Alus Darbnīca Labietis / Pagan Brews Virsaitis (Chief)

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

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
6.74
ABV: 6.0% IBU: 71 Ticks: 41
West coast IPA with a typical bitterness forward character. Mosaic hops dominate the tastescape with hints of lychees, mango and pomelo, complimented by the clean bitterness of Magnum, while amber malts keep the fruity bitter balance throughout the aftertaste.
 

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8.1
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Lean and dry, nice citrus peel, moderate bitter rind, grass and crisp pine. Good balance. Super drinkable.

Tried from Draft at HIGH FIVE taproom on 17 Apr 2025 at 19:42


6.5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7

Draft. An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and pine needles. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, malt, pine needles, and hops, leading to a bitter finish. 7/3/7/3/14

Tried from Draft on 15 Apr 2025 at 18:38


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

440ml can shared by Martinsh at the Latvia Day Tasting in Crewe on 18th November 2023. A West Coast IPA no less! Deep golden body, light haze to the look; off-white head. Hops to the fore, both resinous pine and tropical citrus esters/flavours. Low malt presence, but a decent IPA in my eyes.

Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2023 at 08:22


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

Can ordered from Craft Beer Station, Northampton – drank (shared) at Latvian Independence Day celebration at Ebenezers, Crewe. Pours golden amber with a small off-white head and good lacing. The aroma has plentiful hops, both traditional and continental, plus some hints of straw. In the mouth it strongly bitter with pine and hops to the fore, plus oranges and some traces of ginger. Later comes some citrus and hints of tropical fruits. This is a decent IPA.

Tried from Can on 19 Nov 2023 at 17:26


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

Medium yellowish head, stable over hazy ochre-amber beer. Floral and fruity-estery nose, delicate. Grapefruit, passion fruit, lunaria, bit of caramel. Bitter, as in spicy or citruspeel. Grapefruitpeel, limepeel, pomelo. Woody as well. Finish has a bit smokiness. Leafy, earthy, and bitter grapes. Light body, mild carbonation, bit (hopoil)slick. Pretty good - even if its "west coast" claim is stretching it (or are they talking Baltic sea?) Purchased from Beer in a Box, Alkmaar.

Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2023 at 06:28


2.8
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | 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 28 May 2022 at 06:00


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy dark orange colour with small head.Aroma of hops and grass nice fruity with slightly malty mouth feels hint of citrus and grass nice by style beer.

Tried on 26 Sep 2020 at 20:28


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

On tap filled, to bottle. Not on vid, but based on checklist. Smell- weak, hops, caramel, hard to tell. Foam- thin, creamy at start, hops, bitter-sweet notes and more hops. head is small, white with bit of yellow, creamy tint. Appearance- clear orange, brown amber, vert few carbonation bubbles. Taste- bitter-sweet notes and then hit of hops and bitterness, some herbal notes some caramel and some sweet notes somewhere in middle. Generally quite hoppy one so kind of not my style, but I bet some people might like this quite a lot.

Tried from Draft on 13 Oct 2019 at 11:43


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

Botella 50 CL en el Kraken Oviedo 29..08.. 2019. (r54). Cortesía Beni👏👏 Color ámbar anaranjado velado turbio con espuma blanca que desaparece al poco tiempo casi por completo. Sabores maltosos con suaves cereales algo rústicos tipo centeno. Suaves cítricos y herbales lupulados no muy amargos al final Cuerpo medio que se queda algo seco llegando a veces a resultar algo áspero o tosco. Normal, en la línea de las cervezas del este europeo.

Tried on 29 Aug 2019 at 20:33


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

Tap @ Borefts 2015. Golden color. Matured tropical fruit in the aroma and flavor. Firm grassy hops. Slightly herbal. Well brewed.

Tried from Draft on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05