Keg Taproom Sidrerija , 2022-03-26 Riga AR: full brown sugar no 2 on board AP: brownish, wee head F: full brown sugar no 2 on board

Advertised as belgian brune beer and alcohol is 6.1. Smell- weak to medium, smoke, malt, a bit of faint Belgian notes and yeast, some acidic tones. Foam- thin, yeast, Belgian notes, but faint, some acidic and citrus tones and malt. Head is medium to large, cant pout 0.3 into 0.5 straight up, creamy brown white color, but goes away fast. Appearance - nice looking bottle with an ice-breaker ship on it, unique brewer bottle cap, nice. Clear red, ruby color, weak carbonation. Later goes hazy, brown-red color. From - snifter Taste - weak malt, weak Belgian notes, mint, caramel, sweetness, more malt bit of roast. All together held with citrus, malt, and yeast. Very enjoyable to be honest and light, easy drinking.

0,33l bottle from Lauvas Alus, Riga. This version is 6.1%. Clear mid brown beer with medium but quickly vanishing head. Aroma has not much at all. Flavor too, is quite mild, with some sweet malts and maybe hints of dark fruits. But too pale and mild this is with not much flavors at all.

On tap at Folkklubs, Riga. Sweet berries in the nose. Pours a dark red brown, with a small cream head which stays. [ Colours approximate as Folkklubs is rather dark ! ] Not much carbonation. In the mouth is sharp with cranberries, lemon but also sweet marzipan and barleysugar. Finish is fruity and sharp. This is too sweet and a fruity mess – avoid ! Not really a Pale either.

Tap at Ziemelu Enkurs, Riga. Pours dark amber. Aroma and flavor are sweet, malt, caramel, carrots, sugar, slight sour notes. Overall: okish.

Yeaty, plastic, messy mess

Keg at Ziemeļu Enkurs, Riga. Hazy nut brown, small head. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Marzipan and caramel, bread and elderflowers. Low bitterness.

Draft tasting glass @ brewery. Reddish hue, darker. Nose is too cough syrup, herbal, raisin. Taste is BE fruit, liquorice, cough syrup, herbal, too cough syrup for me, raisin, not a fan.