MiP (20366) reviewed Piebalgas Alus from Piebalgas Alus (Cesu) 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle, 5.6%. Weak grassy hop aroma. Clear dark golden colour. Stable white head. The flavour does have some OK grassy hops, but it is also a little rough. Good mouthfeel.
MiP (20366) reviewed Tumšais Lux from Piebalgas Alus (Cesu) 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle, 5.8%. Clear dark brown colour, small stable light brown head. Sweet flavour, some brown sugar. Balanced OK by alcohol, but still on the sweet side.
Saintmatty (11304) reviewed Jubilejas Alus from Piebalgas Alus (Cesu) 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
500ml Bottle - Golden in colour with a small white head. Malty and grainy aroma with some bready notes. Bittersweet malty taste with a lingering but not overwhelming finish. Not bad and drinkable.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Minhauzena Alus from Piebalgas Alus (Cesu) 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
A hazy golden lager with a thick white head. In aroma, a stricking maple water aroma, woody, a bit of corn. In mouth, a crisp malt with sweet light vanilla, a bit cloying, with definite cardboard notes, signs of oxidation. Tasted Jan. 2007.
Saintmatty (11304) reviewed Tumšais Lux from Piebalgas Alus (Cesu) 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml Bottle (Alus Arsenals, Riga) - Copper brown/red in colour with a small but foamy head. malty and slightly sweet aroma. Malty and rather bitter taste with the alcohol being more noticeable than I had anticipated. Malt can be detected along with a mild fruitiness and a slight hint of liquorice. Not bad at all.
omhper (44752) reviewed Jubilejas Alus from Piebalgas Alus (Cesu) 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottled. Pale golden, firm head. Soapy butterscotch aroma. Medium bodied. Some malt sweetness dried out by a fair amount of soapy, flowery resiny hops. Rounded mouthfeel, notes of butter. A beer with character.
Sigmund (14587) reviewed Tumšais Lux from Piebalgas Alus (Cesu) 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500 ml bottle, bought in Riga. ABV is 5.8%. Unpasteurised. This is a strong dunkel, bordering on Vienna / amber lager. Amber to copper colour. Large, creamy and lasting off-white head. Malty sweet aroma with notes of caramel, hints of oak. The mouthfeel is rich and smooth. The flavour is very malty with loads of caramel, quite sweet but not unpleasant. Distinct hoppy bitterness in the finish and aftertaste, slightly metallic. Well worth sampling.
Sigmund (14587) reviewed Minhauzena Alus from Piebalgas Alus (Cesu) 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
500 ml bottle, bought in Riga. ABV is 4.6%. Is this beer possibly named after the notorious liar Baron von Münchausen? Pale golden colour, large and lasting head. Fairly malty sweetish aroma with notes of butterscotch and honey. The flavour is also quite sweet - too sweet for a pale lager, but reasonably malty with slightly metallic hops in the finish. Drinkable, but to call it a GREAT beer would be a lie, worthy of Baron von Münchausen!
Sigmund (14587) reviewed Piebalgas Alus from Piebalgas Alus (Cesu) 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
500 ml bottle, bought in Riga, as "Piebalgas Alus Piebalga". ABV is 5.6%. This is a "gaisais alus" (= pale beer). Unpasteurised. Pale golden colour, large and lasting white head. Sweetish malty and slightly fruity aroma, hints of honey. Sweet malty flavour, too sweet for a pale lager. Notes of honey. Alcohol is noticeable. Some hops in the finish. Unusual lager, but not undrinkable.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Jubilejas Alus from Piebalgas Alus (Cesu) 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Bottled. Golden colour, creamy small white head. Malty hayish nose with papery hints. Sweet hayosh malts in flavour with grassy hoppy finish. Dry "hayishish" palate. Clean, and not too bad.