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.

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.

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.

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).