Why Labietis eats? When we think about where we stand on the global beer map, we see that we are in an enviably comfortable position. In particular, we have unique brews that best describe the taste of Latvia. And why not blend these flavors with the traditions of Latvian cuisine?...

In short - PAGAN BREWS slogan, which has been decorating our bottles and merchandise for a year, most accurately describes what we - LABIETIS brewery on the threshold of its first decade - represent on the stage of the beer world...

In recent years the term “mixed fermentation” has come up quite often. These are the beers in which the brewer deliberately sets the feast table for more than one yeast or bacterial culture. ...

The use of wooden vessels in various stages of brewing is not a recent innovation. The first reports of wooden barrels made of planks and joined together with baskets or hoops can be found already in Ancient Egypt around the 26th century BC....

Everyone has thought about how cool it would be to brew their own beer. But for many it has seemed an unattainable goal, because you would think that you need special vessels, pipes, funnels and other equipment. ...

Many people associate beer only with summer or ice hockey, but actually the vastness of the beer world allows you to enjoy it all year round - you just need to know what to order....

Lai gan arodalus (amatalus, kraftiņš, amatnieku alus, garšīgs alus) Latvijā dzīvojas vismaz 5 gadus (neskaitot vēl ilgāku laiku specializētos veikalos un mājbrūvētāju vidū), plašākas sabiedrības izpratne par alus stiliem aizvien ir ļoti ierobežota. Neatkarīgie aldari...

Nav zināms precīzi, kur un kad uzvārīja pirmo Berliner Weisse (tie, kuri zina, noklusē vai arī ir miruši), taču klīst baumas, ka pats pirmais šo neparasti atsvaidzinošo skābalu brūvējis kāds vārdā nenosaukts aldaris Hamburgā. “Hamburgā?!”...

“Mums ir tikai eili.” “Bāc! Bet es gribu alu!” Turpinot tēmu par svešvārdiem, īsi un konkrēti nodalīsim, kas ir eils un kas lāgeris. Daļa kroga apmeklētāju aizvien nonāk svinīgā bijībā, kad izdzird, ka Labietis vāra...

The craft could be called the new current in brewing, a counter-movement to large industrial breweries, which, unlike mass producers, pay more attention to taste and raw materials....

A short excursion into the history and etymology of honey fermentation in the territory of Latvia, the purpose of which is to start a discussion about consistent terminology in the modern Latvian language in matters related to the use of honey in brewing...

Jau ilgu laiku krodzinieki mēļo leģendas par miežu vīnu, kas smēlies spēku konjakā mucā. Priežu pumpuru smeķis apvienojas ar ozolkoku, radot bagātīgu aromātu, kamēr iesalainu augsta-alkohola līmeņa mugurkaulu papildina maigas konjaka notis. Alus, kas pieprasa...

KĀ ASPRĀTIS AISHILS NOGRŪDA ALU NO OLIMPA. Raudzēto dzērienu vēsture līdz salīdzinoši nesenam laikam vienmēr bijusi cieši saistīta ar reliģiju, līdz ar to šiem dzērieniem allaž piedēvētas dažādas ticībā balstītas īpašības. Reta ir senā kultūra,...