{"id":5616,"date":"2026-01-30T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/why-pagan-brews\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:17:53","slug":"why-pagan-brews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/","title":{"rendered":"Why PAGAN BREWS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5616\" class=\"elementor elementor-5616 elementor-2740\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123df61a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"123df61a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5caffd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a5caffd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-239ab3c6 elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"239ab3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;carousel&quot;,&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"media-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Brewery PAGAN BREWS - LABIETIS\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arstniecibas_augi_vaivarini2.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb55262 elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"2eb55262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;carousel&quot;,&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"media-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Brewery PAGAN BREWS - LABIETIS\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arstniecibas_augi_vaivarini2.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a048f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12a048f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60ac8213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60ac8213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why PAGAN BREWS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432b9a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"432b9a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This slogan has adorned our bottles and souvenirs for a year now. As Labietis Brewery approaches its tenth anniversary, &#8220;PAGAN BREWS&#8221; best describes our identity on the world stage. It encompasses our roots, our vision of beer&#8217;s evolution since prehistory, and the guiding principles we follow in every brew. What follows is our manifesto.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b4393 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35b4393\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a85e810 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a85e810\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2343bbaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2343bbaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e96bd16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e96bd16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On the Edge of the Beer World<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b3bce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17b3bce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If Europe is the cradle of modern beer, Latvia has always existed on its periphery. We are marginal. Christian culture arrived here late and never fully took hold. Unlike much of Europe, Latvians were never forbidden from brewing at home, nor did we ever fully substitute prayers for herbs.<br>This history has kept our tradition of gathering medicinal plants alive and well. Almost every Latvian still has a jar of herbal tea in their pantry.      We look at this heritage through the eyes of a contemporary brewer\u2014drawing inspiration from the Baltic region\u2019s fascinating cultural history to create a beer that meets modern standards of taste and quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38e46df5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38e46df5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6123e9f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6123e9f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews01.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6801\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews01.webp 665w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews01-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews01-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews01-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews01-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews01-64x64.webp 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b4eaf2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67b4eaf2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2800520d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2800520d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0fc09f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d0fc09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Boredom of One Faith<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a035ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35a035ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Looking back over 10,000 years of brewing history, the belief that beer requires only three ingredients\u2014barley, hops, and water\u2014is a recent novelty.<br>What is beer, anyway? We believe beer can be any fermented drink made from grains and plants. Hops are simply one of many herbs that can enrich a brew. Similarly, barley is just one source of sugar; we brew with wheat, rye, oats, and buckwheat, enriching them with honey, forest berries, and garden fruits. We stand for beer without prejudice.     <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-898293d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"898293d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e8600e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10e8600e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews02.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6802\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews02.webp 665w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews02-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews02-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews02-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews02-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews02-64x64.webp 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b41c507 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b41c507\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb88bd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb88bd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3665e60a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3665e60a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Taste of Nature: Terroir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e4de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9e4de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We cannot know exactly what beer tasted like 200 years ago, but we know it was made from what was at hand. Like brewers since time immemorial, we use local ingredients as much as possible. These flavors are intuitive to us and best represent our &#8220;fragile cultural fabric.&#8221;<br>If a raw material is available in Latvia, we use it. Our daily fermentations feature Latvian barley, wheat, and rye malts, local honey, over ten varieties of Latvian berries, and wild-harvested fruits.<br>   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4169698b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4169698b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d9173d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46d9173d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews03.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6803\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews03.webp 665w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews03-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews03-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews03-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews03-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews03-64x64.webp 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eef1a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0eef1a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda60a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dda60a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb60b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddb60b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And, of course, we use more than 30 Latvian medicinal plants alongside our hops. To achieve the best possible historical flavor, we do use specialized malts and yeast strains from Europe and hop varieties from around the globe. However, our underlying goal is to create a sensory record of our environment and time.<br>We return to our roots with modern knowledge: local ingredients and a Latvian perspective on flavor, paired with an open view of the world. Like an oak tree with roots deep in our soil and branches caressed by overseas winds, we seek a balanced taste of culture and nature.