Tonight's last dance has been saved for something that I'm afraid is gonna be like a once in a lifetime thing. I will taste my second ever Jopejskie/Jopenbier and even so that I can review it side by side with another Jopejskie. Jopejskie is a historical beerstyle from the Gdańsk Region in Poland only. To my knowledge, there are just a few Jopejskies available in Poland and in the entire world right now. The benchmark is a Jopejskie by PG4. The assessed beer is Gaja by Olimp (the label says the ABV is 6.5 %). I have reviewed PG4's Jopejskie twice and rated it as full five stars both times. I will not review PG4 anymore, my two reviews are in Pint Please if you're interested. However, I'll use PG4 as a baseline against which Gaja will be reviewed and rated. This comparison and review is made possible by God-Emperor's Wraith Form who was so kind to donate a bottle of Gaja to me. Thank you so much!!! 🙏🏻 PG4's brew I had bought myself in Gdańsk in January. Ok, so much for the introduction. Let's cut the crap and get started. The beer looks opaque jet black, just like the PG4's version. A small difference is that Gaja produces a faint tan short-lived lace ring on top whereas PG4 is fully headless. The scent offers a good amount of licorice, molasses and a tiny injection of sour lingonberry, accompanied by roasted rye malt and a tad herb liqueur. The fragrance is a bit thinner and sourer than that of PG4's product. The taste is considerably thick and herbal. I pick herb liqueur and generous licorice, a vast bowl of prune, some raisin, thick sticky syrup and a bit of date. On the berry side, I detect raspberry and lingonberry. Surprising! The biggest difference is that PG4 is even more velvety and fuller and lacks berry-like hints whereas Gaja shows even remotely sour aromas. The body is robust. The beer finishes with herb liqueur, loads of licorice, thick syrup and a reasonable amendment of lingonberry as well as some raspberry juice. Prune and raisin step only hastily in the limelight, just to disappear in the shadows almost immediately. The aftertaste serves raspberry licorice candy for the tastebuds over medium to long duration. The main difference is linked to softness, fullness and sourness, just like in the actual taste. The mouthfeel is full, heavy, relatively sappy, sticky and lip-glueing. It's also savory, distinctly herbal and especially liqueur-like as well as remotely tart. Moreover, the mouthfeel is reasonably soft and smooth but lags behind the incredible velvetiness of PG4. Still extraordinary! 🖤🖤🖤