Mežs (Forest)
Labietis / Pagan Brews in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Herbal Regular|
Score
6.64
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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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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Partially gushing 330ml swing-top bottle. By the courtesy of Elisabeth. Spotty lacing from a remaining off-white head. Hazy, dark apricot coloured body. Grass and herbal hops on the nose. Malt-fruity flavours, caramel, forest, and berries. Mid-dry fruity ending. Medium bodied. Satisfying. (Session xxxix with Stefan and Elisabeth, Tromsø 20.09.2014).
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2014
at 05:51
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
300ml tap @Labietis, Riga (14.06.14, w/Kenneth). Reddish coloured body, with filmy layer on top and no lacing. The first thing you notice is the aroma. O-la-la! Carrying it over to the table, I almost drooled: juniper, red apples, moss, mountain, forrest, small stream and fresh air, flowers, brushwood, berries and fruits. It’s hard to describe, but it’s so pleasant in both aroma and flavour. Well-balanced, complex and so interessting. A bit thin, but WOW!! Maybe it’s a Norwegian thing, but my friend said the same: it reminded him of sunny days hiking in the mountain and playing outside late at night as a kid. The aroma just made us both smile and have all these pleasant memories. Even though I’m hesitant when it comes to awarding something the highest score... this was special and memorable.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jun 2014
at 14:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Alus Darbn?ca Labietis, Latvia. Hazy amber with an off-white head. Quite fruity aroma with lots of tropical fruits some citris, pale malt and hints of herbs. Certainly pleasant. Medium sweet with a rather mild bitterness in the finish. Pleasant one. Refreshing and sessionable
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Apr 2014
at 07:22