Alus Darbnīca Labietis / Pagan Brews

Brewpub in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2013

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Aristīda Briāna 9a-2, Riga, LV-1001, Latvia

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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can - Amber in colour. Apricot, peach and passion fruit in the aroma. Blackcurrant, peach, biscuity malt and papaya. Atypical.

Tried on 20 Nov 2025 at 20:51


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Kaķis Maisā, pours a deep dark mahogany brown with a small beige head. Aroma has a very complex smoked, peated malt character, with assertive woody hops in the backgrounds—not ants an invigorating aroma. Flavour is uniquely complex, with both aggressive peated smoke and aggressively hoppy bitterness that somehow work well together. Nothing easy-drinking or accessible about this, but I enjoy the layers and depth despite the harshness. Very good unique extreme beer.

Tried from Draft at Kaķis Maisā on 18 Nov 2025 at 18:32


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Labietis - Central Market, pours a hazy dark golden orange with a small white head. Aroma has a nice bugginess upfront, along with gently tart plums, and gentle acidity. Flavour is very buggy, with tart plums, light acidity, and big bretty notes. A bit awkward cohesion but the individual notes are nice, and there’s little acidity—the brett seems to have reigned that in. Pleasant.

Tried from Draft at Labietis Centraltirgus on 18 Nov 2025 at 18:09


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Labietis - Central Market, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma has soft caraway seeds upfront, with a soft wheaty base. Flavour is clean, with soft pillowy wheat serving a foundation for the nice caraway seed character. Not abrasive or even aggressive but made well. Solid.

Tried from Draft at Labietis Centraltirgus on 18 Nov 2025 at 18:07


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

On tap at Labietis - Central Market, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is definitely dominated by the catnip—hard to detect much else. Flavour is unpleasant: very abrasive and dominated by harsh catnip. No idea how anyone could appreciate this.

Tried from Draft at Labietis Centraltirgus on 18 Nov 2025 at 18:04


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Blik 44cl thuis. Bitters, tropisch fruit, juicy, jeneverbes, citrus, herbal, grapefruit, fruitzoet, haver, rogge, harsig, steenfruit, volle smaak. (16-11-2025).

Tried from Can on 16 Nov 2025 at 15:51


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Delt med Rune.

Tried from Can at Nisha Craft Capital on 11 Nov 2025 at 14:21


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Tried from Draft at Alus Darbnīca Labietis on 09 Nov 2025 at 13:00


5.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tried from Draft at Alus Darbnīca Labietis on 09 Nov 2025 at 12:51


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Delt med Rune.

Tried from Draft at Alus Darbnīca Labietis on 09 Nov 2025 at 12:45


Brewery Stats
Score 6.48
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