Ārpus Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in Riga,
Vidzeme,
Latvia 🇱🇻
Associated Venue: FTD Pizza x Ārpus Taproom
- Out of business
Established in 2017
We chose Latvian word Ārpus for the name of our brewery, as its meaning reflects the types of beers we brew - outside the box, beyond the mass made lagers, beers with overwhelming flavours and aromas for people brave enough to step out of their comfort zone.
The brewery is located just outside Riga (Latvia), equipped with a 10hL brewhouse and 20hL fermentation vessels. Our beer is packaged in 440mL cans and KeyKegs, then stored in a cold room to keep it fresh longer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can at home, from HOTM online, 22/03/2026.
Black topped with a khaki head that veers to the edge.
Nose is rich roast, fruit cake mix, figs, chocolate, spice, toffee, dates.
Taste comprises chocolate, toffee fudge, molasses, mellow barrel rip, dark fruit rinds, dates, light spice.
Full bodied, oily feel, light drying close spiked with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipper.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Frothy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8.5
Can, small stable creamy light brown head, extreme dark brown colour, vanila and milk chocolate aroma with a hint of toasted almonds, flavour of sweet chocolate, dates, vanila, candy, a bit of sweet spiciness and almonds, and just a charred hint, extremely sweet but fits in nicely. Decedant and great fun.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
El color recuerda a una crema pálida, amarillenta, blanquecina y totalmente opaca, si la escancias a conciencia se forma una espuma densa de corta retención. Aroma y sabor a plátano, pera y crema catalana. En boca es muy densa y cremosa, el trago es tan jugoso y denso que prácticamente se podría masticar, dulce y afrutada con un punto ácido. Riquissssima
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Barwa ciemno pomarańczowa, totalnie mętna. Piana w kolorze pomarańczowym, niska, zbudowana ze średniej wielkości pęcherzyków, szybko znika z powierzchni płynu.
Aromat zdominowała morela, dalej jest ananas i mango, sok a nawet przecier wieloowocowy z lekką kwaśnością.
Smak umiarkowanie kwaśny ze słodkim, owocowym tłem.
Wysycenie średnie w dół, ale mimo to musujące w język. Tekstura gładka, miękka, aksamitna. Ciało grube, pełne. Posmak długi kwaskowy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Tap at Drinkøteka. Blackish body, tan head. Maple, smooth aroma, low peanut. Smooth taste, maple, cocoa, bit rough bitterness, bit soapy, bitter finish with plenty of maple more. Low coffee. Too much things ending in a bit of a mess...
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 3.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Tap at Drinkøteka. Smoothie salmon-pink body with weird striations, more pale pinkish "head". Bit sickly, vomitu, yeasty minty-fruity aroma. Bit dull mint dominates the taste with weird watermelon slush. Lime? Yeeeeah, somewhere in the background... Tastes okay, but smells... Ugh...
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can from Tidens Farver @ Home. Pours pitch black with a brown head, lacings. Aroma or roasted malt, light chocolate, wood, sour cherries. Flavor is light sweet, light sour, little roasted malt, chocolate, wood, sour cherries. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, light sweet light acidic finish. The sour cherry is a little overdone here. 180326
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Light piney fruity hop with citrus, orange, tropical fruit, nectarine, bitter fruit peel. Medium bitter and mild sweet. Medium body. Long bittersweet finish.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Thanks fonefan. Hazy orange colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, oaty, herbal and some mild sprucey tones. Flavour is floral, fruity, some nectary and mild sprucey tones with some sweet grainy tones in the finish.