Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Tap at Miezis & Ko, Riga So I go for a few days to Latvia hoping drink beers from some of their 65 odd breweries. And what do I find in the first bar I visit ? A beer from a completely new brewery I never knew existed ! Anyway, caramel, liquorice and coconut in the nice complex nose. Pours a very very dark brown, almost black, with minimal head. Sweetness in the mouth, but not overpoweringly so. Lots of dark fruits, roast malts and chocolate there as well. Very drinkable for its strength but the alcoholic haze does come through in the finish to leave a warming glow. A very promising debut – will certainly drink this again, if I ever see it.