Alus Darbnīca Labietis / Pagan Brews Dravnieka Atraitne (Bee Keeper's Widow)

Dravnieka Atraitne (Bee Keeper's Widow)

 

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

  Mead - Braggot Regular
Score
6.83
ABV: 13.0% IBU: 13 Ticks: 29
A delightful braggot made from 2/3 honey and 1/3 dark barley malt wort, fermented with wine and beer yeasts. An invitingly honeyed and portwine like introduction is followed by an explosion of caramel sweetness on the tongue, that is balanced only by hints of roasted malt bitterness and strong alcohol backbone. With a mesmerizing plum fruitiness in the aftertaste.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap @ Labietis, Riga. Clear amber with off-white head. The aroma is very sweet, malty and heavy honey. The taste is pretty sweet and a little bitter.

Tried from Draft on 11 Jul 2024 at 20:16


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap @ Alus Darbnīca Labietis, Riga. Clear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and honey. Flavor is very sweet. Sweet finish with warming alcohol. Soft. 110724

Tried from Draft on 11 Jul 2024 at 20:12


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

From the tap at the brewery on 11/6/2024 abv listed as 14% rather than 13%). Pours a dark amber with zero head. Smells of light fermenting sweet dark fruits. Tastes of caramel, raisins and plums. Has a light, sharp, tart bitterness. Syrupy mouthfeel with soft carbonation. A really enjoyable sweet sipper.

Tried from Draft on 11 Jun 2024 at 16:59


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Disparate bubbles as head; reddish brown beer. Vinous, plums, and partly coloured malts; honey, fortified wine. Clove, allspice, some honey... and honeycake. Faint cigar/sandalwood flavours. Again fortified wine. Well bodied; some alcoholwarming; not very carbonated. Special. Tasty, but not one I'd fancy finishing off the full 50cl. Bought from Beer in a Box, Alkmaar

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jun 2023 at 09:20


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

Long day, heard this is supposed to be sweet. Smell- medium-strong to strong, caramel, malt, honey, sweetness, herbal, nice. Foam- medium, sweet, honey, caramel, malt, acidic and alcohol. Head is small, dirty white with light brown tones. Appearance- brewer bottle cap, rest is usual for Labietis, nothing fancy but still classic and consistent look. Clear ruby color, weak to medium carbonation. From - snifter Taste - sweet, honey, malt, caramel, acidic, and alcohol. Reminds me of barley wine. Very sweet, malty, and generally tasty. There are some bitter notes in the back, but they do not disturb me at all, alcohol is prominent, but it is 14 after all. Rerate after some time - this bottle was not as good, still plenty sweet but more alcoholic

Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2020 at 14:37


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

Bottle 500ml. @ Liepyno namai, Lietuva.[ As Labietis Dravnieka Atraitne ].ABV: 14.0%. Clear medium amber colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, caramel, honey, dried fruit, plum, alcohol, light wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, honey, alcohol, dried fruit, plum, sweet malt - honey. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat, finish feel is warming and light to moderate alcoholic. [20181128] 7-3-7-3-15

Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2019 at 10:54



7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Botella. of @Lowenbrau, Thanks you so much!! 07/11/2018
Color marron oscuro, espuma blanca, aromas maltosos notas dulces, sabor maltoso, cuerpo denso, ligeramente acida, rica.

Tried on 18 Nov 2018 at 15:40


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at Svartvits. Bit hazy brown with small light beige head. Flowery, massive elderflower, caramel, light berries, booze, bitter herbs, toffee, flowery honey, sherry. Over medium sweet and light boozy bitter. Over medium bodied. Nice but quite boozy.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2018 at 19:44