Baltika #8 Weizen

Baltika №8 Wheat beer was developed and launched in production in 2001. This beer is made according to a special recipe using wheat malt. This brand is characterized by a thick dense foam, soft fruit aroma with spicy tinges and light sweetness, Due to its specific taste the Wheat was referred to the category of premium brands. The recipe of the Baltika №8 is based on wheat malt. This beer is not filtered; therefore, it contains more protein and other biologically active substances useful for health. The Baltika №8 quickly won the love of beer connoisseurs and is now the undisputed leader of the wheat beer segment. The Wheat beer is exported to 29 near and far-abroad countries. The Wheat beer is one of the two kinds of Russian beer that were awarded the Brewing Oscar — the award of the Brewing Industry International Awards contest that has been annually held in Great Britain since 1886. Participating in the contest for the first time in 2004 Baltika Company was the only Russian producer to receive a bronze medal in the category of “Special Beer” for the Baltika №8 Wheat. Apart from the quality and taste merits of the drinks the leading brewers evaluated “the commercial significance of the beer quality.” In 2008 the Baltika №8 received a bronze medal in the Wheat Beer Packaged category in the Australian International Beer Awards contest as well as the Golden Osiris in the Best Wheat Beer category in the professional tasting contest at the X Big Moscow Beer Festival. Wheat has been used in brewing since old times. Its first use historically dates back to 1603 when a decree was issued in Bavaria allowing its use for brewing. At that time wheat beer became so popular in Bavaria that the government had to limit its production to leave enough wheat for bread-making. Such beer was then affordable only for nobility. In 1997 wheat beer— das Weizenbier — had the third sales position in Germany. Making good wheat beer has its specific features and, hence, requires high brewers’ skill and experience.