price - 107 rubles.
Strength - 5.4%.

The beer brainchild of the German brand is produced in accordance with the Beer Purity Law of 1516. And the brand itself was founded back in 1383. It is curious that Löwenbräu is one of the few breweries that have the right to participate in the popular Oktoberfest beer festival,

Löwenbräu beer has a hop aroma with a slight sourness and a pleasant taste with a slight bitterness. The aftertaste is also bitter and quite long.

9. Fax

Price - 90 rubles.
Strength -4.9%.

This inexpensive drink for connoisseurs of foamy drinks has a golden-yellow hue and a pronounced taste with a hop aroma and a strong but pleasant bitterness. The foam head of this lager is lush, but disappears quickly.

Faxe is produced by the Moscow Brewing Company under license from the Danish brand.

Price - 70 rubles.
Strength - 5%.

At the beginning of July this year, Roskachestvo already tested light Krušovice, comparing beer brewed in Russia and the Czech Republic. It turned out that the quality of the products has very little difference, despite the difference in price. The domestic Krušovice is bottled in St. Petersburg and production is linked to the Czech brand only by a license to produce the product.

This beer has a good classic taste, with natural hops and a pleasant light bitterness. The foam is lush and does not disappear immediately, like many other manufacturers.

Czech-made lager costs more - from 150 rubles.

Price - 66 rubles.
Strength - 5%.

For those who are just discovering light beer, Bavaria is a good choice. Of course, it is not as good as German varieties, but quite good, with dense foam and a pronounced bitterness.

This beer does not become boring and its taste does not remain in the mouth for long. It is refreshing and well suited for the summer season, for barbecues and good mood.

Price - 161 rubles.
Strength - 5%.

The only imported product in the ranking of the highest quality and delicious beer of 2018. This Czech lager is distinguished by its rich amber color, abundant foam and soft and delicate taste, in which the strength is not felt, but the bitterness is felt. It is best to drink Krušovice Imperial chilled, then it tastes best.

Price - 44 rubles.
Strength - 4.7%.

High-quality and inexpensive beer foams well, is not bitter and goes well with salty snacks. It perfectly quenches thirst, and to fully appreciate the taste of “Three Bears”, drink the drink in small sips. The alcohol in the beer is noticeable, but the next morning there is no headache. Unless, of course, you drink several cans at a time and don’t even drink it.

Price - 127 rubles.
Strength - 4.8%.

The popular light lager has a short shelf life, which indicates the absence of preservatives in the composition. This beer foams well, has a rich taste without bitterness and a fresh, light aroma with subtle notes of hop.

But you don’t feel the alcohol in Stella Artois and you can easily drink more than you need.

Price - 76 rubles.
Strength - 5%.

The top 3 best Russian-made beers open with Heineken, beloved by beer lovers for its delicate aroma and refreshing taste with a slight sourness. But it’s not very rich, so it’s perfect for snacks and other light dishes. According to reviews from fans, this beer is a great appetite enhancer and, like other foamy drinks, it is best drunk chilled. Heineken is one of the.

Price - 42 rubles.
Strength - 4.5%.

One of two brands of light beer, which became the best in the price category from 67 to 110 rubles per liter. This drink has an original design, and the taste is moderately bitter and not strong. As they say, it doesn’t hit the head. It foams strongly, has a pleasant smell and is not inferior to many more expensive analogues. Overall, a great option if you're short on money but want to drink good beer.

1. Amstel

Price - 67 rubles.
Strength - 4.5%.

On the first line of the selection of the best beer according to Roskachestvo is a tasty and beautiful-looking foamy drink. It will appeal to both novice beer lovers and beer gourmets who are accustomed to beer with a balanced taste and abundant foam. Amstel has a good bitterness and hops, but in moderation.

Not all brewers agreed with Roskachestvo’s assessment. The Brewers' Union stated that the organization committed violations during tasting and in the preparation of materials. In addition, brewers were dissatisfied with Roskachestvo’s decision to divide tested products into “tasty” and “tasteless.”

