Riwaka Pilsner
Ārpus Brewing Co. in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻
Lager - Pilsener Special|
Score
6.97
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can at home, FRA-ESP on the tv. The Riwaka character is bang on, works really nice, the body is also reasonably crisp, but it’s a HUGE sulphur bomb, to a crazy extent. And I do enjoy sulphur in my pils but this is just way too much. On the upside however, as soon as it clears, we’re back to the green, flowery, elderflower notes, which are really nice. Welp, what a rollercoaster
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De Caigny Dranken
on 14 Jul 2026
at 19:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can shared thanks to Alexander. Bit hazy very light yellow. Massive Riwaka smell with spicy hops, flintstones, lemon balm. Dry malts, soft oats. Medium sweet, light bitter. Bit creamy body. Not a typical pils.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jun 2026
at 17:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at Drinkøteka. Hazy yellow-golden body, thick off-white head. Huge Riwaka wild herbal notes, lighter white grape and citrus touches. Smooth taste, bit fuller for a pils, minetally, low bitterness, Riwaka herbs and white grapes, low lemon again. Better than any Ārpus hazy I can remember.
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from
Drinkøtéka
on 13 Jun 2026
at 14:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
At a Drinkoteka tasting with the guys. Shared by Marko. Thin bod, med carbo. Med bitter, med zestiness with a soury edge. Light sweet. Background malt, fully hoppy. Med-high gooseberry, med elderflowery hops. Clean, drinkable, nice.
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Drinkøtéka
on 13 Jun 2026
at 13:23