Lithuanians Are Sexy.
I've said before and I'll say it again: At ScapeGoat Ink, we are big fans of the single beers. They don't need a group of friends to look sexy. They don't go to the bathroom in groups. They don't do a hilarious third comparison to women that I can't think of at the moment. This week's choice was indeed a loner—the last of her kind in the refrigerated case. Dressed in cream, tall, blond, cold, and Lithuanian. Lithuanians are sexy. I have never met anyone from Lithuania who isn't. I defy you to produce one and send her to our P.O. Box immediately.
WEEK 29:
Svyturys Ekstra (Go ahead and try to pronounce that. You'll go blond just trying.)
Mine was a can, built tough, but alluring just the same. The pour produced a huge, frothy white top with a lot of staying power—much like Betty White. Does she ever get old? Would we ever miss a Golden Girls marathon? Did I just say that out loud? Anyway, the color is paler than a urine sample. First taste is as if nothing at all is in your mouth—the only sense is one of refreshment, pure and cold, like winter tap water. You don't really taste much until after you swallow (insert joke here...and only joke) then, with the pop of every last delightful carbonated bubble, the flavor of lemon and hops bursts forth in a wonderful celebration of your first sip. And then it keeps going. Like a great fireworks finale dragged out with the feeble waving of sparklers, the flavor of Svyturys Ekstra turns corny, with a strange vegetable flavor. Eventually, the new-and-improved-healthy-french-fry taste dissipates and you'll get thirsty again. So why not?
Overall, it's a pretty unimpressive flavor. Except for the 5.2% abv, you'd hardly be able to distinguish Svyturys Ekstra from any domestic beer without absolute focus, so I don't reccomend paying the import price for a single bottle (only about a buck and a half, but still). The aftertaste lessened with each sip but the head remained in fractured lumps, like cottage cheese bits floating. Still, I could see putting away several of these beers with some stuffed potato or an attractive Lithuanian girl on my lap. Then again, I'd do whatever she told me to do anyway.
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WEEK 29:
Svyturys Ekstra (Go ahead and try to pronounce that. You'll go blond just trying.)
Mine was a can, built tough, but alluring just the same. The pour produced a huge, frothy white top with a lot of staying power—much like Betty White. Does she ever get old? Would we ever miss a Golden Girls marathon? Did I just say that out loud? Anyway, the color is paler than a urine sample. First taste is as if nothing at all is in your mouth—the only sense is one of refreshment, pure and cold, like winter tap water. You don't really taste much until after you swallow (insert joke here...and only joke) then, with the pop of every last delightful carbonated bubble, the flavor of lemon and hops bursts forth in a wonderful celebration of your first sip. And then it keeps going. Like a great fireworks finale dragged out with the feeble waving of sparklers, the flavor of Svyturys Ekstra turns corny, with a strange vegetable flavor. Eventually, the new-and-improved-healthy-french-fry taste dissipates and you'll get thirsty again. So why not?
Overall, it's a pretty unimpressive flavor. Except for the 5.2% abv, you'd hardly be able to distinguish Svyturys Ekstra from any domestic beer without absolute focus, so I don't reccomend paying the import price for a single bottle (only about a buck and a half, but still). The aftertaste lessened with each sip but the head remained in fractured lumps, like cottage cheese bits floating. Still, I could see putting away several of these beers with some stuffed potato or an attractive Lithuanian girl on my lap. Then again, I'd do whatever she told me to do anyway.
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Posted by ScapeGoat Ink at 11/20/2009 9:29 PM 
Categories: 52 Drinks in 52 Weeks
Tags: Scapegoat Ink Reviews Svyturys Ekstra
Categories: 52 Drinks in 52 Weeks
Tags: Scapegoat Ink Reviews Svyturys Ekstra
I, being half Lithuanian, agree... we are sexy beasts. I am a bit wary of the veggie oil finale but I will give this brew a try. For Scapegoat, for beer drinkers and for Lithuania!
Tegul meilė Lietuvos
Dega mūsų širdyse,
Vardan tos, Lietuvos
Vienybė težydi!
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You should try out Svyturys Baltas (white). The best of Svyturys for me.
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I could say Svyturys Ekstra is one of the best Euro lagers. Good amount of bitterness and malt balance. Not yeasty and is refreshing. Quality lager.
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