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mathias91 · Just Starting Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

Hi!I am Matija from Serbia.In a few months,i am coming to Kazan on a vacation.I am interested in most popular drinks in there.What to bring home as a souvenire?I collect beer bottles of 0,33.Which is most popular beers in Russia?Which is most popular vodka?

mathias91 · Just Starting Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

This seems to be low-visited forum...

greg222 · VIP Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 522

You mean 330mL? They don't make many beers in that size in Russia. You could get Tinkoff in 330mL - it's quite famous. There's a Tinkoff restaurant in Kazan - see the bottom of this page:

http://www.waytorussia.net/Kazan/EatingOut.html

And the Tinkoff website:

http://www.tinkoff.ru/

Otherwise, I guess Baltika is the most famous beer and Russky Standard is one of the best-known vodkas.

Paul Holmes · VIP Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 965

You can buy Siberian Gold. It is good to repel mosquitos.

mathias91 · Just Starting Joined: 23 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

I understand.So,you don't have 0,33 beers there?That's strange...What you drink in discoteques,clubs?Here in clubs you get small beer,0,33,Jelen,Lav,Tuborg,Becks,those are standard beers...

So,let me get this straihgt:

Serbs have Jelen.
Mexicans have Corona.
Danish people have Tuborg,Carlsberg,etc.
Germans have Becks etc.
Czech people have Pilsner Urquell and Budweiser...

And you have Baltika?

And,can i buy it on local,small markets,0,33?What is the price of beer there,anyway?In euros and cents?

CAjules · Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:29 am Post subject:

Paul Holmes · VIP Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 965

Everything is in bottles like 0.5l or more. Russia is a bigger country, thus they require bigger bottles.
Canada, we sell bottles 341ml and cans of 355ml or more, but they are sold in units of six.
Last I was there, it was 20 roubles or 0.80 $
Better beer is over a dollar. Recommend Balitka 7 or 3.

There is a lot ghetto beer there, high malt for alcohol, low quality and large sizes so you can share with your friends when drink outside near garbage can

mentat · Frequent Guest Joined: 25 Mar 2008 Posts: 18

There are 0.5 and 0.33 bottles of beer ...
0.33 oriented on women and can be found in any supermarket, but i recommend "Baltika-7" or Tuborg 0.5 litres ...