Trofeja
Microbrewery
in
Riga,
Vidzeme,
Latvia 🇱🇻
Associated Venue: Alus Rūme / Taproom Trofeja
Established in 2020
Contact
Description
In short…
In order to do brewing, you have to be a little bit kooky, you have to look at life from the funny side, and the spark of beer in your eyes is also useful. That's how we woke up one morning and realized: well, this is a story exactly about us.
Let's make beer, we decided. We chose the "most suitable" moment and opened at the beginning of 2020. And we closed immediately. Then we opened again. We closed. In short, we have mastered opening and closing perfectly.
Whether this is a miracle or a science, I honestly have no idea. But in Trophie we have found our eternal engine, with which we operate in spite of everything. And it is said that you can also taste it in our beer.
Yes, we are indeed the smallest brewery in Latvia. Yes, we have the privilege of being able to experiment and make new varieties almost every season. And yes, it gives us real pleasure to share it with you.
So come in for a chat and a glass of special beer in the hidden gem of the Avotu neighborhood.
Respectfully,
Trophy beer heads
In order to do brewing, you have to be a little bit kooky, you have to look at life from the funny side, and the spark of beer in your eyes is also useful. That's how we woke up one morning and realized: well, this is a story exactly about us.
Let's make beer, we decided. We chose the "most suitable" moment and opened at the beginning of 2020. And we closed immediately. Then we opened again. We closed. In short, we have mastered opening and closing perfectly.
Whether this is a miracle or a science, I honestly have no idea. But in Trophie we have found our eternal engine, with which we operate in spite of everything. And it is said that you can also taste it in our beer.
Yes, we are indeed the smallest brewery in Latvia. Yes, we have the privilege of being able to experiment and make new varieties almost every season. And yes, it gives us real pleasure to share it with you.
So come in for a chat and a glass of special beer in the hidden gem of the Avotu neighborhood.
Respectfully,
Trophy beer heads
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
33cl bottle from Lauvas alus webshop. Pours slightly hazy amber with a large, off-white head. Malty and somewhat fruity with citrusy notes and caramel. Modcerate to medium sweet with rather mild flavours and ditto bitternes. Feels a bit messy and dirty and more homebrewish, but still drinkable. --- Beer merged from original tick of Mani Sauc Jakims on 08 Sep 2020 at 19:37 - Score: 5
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2020
at 16:42
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Smell- weak hops, malt. Foam- thin, malt, hops, bitterness, citrus. Head is small, white color. Appearance - generic ruby bottle cap, I like the label, even if I know it is not fully unique, I will give a bonus for the first one. Bit cloudy, orange-ish amber, weak, bit to medium carbonation. From- snifter Taste - malt, hops, bitterness, some citrus. Aftertaste hops, lasting. Not bad, but a bit not my style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2020
at 17:22
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
4.5 alcohol content. Smell-weak hops, malt, grass, herbal. Foam- thin, some hops, malt, faint citrus. Head is small to medium, white color Appearance- generic ruby bottle cap, the label is interesting, but I don't feel like giving point this time. Clear orange-amber, no carbonation. From- snifter Taste - weak hops, weak malt, faint herbal notes, grass. Average at most, easy-drinking however. Not much to complain about and not too much to praise. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2020
at 18:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Smell- weak, herbal, malt, faint citrus, grass. Foam- weak bitter notes, weak citrus, weak sour notes, lot of herbal feel, some citrus, grass. Head is small, white. Appearance- generic yellow bottle cap, the label is a man sitting next to a birch drinking beer from a glass. I don't know why, but I kind of like it, so a bonus for the label, sad that the cap is still generic, even if caps would be colored and with a brewer logo, I would be included to think they are beer specific, therefore more points from me. From - snifter Taste - herbal, som,e hops, some bitter notes, grass, citrus. The aftertaste is citrusy with some hops. Refreshing and bitterness are in range I enjoy it. Actually this is good and interesting, the best one from the brewery so far.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2020
at 13:33
6/10
Sweet, malty, honey, caramel, thin small bubbles, Belgian like
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2020
at 20:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Smell- weak, coriander, malt, herbal, nice. Foam- thin, wheat, weak hops, neutral. Head is small, white color. Appearance- tap filled to bottle. Hazy yellow, orange-ish color.No carbonation. From- snifter Taste - weak malt, weak wheat, herbal notes. Very neutral in taste, easy drinking. Faint citrus notes in the mix and faint hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Sep 2020
at 18:20
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Smell-weak chamomile, malt, herbal, grass. Foam-thin, weak sourness, weak bitterness, maybe some chamomile. Head is small, white color. Appearance - generic, orange bottle cap, Simple label. Clear yellow amber, weak carbonation. From - snifter Taste - weak sourness, weak chamomile, weak bitterness, some malt. Feels very dry, sourness is weak however aftertaste is somewhat lasting dry bitterness. Interesting try, but bad execution, but with some adjustments might be quite ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2020
at 17:23
2/10
Väga räpane.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2020
at 17:36
5/10
Bitter, leather, malty, citrus
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2020
at 17:34
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
New brewery, their first beer Smell- weak, bit to medium, malt, hops, faint caramel. Foam- thin, hops, bitterness, quite intense hit of hops. Head is small, creamy white color, like dirty white but with orange tones. Appearance- generic golden bottle cap, nice bottle label. Clear orange-amber, low carbonation. From - snifter Taste - above-average hit of hops, bitterness, same in the background. There is also malt mixed in, faint citrus. Not my style, I like my IPA sweet and fruity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2020
at 14:40