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Call us children of nature. Call us modern savages. Call us pagans who make beer.<\/p><p>Join us in exploring PAGAN BREWS \u2014 contemporary beer with a taste of heritage.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e33ec1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e33ec1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6a02a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b6a02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews04.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6804\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews04.webp 665w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews04-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews04-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews04-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews04-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paganbrews04-64x64.webp 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5072c14a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5072c14a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2926bde5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2926bde5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cheers!  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277d851b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"277d851b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 The Labietis Brewing Community<br><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why PAGAN BREWS This slogan has adorned our bottles and souvenirs for a year now. As Labietis Brewery approaches its tenth anniversary, &#8220;PAGAN BREWS&#8221; best describes our identity on the world stage. It encompasses our roots, our vision of beer&#8217;s evolution since prehistory, and the guiding principles we follow in every brew. What follows is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-en-sleja"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why PAGAN BREWS - LABIETIS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PAGAN BREWS perfectly captures what Labietis Brewery stands for on the global beer stage. Call us children of nature. Call us modern savages. Call us pagans who make beer.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why PAGAN BREWS - LABIETIS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PAGAN BREWS perfectly captures what Labietis Brewery stands for on the global beer stage. Call us children of nature. Call us modern savages. Call us pagans who make beer.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LABIETIS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-30T07:00:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-21T08:17:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arstniecibas_augi_vaivarini2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1565\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1037\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/why-pagan-brews\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/why-pagan-brews\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/93f668d49bfbad1542e96243628478d3\"},\"headline\":\"Why PAGAN BREWS\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-30T07:00:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-21T08:17:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/why-pagan-brews\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":487,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/why-pagan-brews\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Arstniecibas_augi_vaivarini2.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"EN sleja\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/why-pagan-brews\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/why-pagan-brews\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why PAGAN BREWS - LABIETIS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/why-pagan-brews\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/why-pagan-brews\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Arstniecibas_augi_vaivarini2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-30T07:00:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-21T08:17:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"PAGAN BREWS perfectly captures what Labietis Brewery stands for on the global beer stage. Call us children of nature. Call us modern savages. Call us pagans who make beer.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/why-pagan-brews\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/why-pagan-brews\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Arstniecibas_augi_vaivarini2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Arstniecibas_augi_vaivarini2.jpg\",\"width\":1565,\"height\":1037},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"LABIETIS\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"LABIETIS\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/labietis_name_png.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/labietis_name_png.png\",\"width\":191,\"height\":30,\"caption\":\"LABIETIS\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/93f668d49bfbad1542e96243628478d3\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c76f14684b89aaeeb0921d3d47d329a06813311c74a639c2cff909bb02a417e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c76f14684b89aaeeb0921d3d47d329a06813311c74a639c2cff909bb02a417e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c76f14684b89aaeeb0921d3d47d329a06813311c74a639c2cff909bb02a417e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/staging2.sektahouse.eu\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/labietis.lv\\\/en\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why PAGAN BREWS - LABIETIS","description":"PAGAN BREWS perfectly captures what Labietis Brewery stands for on the global beer stage. Call us children of nature. Call us modern savages. Call us pagans who make beer.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why PAGAN BREWS - LABIETIS","og_description":"PAGAN BREWS perfectly captures what Labietis Brewery stands for on the global beer stage. Call us children of nature. Call us modern savages. Call us pagans who make beer.","og_url":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/","og_site_name":"LABIETIS","article_published_time":"2026-01-30T07:00:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-21T08:17:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1565,"height":1037,"url":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arstniecibas_augi_vaivarini2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/93f668d49bfbad1542e96243628478d3"},"headline":"Why PAGAN BREWS","datePublished":"2026-01-30T07:00:41+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-21T08:17:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/"},"wordCount":487,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arstniecibas_augi_vaivarini2.jpg","articleSection":["EN sleja"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/","url":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/","name":"Why PAGAN BREWS - LABIETIS","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arstniecibas_augi_vaivarini2.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-30T07:00:41+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-21T08:17:53+00:00","description":"PAGAN BREWS perfectly captures what Labietis Brewery stands for on the global beer stage. Call us children of nature. Call us modern savages. Call us pagans who make beer.","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/why-pagan-brews\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arstniecibas_augi_vaivarini2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arstniecibas_augi_vaivarini2.jpg","width":1565,"height":1037},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/","name":"LABIETIS","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/#organization","name":"LABIETIS","url":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/labietis_name_png.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/labietis_name_png.png","width":191,"height":30,"caption":"LABIETIS"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/93f668d49bfbad1542e96243628478d3","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c76f14684b89aaeeb0921d3d47d329a06813311c74a639c2cff909bb02a417e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c76f14684b89aaeeb0921d3d47d329a06813311c74a639c2cff909bb02a417e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c76f14684b89aaeeb0921d3d47d329a06813311c74a639c2cff909bb02a417e2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/staging2.sektahouse.eu"],"url":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5616"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7597,"href":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5616\/revisions\/7597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labietis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}