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Labietis Gaišais

Labietis Brewery
Latvia·Helles Lager
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Labietis's craft lager — Gaišais (Light/Pale) is a precise Munich Helles-style lager brewed with Latvian grain. Clean, soft and refreshing with subtle malt sweetness. The accessible Labietis: showing that Latvia's best craft brewery can master traditional lager as well as farmhouse ales.

ABV
5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
SRM
pale gold3
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
cleanmaltybready
clean
malty
bready
Aroma
The nose is restrained and clean, leading with subtle grain sweetness and a soft, bread-like character from Latvian malt.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Labietis Gaišais

◎ Appearance

A pale golden hue, bright and transparent with excellent clarity. A fine white head forms readily and clings to the glass with delicate lacing. Carbonation is evident and well-integrated, lending an inviting visual presence to the beer.

pale goldencrystal clearfine white headwell-carbonated

◌ Aroma

The nose is restrained and clean, leading with subtle grain sweetness and a soft, bread-like character from Latvian malt. Noble hop aromatics emerge as a gentle backdrop—floral and slightly herbal—without dominating. A whisper of yeast cleanliness completes the profile, with no off-notes.

grain sweetnesssubtle bread notesdelicate noble hopsclean fermentation

◐ Taste

The palate opens soft and smooth, with gentle malt sweetness establishing the foundation. A restrained bitterness (18 IBU) sits comfortably in the background, balanced by the beer's natural sweetness and a crisp, dry mid-palate. The finish carries a light, refreshing quality without astringency.

soft malt sweetnessrefined bitternesscrisp dry charactersmooth mouthfeel

◑ Finish

The aftertaste fades cleanly and quickly, leaving a lingering trace of bread-like malt and a subtle mineral dryness. Refreshing and thirst-quenching without cloying persistence.

clean fadethirst-quenching
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
80
Taste
82
Appearance
85
Finish
80
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve at 4–7°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

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About Helles Lager

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What is a Helles Lager?

Helles Lager is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Helles Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same clean, refreshing, sweet character as Labietis Gaišais will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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