Poltava Bochkovoe (50cl, 4.6%)

A pasteurised European pale lager brewed by Poltavpivo in Poltava, Ukraine, using a natural method of fermentation with high-quality natural ingredients. The brewery extracts soft artesian water from its own wells, credited with lending a distinctive mineral balance and smooth harmony. This light lager earned a Gold Medal at the International Beers and Beverages Competition in Sochi. The nose shows lightly sweet bread and faint dried apple, with gentle malt and subtle cereal grain and no aggressive hop aromatics. The palate is mild and bready with grain husks and soft cereal malt, a light estery quality, hints of light peach and caramel, and very mild bitterness. The finish is moderate, lightly spicy with brown clove transitioning to a whisper of black pepper, clean and dry.