Beers Eye Drunk

To understand the dark, depths of St. Petersburg's Baltika 6, we need not look much further past its namesake. Named in honor of the number directly following five, 6 is a Porter, which is divisible by two and will give you a splitting headache if you drink it too fast. Six has seven percent alcohol, which equals yummy in the new math.

St. Petersburg exports many of these delicious numbers, but I count myself fortunate to have tried this one first. Baltika 6 is a flavorful porter with a strong head. It's a beer with true character, with none of the things so easy to dislike about those having too much character. Not bogged down by a heavy chocolate, malt, or burnt flavor, Baltika is surprisingly livingly and drinkable. If it were a friend, it'd be the one that watches the game with you and brings funions, and not that wacky guy who shows up at 3am and pees on your. If you’re looking for that guy, drink tequila. If you’re looking to be that guy, drink more tequila.

Baltika is synonymous with beer in Russia. On this website, it's also synonymous with Russian singles sites boasting beautiful 20-something women looking for love! Trust Mother Russia. They know what you want. Good luck finding this sweet Russian import, though. There's a fairly limited supply imported to the US. I will try to find other Baltika beers in the near the future, but like Russian nuclear arms, it'll be a difficult and rewarding process to track them all down.

For more information on 6, count backwards from nine for a little while.