Attempts to determine best beer in Russia, as indeed in other countries, are constantly being undertaken, but true beer lovers are skeptical about such ratings. And there are several reasons for this:

• firstly, there is never stagnation in the production of a foamy drink, and therefore strict judges will not have time to name the best beer (based on market research and consumer surveys ), how he is replaced in the new ranking by another leader;

• secondly, any survey covers a relatively narrow circle of beer lovers, and therefore it simply cannot reflect all the tastes and preferences of a multi-million army of consumers. That’s why in the comments to any rating you can find angry statements like “Your best lager is just rubbish”;

• thirdly, in Russia such ratings are completely empty, since it is simply impossible to objectively determine the best beer for such a huge country. Most often, beer ratings focus on the main metropolises of the European part of Russia, or even simply do not go further than Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Rating of the best Russian beer

Still, it’s worth checking out the latest ratings of the best Russian beer. At least for the purpose of obtaining information that may be useful to many. So, according to them, several varieties of light lager from the Moscow Brewing Company are considered the best. These are Khamovniki: Munich, Pilsen and Vienskoe. “Munichskoye” on tap is especially famous, which can be tasted in the best bars and restaurants in Moscow. It is worth paying attention to the brand of the same manufacturer “Cervena Selka”.

The second place is confidently occupied by a number of varieties of the Anapa brewery “Bogerhof”, among which “Rye semi-dark” and “Bannoe dark” stand out (although many prefer the light lager of this brand).

In third place were two varieties of Tomsk beer (light and dark) from the Siberian company of the same name. Although lovers of strong beer would probably prefer to move the Afanasy porter of the Tver brewery of the same name from fifth to one of the leading positions, and lovers of light lager would give preference to the Sibirskaya Korona varieties of SUN Inbev OJSC. And it’s hard to say which beer is actually better, but it’s not without reason that they say: there are no comrades for the taste and color...

For example, beer lovers from the Ulyanovsk region claim that there is no better drink than the Zlata Podkova mini-brewery in Dimitrovgrad in all of Russia, and perhaps even in Europe. It is no coincidence that even Muscovites and St. Petersburg residents come here to try it, and rare foreign guests are surprised to discover that in the Russian outback you can drink simply amazing ale!..

The best foreign beer in Russia

Many people remember that thirty years ago, any foreign beer was the best of the best for the Russian consumer. Fortunately, this state of affairs is a thing of the past. Today, the domestic foamy drink is no worse, if not an order of magnitude better, than the “foreign” one, and this is the first thing. And secondly, an imported product is always more expensive than a similar domestic one. For this reason, by the way, foreign beers are considered in a separate rating category as the most expensive.

The first place among such drinks in many Russian ratings is occupied by the Bavarian beer Spaten (full name - Spaten Munchen Hell) of the German brewery Spaten-Franziskaner-Brau GmbH, which has been producing it in Munich since 1397. The Spaten logo even became a symbol of Germany's main annual beer festival, Oktoberfest.

In second place, most Russian beer drinkers place the Belgian ale Blanche de Namur with its spicy fruity aroma (curacao and coriander). In 2009, at the international exhibition World Beer Awards, this drink was recognized as the best white blanche in the world.

Well, third place was awarded by our consumer to the German unfiltered wheat drink Franziskaner, which has been produced by the Munich brewery of the same name since 1363. Its undoubted advantages are a special culture of brewer's yeast, unique wheat malt and strict use of three main ingredients in production: water, hops and malt.

As you can see, it is quite difficult to unequivocally answer the question of which beer is better than all others in Russia. Probably, for this reason, the First Beer Club was created at one time, which helps its members keep the right course in the modern “sea of ​​beer”. Although, to be honest, many who come to this wonderful association are no less interested in discounts, which bars and restaurants - partners of the club - provide to its members.

And since such cooperation is very mutually beneficial, there are more and more similar benefits, as well as the institutions providing them, in Russia (and not only). Therefore, trying the best beer, including foreign beer, becomes no problem for club members. If you want to drink only the best beers at affordable prices, then we are waiting for you at the First Beer Club! To get discounts at popular establishments, you need to get a special one.

Since ancient times, beer has been one of the most favorite drinks of men. Today, this product is consumed with equal pleasure by the fair sex.

Such popularity of beer provoked an expansion of its range. On the shelves of modern supermarkets or in beer bars and pubs you can find dozens or even hundreds of types of this malt drink. That is why it is very difficult to decide which beer to choose and which will taste better. This article will try to form a rating of the most popular and best beer in Russia by color and method of storage.

