Mežs (Forest)
Labietis / Pagan Brews in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Herbal Regular|
Score
6.61
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Inspired by Latvian folk songs on juniper beer, this one will resemble a refreshing walk in our corniferous seaside forests. Brewed with juniper berries and a variety of hops derived from regional wild hops - Kazbek. Fruity and resinous, with a lightly kilned malt backbone and a blasphemously inviting finish.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
17 August 2019. At Gents Bierfestival X. Cheers to Anke, Kevin & the crew! Hazy amber, lasting, thick, frothy, tan head. Aroma of caramel, brioche, green tea, banana, plum, apple, dried orange. Taste is light to medium fruity sweet, offering dried orange, plum, apricot & some banana, caramelly & brioche-like maltiness, slightly herbal & nutty bitter. Dry, herbal hoppy finish, lingering dried & candied fruit & brioche. Medium body, slick texture, lively carbonation. Fine 'Flavored' beer (Amber Ale-ish, perhaps?), missed out on the juniper I suppose though.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Sep 2019
at 16:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Lithuanian barleywine sampled at Gents Bierfestival, thanks Steve for sharing. Mousy, off-white, opening head, deep peachy-orange golden robe. Aroma of honey liqueur, caramel, candied peach, marmalade, canned pineapple, calvados, sweetbread. Sweet onset, peach, ripe pineapple, melon, softly carbonated, full and oily mouthfeel, sweetbready maltiness with lingering honey-like residual sugars, light floral hop bitterish note, strong warming, brandy-like alcohol in the finish but for a beer this strength, kept very well in place; don't get much juniper, though. A fine barleywine from an perhaps somewhat unexpected source (even though Labietis has been active and well-versed in the craft beer field for years now), would happily revisit.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2019
at 14:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Labietis Mežs (by Alus Darbnica Labietis):
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
18/VIII/19 - 50cl bottle @ Gents Bierfestival, BB: n/a - (2019-1311)
Clear dark orange to amber beer, small creamy off-white to beige head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: dirty, malty, grains, hay, cow fodder, caramel, more grains. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: malty, bit sourish, fruity notes, malty, grains. Aftertaste: little bitter, malty, grains, hay, cow fodder.
Aroma: 6/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
18/VIII/19 - 50cl bottle @ Gents Bierfestival, BB: n/a - (2019-1311)
Clear dark orange to amber beer, small creamy off-white to beige head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: dirty, malty, grains, hay, cow fodder, caramel, more grains. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: malty, bit sourish, fruity notes, malty, grains. Aftertaste: little bitter, malty, grains, hay, cow fodder.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2019
at 22:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours unclear amber. Aroma is strong citric hops, orange peel and zest. Body is medium, hoppy, with some soap and toasted malts. Smooth carbonation. Softly sour, even. Sweetish palate. Good
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2019
at 18:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16.12.2018 -- 0.5l bottle from qoqa, bb 09.2019. pours a hazy amber with a medium off-white head. aroma of spruce, grapefruit, wood, caramel. flavour of caramel, herbs, berries, umami. sweet, sour, and salty at the same time. interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2018
at 01:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Re-rate based on the checklist, old score 6/3/7/4/13=3,3 Smell-weak to medium, herbal, juniper, sweet-ish, jam, interesting. Foam-thin, herbal, bit acidic, but sweet also. Head is medium-sized, for me bottle exploded actually. Appearance- brewer bottle cap and regular brewer label. Bit cloudy orange color, no carbonation or all carbonation went down during the explosion. From - snifter Taste - sweet, herbal, juniper, malty, acidic. Weak juniper sourness and acidic notes, but still essentially quite sweet and nice. Not bad, but feels a bit watery, maybe it actually saves it for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2018
at 17:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Aroma of juniper and malt. Taste has forest herbs, juniper, sweet berries and malt. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Oct 2018
at 13:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Golden-amber color, almost clear, yellowish foam. Pleasant aroma of berry, caramel, fresh, slightly needles, flowers. Taste: sweetish-berry, light sweetness, a little jam, soft needles, softly and drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2018
at 19:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle in Riga from Rimi supermarket. The beer starts with lots of forest ground. Earthy with a strong herbal flavour. Moderate bitter with a smooth herbal maltiness. Nice herbal needles in the aftertaste, nice malty, round.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2018
at 17:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 9
Pours clear amber small white head. Taste is mildly toasty, not as spiced as others' taste is toasty, bitter, sharp, junipers, mild sweet backbone, crunchy malts.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2018
at 20:05