Alus Darbnīca Labietis / Pagan Brews Aroniju Ragana (Aronia Witch)

Aroniju Ragana (Aronia Witch)

 

Alus Darbnīca Labietis / Pagan Brews in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻

  Fruit Beer Regular
Score
6.10
ABV: 5.1% IBU: 11 Ticks: 37
Modern berry ale with a sweet and softly tart tastescape. Chokeberry juice is fermented with a wort packed with extra light caramel malts at a ratio 1/7. That allows to degrade the berry`s natural astringency to a crispy dryness that ends in a juicy fruitiness with some light malt sweetness.
 

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6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap @ Alus Darbnīca Labietis, Riga. Hazy orange red with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and red berries. Flavor is medium sweet. Light dry finish. 110724

Tried from Draft on 11 Jul 2024 at 20:15


7

Leicht, fruchtig, angenehm

Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2023 at 17:59


2.6
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 10

Õlle on selline jook, et iga uus kord kui klaasi või pudeli suule tõstad, siis leiad midagi uut, sõltuvalt tuhandest-miljonist pisiasjast, mis hetke olukorda mõjutavad. Seega piirdun iga õlle juures selle tekstiga.

Tried on 25 Feb 2023 at 18:13


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

0,5l bottle from K-Supermarket Lasihytti. Ruby red, almost clear beer with light pink medium head. Aroma has red berries and some malts. Flavor has red berries, some juicy notes and slight tartness. Slightly dry end. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2020 at 17:05


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Appearance: Deep red, clear. Murky pink near the end. Small, fizzy light red head. Aroma: Lots of berries, slight forest. Taste: Lots of berries, slight malt. Dry end. Decent. Bought: qoqa.ch, 500 ml, CHF 4.58 Info: 12/4-2020, BB: 30/11-2020

Tried on 16 Apr 2020 at 15:20


7
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle thanks to Palle Ott! Pours hazy dark red with a small pink head. Aromas of berries, malt, light candy. Taste is sweet, malty, light berries, light bitter, earthy.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:54


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Miezis & Ko, Riga Pours a slightly hazy raspberry red with small pinkish head. Nose has vanilla and redcurrants – what is a “chokeberry” ? Mouth is dominated by the sourness of red berries, but also some juicy sweetness with butter and a hint of diacetyl. A light malty base as well with low carbonation. Tis OK – but I’m not really a fruit beer person.

Tried from Draft on 13 Oct 2019 at 20:31


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Tap @ Borefts 2015. Piinkish light amber color. Soft berry aroma. Perfumed berry flavor. Sweetish with just a hint of sourness. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Re-rate 03.08.2021: Smell-weak to medium-ish, fruits, herbal, hops, maybe chokeberry, might be a placebo. Foam- thin, weak sourness, weak bitter notes, chokeberry, hops, fruits. Head is medium to large, white maybe pink tint. Sticks. Appearance- brewer bottle cap, simple label. Bit cloudy, orange, red color medium to high carbonation. From - pint Taste - bitter-sour-sweet mix what blends together quite fine. A hint of fruits, a hint of sweetness, a hint of hops, and a hint of chokeberry sourness. Dry aftertaste. OK, but will probably not seek again. Old rating 01.03.2019: 6/3/6/3/14=3,2 I remember not liking it, lets see... Smell- weak, aronijas (Chokeberry) but very weak, some juice, herbal notes, hard to tell. Foam- thin, bit to watery side, weak sweetness, medium chokeberry, weak bitter notes. Medium-large foam, pink, white, medium thickish to low thickish (sorry for my nonsense terminology) Appearance- almost clear, red, grape juice appeal, weak carbonation bubbles. Taste- sweetness, chokeberry, juice, some sourness with the second sip, but weak, more juicy, some orange juice even, herbal, berries. I remember this being sourer, seems this is more sweet batch, or beers before prepared me.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2019 at 20:58


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours unclear red. Aroma is aronia, berries, grapes. Body is medium, yoghurty, berries. Medium carbonation, chalky. Sweetish sticky palate. Quite good.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2019 at 21:05