What is the best beer in Russia: rating

If we do not take into account the types of beer, its price category and storage method, we can derive one general rating of beer for 2017:

1. Porter from the private brewing company "Afanasy" - 8% alcohol, 20% density.
2. Ale “Shaggy Bumblebee” from the Moscow Brewing Company - 5% alcohol, 12% gravity.
3. “Russian Imperial Status” from Stamm Beer - 9% alcohol, 25% extract of the initial wort.
4. "Baltika 3" from the company "Baltika" - 4.8% strength, 12% density.
5. "Yuzberg Weissbier" from Suzdal Brewing Company LLC - 4.9% alcohol, 13.1% initial wort extract.
6. “Ochakovo” from ZAO MPBK “Ochakovo” - 4.6% alcohol, 12% density.
7. "Three Bears" from Heineken - 5% alcohol, 11% gravity.
8. "Baltika No. 6" from the Baltika company - 7% alcohol, 16-17% density.
9. “Afanasy Homemade” from the Tver Brewery “Afanasy” - 4.5% strength, 11% density.
10. “Velkopopovicky Kozel” from the brewing company EFES RUS - 4% strength, 9.8% initial wort extract.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that the above rating is not generally accepted - it was compiled only from surveys of some respondents and the rating of beer sales in Russia.

The best Czech beer: varieties

The Czech Republic is home to the most delicious varieties and popular brands of beer. In this country, the intoxicating drink is treated with great respect and from a young age they understand all the intricacies of its choice. That is why it is very difficult to compile a hit parade of the best beer in the Czech Republic, since its gourmets have completely different preferences. But we will still try to build a certain gradation of this Czech drink:

• Pilsner Urquell Pilsen
• Velkopopovicky Kozel village Velke Popovice
• Staropramen Prague
• Budweiser Budvar Ceske Budejovice
• Krušovice Krušovice
• Bernard Humpolec
• Velvet brand from Staropramen
• Kelt brand from Staropramen

The best German beer: brands

As for Germany, the mere presence of Octoberfest, held annually in this country, makes it an integral part of the history of brewing. This European country has a special attitude towards beer - the Germans idolize it and consider it a divine drink. No German will ever confuse the taste of Bavarian beer with another type of beer brewed at the opposite end of the country.

If you start listing the varieties and varieties of German beer, it can take a long time. Therefore, we will try to remember only the most famous producers of this intoxicating drink in Germany:

• Oettinger Oettinger
• Spaten Spaten
• Paulaner Paulaner
• Krombacher Krombacher
• Franziskaner Franziskaner
• Bitburger Bitburger
• Beck`s Becks
• Warsteiner Warstein
• Hasseröder Hasseröder
• Veltins Veltins
• Radeberger Radeberger
• Erdinger Erdinger

The best craft beer in Russia

Before compiling a rating of the best craft beer in Russia, it is necessary to understand the very concept of craft beer. Craft beer or craft beer is beer produced by a small enterprise based on traditional recipes.

Today in Russia there are quite a few private, small breweries, which, unlike large producers, brew exclusive varieties of beer according to old, proven recipes.

If you compiled a hit parade of craft beer in Russia, it would most likely look like this:

• AF Brew St. Petersburg
• Bakunin St. Petersburg
• Brickstone Moscow
• Drakkar St. Petersburg
• La Beerint Obninsk, Kaluga region.
• 1 ton Zhukovsky, Moscow region.
• Vasileostrovskaya Brewery, St. Petersburg
• Petr Petrovich Tula

The best light beer in Russia

• Khamovniki "Pilsenskoe" from Moscow Brewing Company - 4.8% ABV
• Khamovniki "Venskoye" from Moscow Brewing Company - 4.5% ABV
• Beach light from the Bogerhof Brewery, Anapa - 3.7% strength
• Lager light from the Bogerhof Brewery, Anapa - 4.7% strength
• Kruger Premium Pils from JSC Tomskoe Beer - 5% strength
• Capital Double Gold from MPBK "Ochakovo" - 5.5% strength
• Karachaevskoe Live from JSC "Karachaevsky Brewery", Karachaevsk - 4% strength
• Cervena Selka from Moscow Brewing Company - 5% strength
• Samara from JSC Zhigulevskoe Beer - 4.5% strength
• Zhiguli Barnoe “Mospivkom” – 5% strength
• Siberian Crown “Golden” from OJSC “SUN Inbev” - 4% strength
• Siberian Crown “Classic” from OJSC “SUN Inbev” - 5% strength

