6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught (Red Fred, Riga) - Amber in colour wih a slight haze and a small head. Grassy and slightly citrussy aroma with some hops and grapefruit. Clean tasting and refreshing. A good malt and hop balance and a fair amount of body for the style. The after taste has a hint of peach and passion fruit. Not bad at all.
Tried
on 15 Jul 2008
at 16:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
Bottled. Nut brown, creamy head. Aroma of butterscotch and toffee. Medium sweet and medium bodied. Mild and soft with lightly cellary buttery malt. Rather rich with notes of grass. Really good! Quite possibly the best Latvian beer I’ve had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2007
at 08:56
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottled. Lightly hazy golden, small head. Dough and grass. Mid sweet with medium body and well rounded mouthfeel. Some hay and grass. Mid bitter finish. Old rating.Bottled. Cloudy golden, small head. Overpowering offputting stale cellar aroma with powerful notes of diacetyl and butyric acid. Sweet and soapy with old Soviet style unclean flavour. The malt profile however is soft and would be pleasant if it wasn’t for the full array of brewing faults that completely dominates this beer. Very aggresive and oily. Too bad that the one Latvian brewer I’ve tried that seems to have any ambition also seem to have sever quality issues (1/4/2/2/4 - 1.3).
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2007
at 01:49
4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottled
Clear ruby brown with steady brown head. Aroma has lots of caramel and diacetyl. Oily palate, very uninteresting and plain. Dry aftertaste.
Clear ruby brown with steady brown head. Aroma has lots of caramel and diacetyl. Oily palate, very uninteresting and plain. Dry aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2005
at 03:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Copper brown w/ creamy head. Aroma is of earthy, caramelly malts and a hint of toast, then diacetyl. Soft, sweet caramel notes are the main feature. Simple, but decent.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2004
at 09:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 3
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy golden colour. Odd toasty, malty, grainy aroma. Smooth shortcakey malt flavour. Soft herbal hoppiness carries things forward. Clean, gentle, subtle.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2004
at 09:07