Alķīmiķis
Microbrewery
in
Riga,
Vidzeme,
Latvia 🇱🇻
Associated Venue: Alķīmiķis (prev. Bierhaus)
- Out of business
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330mL bottle at Bierhaus, pours a hazy dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out caramel, dark dried fruits and some light boiled vegetables. Flavour is a nice balance of sweet and hoppy, with caramel malts, resinous hops and bready malt. Well-balanced, that mandates to not be abrasive or cloying. This is great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2018
at 06:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Bierhaus, pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out medium roast, piney hops, and light toasted caramel. Flavour is punchy, with roasted malt, earthy hops and some earthy dryness. Not the most assertive of black IPAs, but it's balanced competently and packs some punch. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2018
at 06:35
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Bierhaus, pours a deep dark brown with a medium beige head. Aroma brings out toasted nuts, roasted malt and some earthy hops. Flavour is robust for a brown ale, with burnt toasted malt, earthy notes and toasted nuts. Very earthy, tasting like the ground. It's okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2018
at 06:34
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Bierhaus, pours black with a tiny tan head. Aroma brings out spicy chilis and cocoa upfront, with a toasted malt base. Flavour is very spicy, with lots of chili peppers and a tiny hint of cocoa. Not the best blend of flavours, but it's pleasant enough for a spice bomb.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2018
at 06:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Bierhaus, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings outs lots of ashy smoke, with some black pepper to accentuate. Flavour is along the same lines, with smoked malt upfront, and a nice cracked black pepper to back. Nice incorporation of both the pepper and smoke. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2018
at 06:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Bierhaus, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out light piney hops upfront, with dry biscuity malt to back. Flavour is similar, with piney hops, light earthiness, some herbal character and a dry biscuity malt base. Piney hops on the finish, with a dry biscuity underside.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2018
at 06:33
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at Bierhaus, pours a clear copper amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted malt, with subdued earthy hops. Flavour is along the same lines, with toasted malt, light earthy hops and stale bready malt. Not very robust or well-made. Lame.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2018
at 06:30
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Bierhaus, pours a hazy yellowish blonde with a small beige head. Aroma brings out grassy hops, light herbal character and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is similar, with light herbal character and biscuity malt. Not very punchy or crisp for a pils, but clean enough. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2018
at 06:28
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Bierhaus, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out light fruity esters, saison yeast and biscuity malt. Flavour is similar, with saison yeast, light fruity esters and biscuity malt. Not exactly authentic, but it works okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2018
at 06:27