Gyllenbock (17517) reviewed Gaišais Specialais from Bauskas Alus 13 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle at a tasting in Uppsala, July 2012. Thanks SaintMatty. Almost clear golden with a medium white head. This was not that sweet. Bread, malt, some notes of metal and very light notes of hops. Drinkable.
Gyllenbock (17517) reviewed Nefiltrēts from Bauskas Alus 13 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle at a tasting in Uppsala, July 2012. Thanks SaintMatty. Slightly hazy golden with a small white head. Sweet aroma and taste of bread, dough, caramel and something that felt a bit "sour". Drinkable but really nothing to write home about.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2
500 ml bottle shared at Beer session XIX in Tromsø 220312. Sorry to the other participants, as the "bezalkoholisks" part was discovered too late. But being non-alcoholic is still not an adequate reason for the overall vileness of this brew. Body is dark brown with absolutely no head or lacing. Pours like something humans should not drink. Odour of worts makes it resemble wort beer more than any porter I have ever tasted. Flavour is extremely sweet and candy-like, not unlike King of Denmark drops. Sticky and unpleasant palate. If Aldaris Porteris is the heaven of Baltic porters then surely this must be hell.
visionthing (9666) reviewed Tumšais Specialais from Bauskas Alus 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On tap in Riga at the Ķiploku Krogs (2010-05-25). Clear copper colour with a decent beige head. Sweet and malty aroma with caramel. A bit to sweet for my taste, but it went well with the garlic.
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Porteris Bezalkoholisks from Bauskas Alus 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5
500ml bottle, thanks to Elisabeth and Stefan for sharing. Bubbly surface to a mahogany coloured body. Just plain smell of wort. Oversweet malt-extract in flavour, some sticky sweet, brown sugar as well. No way (Tromsø, 22.03.2012).
omhper (44752) reviewed Tumšais Specialais from Bauskas Alus 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Bottled. Clear mahogany colour, mid-sized head. Sweet and caramelly with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. MIld resiny bitterness. In possession of a fair amount of character, but a bit heavy on caramel and sweetness.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Premium Alus from Bauskas Alus 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
27th May 2006.
Warning! Early amateur rating! Bottle in Riga. Slightly acidic dark lager, not bitter but couldn’t drink much of this.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Gaišais Specialais from Bauskas Alus 15 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
Bottled@PBF2010. Yellowish golden colour with a mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is malts, butter, some metal and mild chemical waste. Flavour is quite much the same in a quite harsh balance.
Earlier Rating: 12/17/2005 Total Score: 2.8
Bottled. Golden coloured, big white head. Aroma is quite sweet, caramellish malts. Sweetish flavour of sweet alcohol at first (around 7-8C). After it gets waremer it kind of gets fuller, it’s sweet alcohol along with some sweetish fruit. Doesn’t need much, but this is actually very good for a lager, as "getting warmer" is not a big issue, rather it is adding tothe flavour.
DreamAudit (3889) reviewed Tumšais Specialais from Bauskas Alus 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From a 500ml bottle on 23/7/2010. The aroma is dried fruit and rye bread. Taste wise, the dominant flavours are caramel and sweet apple. The carbonation is very subdued. This a quite a nice drop but perhaps could do with a shade more bitterness at the end.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Gaišais Specialais from Bauskas Alus 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle 500ml. @ Petalax Beer Festival 2010 - the 4th. edition.Clear light to medium orange yellow color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, herbal, light buttery. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, fruity, sweet sugar - malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100703]