Best dark beer

• Semi-dark rye from Bogerhof Brewery, Anapa (semi-dark) - 5.2% strength
• Bath dark from the Bogerhof Brewery, Anapa - 5.5% strength
• Kruger Dunkel from OJSC Tomskoe Beer - 3.9% strength
• Afanasy Porter from Tver brewery "Afanasy" - 8% strength
• Velkopopovetsky Kozel dark - 3.2-4% strength
• Velkopopvetsky Kozel black – 3.5-5% strength
• "Baltika No. 6" from the Baltika company - 7% alcohol
• “Russian Imperial Status” from Stamm Beer - 9% alcohol
• Ale “Shaggy Bumblebee” from the Moscow Brewing Company - 5% alcohol
• “Afanasy Porter” from Tver Brewery “Afanasy” - 8% strength

• Edelweiss from Heineken
• Oettinger from Moscow Brewing Company
• Guinness from Heineken
• Velkopopovicky Kozel from "EFES"
• Khamovniki from Moscow Brewing Company
• Zatecky Gus from Carlsberg
• Gold Mine Beer from EFES
• Three bears from Heineken
• Zhigulevskoe from “Zhigulevskoe Beer”, Samara
• Old miller from EFES

• AF Brew St. Petersburg
• Bottle Share Moscow
• Victory Art Brew St. Petersburg
• Salden`s Brewery Tula
• STAMM BEER Moscow
• Paradox Brewery St. Petersburg
• Bakunin St. Petersburg
• Jaws Zarechye, Sverdlovsk region.
• 1516 Pub & Brewery Moscow
• Green Street Brewery Moscow

As for canned beer, almost all beer manufacturers produce their product in both glass and tin containers. Therefore, the rating of the best canned beer will be identical to the rating of bottled beer given earlier in the article.

The most popular bottled and draft beer in Russia: the best varieties

If we summarize the article, we can conclude that in our country the culture of brewing and drinking beer is finally reaching a new level. People simply stopped eating cheap, tasteless products. They are increasingly trying to try as many different brands and types of beer as possible in order to choose one or two of their favorites.

This trend has provoked the development in Russia of an increasing number of craft, small breweries that create exclusive, unique tastes of beer. Apparently, this is why products from such small enterprises are increasingly priced higher, rather than mass-produced beer, which everyone has long been tired of, and, moreover, is brewed from unknown ingredients.

The best German beer: Video

Best Czech beer: Video

On behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation, on the eve of the World Cup, Roskachestvo is monitoring the quality of light filtered beer: the study included 40 largest brands, including Heineken, Stella Artois, Bud, Efes, Lowenbrau, Ochakovo, Klinskoye, Krusovice Imperial, Amstel, Carlsberg, Zhiguli and other.

Most of the goods included in the study are Russian-made, including from Moscow and the Moscow region (12), St. Petersburg (6), Nizhny Novgorod region (2), Yaroslavl region (6), Tula region (3), Samara region (2), Kaluga region (4), Ivanovo region (1), Bashkortostan (1), Tatarstan (2). The cost of production ranged from 67 to 260 rubles per liter.

The study is being carried out step by step in several accredited testing centers in several areas, including mandatory requirements of current legislation, an expanded tasting program, as well as increased requirements for the quality of raw materials.

At the first stage, experts checked the beer for compliance with its identification characteristics, studying indirect indicators of the quantity and quality of raw materials - malted and unmalted products that are used in the production of light beer.

There are myths among consumers that beer, especially cheap beer, is a kind of artificially carbonated surrogate made from powder, alcohol, water and various additives (for example, dyes, flavor enhancers), which is made literally within 24 hours.

Already at the first stage, the study made it possible to debunk this consumer myth, says Deputy Head of Roskachestvo Elena Sarattseva. « During monitoring of the quality of beer of all the most popular brands on the Russian market, not a single “synthetic” product was identified that was made, as consumers sometimes think, by the express method of blending various additives and adding alcohol" Consumers who suspect that a foamy drink is pure “chemistry” should take into account: it is simply expensive and impractical for a manufacturer to prepare beer from certain “powders” and extracts. But an expensive raw material - malt - can indeed be diluted in established proportions with unmalted products, which is permitted by law.

