Ārpus Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Riga, Vidzeme, Latvia 🇱🇻
Associated Venue: FTD Pizza x Ārpus Taproom - Out of business

Established in 2017

Contact
Ādažu novads, Riga, 2164, Latvia
Description
Ārpus Brewing Co. is an independent microbrewery, founded in 2017 by craft beer geeks from Latvia. We brew what we love - juicy hop forward ales, fruity sour beers and bold imperial stouts - and we’re proud that Ārpus Brewing Co. is voted as #1 brewery in the Baltic States on Untappd.

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.

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8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
21st May 2026
Can. A mild to medium haze on this orange gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, a nice fine minerally crispness. Light pale malts, lightly sweet, spot on for me. Lovely juicy hop fruits. Bright stone fruits, a little Motueka lime. Touch of mellow lemon. Whisper of berry fruits on the back end. Finishes light with very mild touched of skunk and hop spice. Spiffin.
Tried from Can on 21 May 2026 at 19:36

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
20th May 2026
Can. Near clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Fairly smooth start to the palate, decent fine carbonation emerges late on. Light smooth pale malts provide a well judged light sweetness that suits this brew perfectly. The hand picked Nelson are a thing of beauty. For me, this hop has been a shadow of its former self for years but, the last 7 or 8 months, there has been a startling return to form. Here we have winey juicy grape with a side serving of gooseberry tartness. No resinous white port of the very best but, that's a minor nit pick. This is a super duper single hop dipa that I enjoyed immensely.
Tried from Can on 20 May 2026 at 20:42

3.3/10 Appearance 3 Aroma 3 Flavor 3.5 Texture 3 Overall 3.5
Sample at MBCC2025 Green session, Copenhagen. Colour is deep yellow. Aromas and flavours: Mango, orange...
Tried on 13 May 2026 at 16:59

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Tap at Drinkoteka. Hazy golden body, lasting off-white head. Creamy, resinous aroma, bit earthy and sweetish, okay but so Arpusish. Smooth taste, herbal hoppy notes, wormwood, resin, gum, bitter and lightly tart.... mkay. Arpus Pale Ale.
Tried from Draft from Drinkøtéka on 12 May 2026 at 19:40

7/10
Thuis, blik, 440

Best wel duur voor een supermarktbiertje
Tried from Can on 09 May 2026 at 21:30

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
440ml can. Almost black pour with a small tan head. Aroma of dried fruits, raisins, dates, molasses. Taste is very rich, dried fruits, raisins, dates, molasses, chocolate, oaky barrels, warming booze. Full bodied, silky smooth.
Incredibly good beer. They've got the best of each style here - the sweet fruitiness of the BW, the chocolate malty flavours and fullness of the stout, and the barrels... excellently done.
Tried from Can from Left Field Beer on 08 May 2026 at 23:10

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours unclear blonde. Scent is fruity, sharp. Taste is lactic, sharp, fruity, dry. Easy drinker, fairly high acidity. nice!
Tried on 08 May 2026 at 12:29

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Pours black, no head. Scent is medium mild, some chocolate roastyness; Taste is full, roasty, chocolate pudding. Mild whisky BA profile. plums are hidden. Delivering some backbone only. Sweet !
Tried on 08 May 2026 at 10:30

4.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 1 Overall 3
Pours slushy yelloworange. Straight up pineaple in the aroma. Taste is chewy, pure sediment. pear, midlly sour, fresh, sweet. Mouthfeel is god-awefull though. pure slushy sediments. mild banana. ugh... They can do SO much better !
Tried on 08 May 2026 at 10:29

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Panda from Colin. Cheers. Opaque and oily appearing cola brown. Foamy beige head. Aroma had a punch. Forceful booze and sour berries/vinous notes over molasses and dark dough. Flavourwise it's quite sweet and burnt caramel with a bitter edge, that becomes more prominent into the finish. Booze. Espresso. Medium bodied. Slick to oily. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. I want to like it more but there's something slightly off-balance, a decimal point in the wrong place.
Tried on 06 May 2026 at 22:01