6/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2007
at 05:19
6.6/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2007
at 08:08
5.5/10
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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!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2007
at 14:42
4.9/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2007
at 09:00
3.9/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2005
at 16:55
3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Bottled. Malt, some ananas? and a bit skunky nose. Flavour is A bit metallic, very sweet and malty. Aftertaste and finish is quite skunked. Not too pleasant...
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2005
at 14:05
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottled. Golden colour, huge white creamy head. Strong hoppy and alcoholic nose with a weak lemony note along. Flavour is hoppy, toffeeish and a bit hayish. Hints of honey and alcohol too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2005
at 13:44
3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Bottled (BB 03/2005)
Golden color, good white head. Sweet malty and bready nose. Medium-bodied, malty with hints of diacetyl. Malty-bready aftertaste. Typical East European lager.
Golden color, good white head. Sweet malty and bready nose. Medium-bodied, malty with hints of diacetyl. Malty-bready aftertaste. Typical East European lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2005
at 03:21
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sampled at the Piebalga bar in Riga’s Old Town
Dark straw colour. Mild, spritzy and slightly herbal near-pils. A little sweet malt in the fniish. A very light quencher.
Dark straw colour. Mild, spritzy and slightly herbal near-pils. A little sweet malt in the fniish. A very light quencher.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2004
at 09:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Light gold colour with a lively sparkle and rich head. Rich hoppy aroma (fruity, earthy) with scattered yeast notes. Sweet, very clean pale malt notes intermingle with fruity, earthy hop. Great idea, but the flavour is too light! Needs about 10-15 IBUs more to be relevant.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2004
at 09:12