Thus, to make beer, at least 80% of malt should be used (sprouted and ground grains of barley, wheat or rye) and up to 20% can be unmalted raw materials - these are not sprouted grains of barley or other cereals. They are added to create a blend. But if there is more than 20% of unsprouted barley or wheat, this indicates that the manufacturer violated the law and tried to save money. This drink cannot be considered a classic beer.

An indicator such as the mass concentration of total nitrogen can indirectly indicate a violation of these proportions. If its concentration is less than 600 mg/dm3, then the manufacturer could save on fermented malt. Also, such a deviation may be associated with the quality of malt and low protein content. Note that the protein content in grain is unstable. It changes depending on the harvest, year, sun. However, a range has been established at which the beer contains at least 600 mg per dm3 of total nitrogen: this indicator is met both if the manufacturer used 80% of the worst barley (low protein) for the wort and when using 70% of the most selected barley. This indicator is included in the increased requirements of the Roskachestvo standard for applicants for the state Quality Mark.

In five cases out of 40, thanks to in-depth laboratory tests, a deviation in nitrogen was detected, which indirectly indicates the use of a reduced amount of raw materials or its low quality. From the consumer's point of view, such beer should be called more of a beer drink. Notes on nitrogen - for the beer "Arsenalnoye", "Okskoye", "Gorkovskoye", "Sverdlovskoye" and "Samara". These brands were at the bottom of the ranking and received a yellow card.

The top ten products with more malt compared to other brands included “Hunting”, “Ochakovo”, “Siberian Crown”, Lowenbrau and Krusovice Imperial, “Zhiguli Barnoe”, “Khamovniki Venskoe”, Bud, Amstel, Carlsberg.

The correlation between the amount of malt and taste was tested by Roskachestvo with the participation of a tasting commission, which included leading industry experts from international associations and certified organoleptics. The commission members gave the anonymous samples points for taste, color, aroma, and foam resistance. The latter indicator, according to the mandatory GOST, is checked by measuring the height of the foam and the time it settles. In particular, beer is poured into a special glass with a diameter of 70-75 mm and a height of 105-110 mm so that the drink falls into the center of the container. The foam, according to the national standard, with such a “guest” filling must be at least 3 cm high, and at least 3 minutes must pass before it dissolves.

Note that three products were removed from the tasting by the commission because... their foam settled a little earlier. These are “Sibirskaya Korona”, “Samara” and “Arsenalnoe”. The remaining 37 samples were admitted to the next stage of tasting and received marks for taste, color and aroma.

According to the results of taste tests, beer has the highest mark of the Roskachestvo commission of all products Amstel (5,167 points). Following it in descending order were Khalzan, Bud, Heineken, Stella Artois, Three Bears, Krusovice Imperial (Czech production), Efes, Bavaria, Krušovice (Russian production), Faxe.

The anti-five that received the lowest commission scores based on the results of the blind tasting (except for Arsenalny, Sibirskaya Korona and Samara, which were not admitted to the main tasting) were: Zhigulevskoe Bochkovoe (produced by the branch of JSC Moscow-Efes Brewery in Kazan), “Gorkovskoye”, “Okskoye”, “Baltika No. 3”, “Sverdlovskoye”.

After completing all laboratory tests, Roskachestvo will submit to the Government of the country a detailed report on the research results obtained, and will also formulate proposals for improving the quality of alcoholic products, including proposals for changing the current GOST.

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Malt, hops and water are the main components of wort. Almost everyone knows what wort is. Experts also operate with such a concept as the extractivity of the initial wort - this is the content of dry extractive substances in beer. What forms color, aroma, consistency, foaming, rich taste, persistent foam. If the beer is clearly diluted, then the extract of such beer will be lower than necessary. With this indicator, all studied samples are in perfect order.

All samples submitted for testing are also tested for the DNA content of various cereals to determine the origin of the unmalted raw material. To create a specific blend, a manufacturer can use not only wheat, but also other grains. According to the research results, DNA from corn, rice, soybeans, and oats was not detected in any of the samples.

7th place. Krusovice Imperial 5,034 points - in 5th place in the malt ranking

2-3 place: “Siberian Crown” - removed from tasting due to low foaminess.