7

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

On tap at Beera Bar Riga, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has intense maple syrup and cinnamon upfront, with some vanilla in back. Flavour is adjunct city, with intense cinnamon upfront, followed by maple syrup and vanilla. If that sounds sweet, it’s actually not too bad; the cinnamon cuts down on the sweetness, such that the finish is quite bitter and spicy. Could use some barrels or at least some roasty underpinning to help complexify it. Not bad for what it is but not exactly my thing.

7

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can from Eddy's Beverage Inc. Inky, cola brown with nice sparkle, ephemeral fizzy head, thick, white floaties in suspension and trace lacing. Aroma is strong vanilla, sweet malt, milder coconut. Taste is strong vanilla, covering alcohol (somewhat medicinal), sweet malt, mild coconut. Smooth, thick texture, full bodied, soft carbonation, alcohol heat and finish as taste (including medicinal quality). Not an appetizing look and alcohol is too prevalent.

7.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ the brewery (Nov 2024). Hazy lemon yellow with a large foamy whitish head, faint citrus aroma, adequate carbonation, mildly bitter citrus mango taste, faint pineapple, thin body, long finish. Juicy indeed!

6.6

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

Aromas are malt, straw, compost, resin and maybe a hint of citrus. Flavors are similar to nose with citrus coming out a little more. Decent balance between bitter, sweet and carbonation. A one and done.

7.6

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

Draft. Black beer with a tan head. Dried fruit aroma. Dried fruit and spice flavor with light chocolate and maple. Medium-plus bodied. Dried fruit and spice linger with light chocolate, light toffee, and maple. Sticky.

7.1

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

Keg.
Pitch black. Aroma of cinnamon bun from a meter away. Plums, coffee, pralines. Pastry sweet. Lingering plum liqueur feel (slivovitz)?

7.4

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

16oz can. Rather solid juicy IPA. Doesn't have much bitterness, so I'd say West Coast is a stretch, but probably the most enjoyable IPA I've had from them. Mosaic is solid, delicate blueberry notes, some juicy fruitish mild Strata feels too. Not a lot of malt depth, presumably dextrose pushed. Solid beer.

6.8

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

Smell of roasted malt, molasses, faint tobacco. Black colour, light brown head. Aroma of molasses, roasted malt, sugar. Oversweet. Foamy carbon.

7

Canned. Maroon orange pour. Malty and some citrus. Pretty nice overall. Not bad

7

Canned. Clearish gold pour. Tangerine orange . Piney resin. Pretty much fine.... Nothing further