27th May 2006
Warning! Early amateur rating! Bottle in Riga. Amber coloured dunkel?! Light and crisp palate. Slightly fruity. Not bad.

On tap in a 500ml glass in Vecriga beer garden on 22/7/2010. Has quite a distinct aroma for a pale lager, with a floral, honey/pollen and bready aroma. Sweet honey is the most notable flavour. Has a quite firm and lasting hop finish. A lovely, high quality lager which is perfect to quaff on a warm summer’s afternoon in Riga.

Bottle. A clear, dark golden beer topped by a creamy, dense off-white head. Malty, caramel aroma, slightly corn-like. Caramel and bitterness in the flavor, both initially and in the end. A little metallic touch too in the finish. Medium body. A straight forward beer with little soul. Drinks easy though. 100716

(Draught at Lido Tallinn) Poured reddish brown and clear. Head was medium sized and white. Aroma was malty and mildly grassy. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, mildly roastedness, bread, mildly caramell and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter.

First rating50 cl bottle thanks to SaintMatty!On May 25, 2009Clear golden color, medium white head. Sweet, sugary, apple, a bit burnt malt scent. Malty, caramel taste, some minerals. Medium mouthfeel, medium high dry bitterness.4/3/5/3/10=2.5RerateRBESG 2017, sampled on July 19, 2017.At The Aussie Backpacker Pub, Riga. Pre-gathering.From tap.As "Unfiltered".Clear golden color, white head. Sweet, loads of butterscotch taste. Butterscotch aftertaste. Fizzy mouthfeel, low bitterness. Butterscotch, sweet scent.3/3/2/2/4=1.5RerateRBESG 2017, sampled on July 19, 2017.At Alus Arsenals, Riga. Pre-gathering.From tap.Hazy golden color, medium sized off-white head. Butterscotch, malty, bitter taste. Bitter, mineral aftertaste. Fizzy mouthfeel, low bitterness. Malty, butterscotch scent.Wow, quite different just at another place, and on the same day too!5/4/6/3/10=2.8

Bottle, 4.6%. Clear golden colour, white head. The flavour starts off a little sour, almost as if infected. But then it just turns into a standard macro lager. Slightly rough bitterness, good mouthfeel.

Bottle, 4.9%. Clear reddish chestnut colour. Small tan head. The flavour is quite mild, hint of malt and aroma hops. Low bitterness. Medium mouthfeel.

500ml Bottle - Amber/red in colour with a lively head. Fairly fruity aroma with some sweetness and malt. Fairly sweet and malty taste with some fruity elements. It tastes rather thin at first but seems to have more body after a few sips. There is a bit of bitterness in the finish but mostly sweetness dominates this beer. Not bad.