Ilgezeem

in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻
Associated Venue: Ilgezeem Centraltirgus


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5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Craft Porter Alus Smell-weak to medium, malt, caramel. Foam- roast, malt, kvass, bitter notes. Head is small, light brown color. Appearance- brewer bottle cap, simple label. Very dark brown, but basically black, few carbonation bubbles. From - snifter Taste - very malty, some roast, somewhat kvass like. Quite a lot of sweetness, not great, not terrible.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2020 at 09:38


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

150cl PET bottle from Rimi, Jugla Center. Pours hazy pale yellow with a fast dissipating white head. Rather mild grainy aroma with notes of caramel and white bread. Rather different from the dark ones and tasted more like white bread than dark (rye) bread. A bit more soda like too.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2020 at 18:52


4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottled 500ml (from Latvia, ABV 5.5%)
Amber colour, steady off-white head. Bready kvass-like nose with hints of honey. Medium-bodied. Quite sweet honeyish with some harsh notes. Unbalanced.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2020 at 18:08


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Smell- weak, bit to medium, malt. Foam- thin, malt, soft, bitter-sweet notes. Head is small, white color with a bit of orange tint. Appearance- plain black bottle cap, simple bottle design with Mezaoparks on it. Clear orange-amber, few carbonation bubbles in. From - snifter Taste - weak malt, weak hops, some odd aftertaste. But quite drinkable, some hoppy aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2020 at 16:24


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Smell- weak malt, rye, a bit of roast. Foam- thin, roast, bit of malt. Head is medium-sized, medium-dark brown, orange white color, Appearance- brewer bottle cap, simple design with national opera on it. From - pint glass, hazy dark brown color, weak carbonation. Taste - weak roast, malt, acidic tones, then some bitter tones. Feels somewhat bland, maybe because of the beer I had before. It is kind of drinkable, but nothing special.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2020 at 18:37


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

New one was thinking it is rebrand but they indeed seem to be new beers. Smell-weak yeast, malt, wheat, acidic tones, smoke. Foam- thin, acidic sourness notes and bit of malt. Head is quite large, creamy orange-white color. Appearance-brewer bottle cap, simple design with ilgazeem factory on it. Half hazy orange amber, weak carbonation. From - Weizen glass Taste- acidic sourness, then some faint bitter and sour notes, a bit of yeast and malt but feels a bit messy for me. Ok for one try, but will not seek it again.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2020 at 18:52


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sample@Ølfestival, København 2019 (Day 3) - dark red amber with a off white head. Overt cherry fruity notes, very sweet, light almond nutty, light body, cherry finish.

Tried on 20 Nov 2019 at 21:32


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Sample@Ølfestival, København 2019 (Day 3) - amber pour with a white head. Prominent sweet honey fruity, touch herbal, overly sweet, medium body, overt sweet close.

Tried on 20 Nov 2019 at 21:30


3.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2

0,33l bottle from Lauvas Alus, Riga. Violet beer with a small pink head. Intensive aroma has milk, sugar and lots of blackcurrant. Weird and not very nice aroma.Flavor has blackcurrant juice and sugar and that's it. And weird, yes, this too. Flavor is much better than aroma, but still, why on earth? A way too sweet soda juice, which has nothing to do with a beer.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2019 at 20:17


3.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle from Eurodeli, Tilst. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, malt, bread, water and little syrup. Sweet malty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2019 at 19:41