Põhjala Mandarina

Mandarina

 

Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪

  IPA - Flavoured Regular
Score
6.37
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 25 Ticks: 9
Festive IPA
A vibrant and zesty IPA brewed with mandarin oranges.

Taste
Lightly bitter hops balance a sweeter undertone, with juicy tangerine dominating the mid-palate. The finish remains citrusy but turns drier. A light body and refreshing flavor make this beer very easy to drink.

Nose
Aromatic and perfumy, sweet tangerine peel meets a touch of tropical hops.

Appearance
Clear pale yellow beer with a medium-sized, long-lasting white head.

Additions
Mandarin orange

Hops
Motueka, Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic, Tango

Malts
Pilsner, wheat malt, oat malt
 

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6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

A golden beer, a head is quite small and blond. A golden beer, a head is quite small and blond Aroma has fruitness, grapefruit, mandarin, even some aromatic noters. Taste has citrus, grapefruit, some harsh notes. Medium- bodied-. Added mandarin didn't improve this.

Tried from Can from Alko (Turku Kupittaa) on 10 Jan 2026 at 10:00

gave a cheers!

6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Goblet Zagreb. Unclear pale golden coloured, medium sized white head, weak tangerine and some yeasty nose. Yeasty, tangerine, light herbal and touch of caramel with sweetish finish. Seems not so fresh.

Tried from Draft at Goblet Beer Store - Zagreb on 25 Dec 2025 at 00:03


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Tap at Goblet. Lightly hazy golden body, off-white head. Bit citric, earthy aroma, minerally, odd yeasty touch. Watery taste, some tangerine maybe in the background, low pine, herbal touches, bit minerally, low bready maltiness, pretty much no bitterness. Misleading name but hey, not sure what they expected from mandarin juice. Okay.

Tried from Draft at Goblet Beer Store - Zagreb on 19 Dec 2025 at 19:33


5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

On tap at Põhjala, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of mandarin oranges that almost come across buttery (i.e., diacetyl) and some biscuity malt. Flavour is rather jumbled, with orange, some earthy notes, and bready malt. Not a good hop expression, and the oranges don’t help. Not great.

Tried from Draft at Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room on 16 Nov 2025 at 19:06


7

Can. Gentle, quite smooth, and easy drinkable. Orange forward with piney notes and a pleasant malt backdrop. Not a thirst quencher, but sure nice. 747414 251114

Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Kristiansand, Lillemarkens on 14 Nov 2025 at 18:29


6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

100ml draught at Hop&Hen. White tophead, unclear golden body, lacing rings down the glass. Quite intense aromas of citrus fruits, promising. Fresh hop fruity taste of mandarin and orange. Citrus peels towards the ending. Refreshing and thirst quenching. (Tallinn, 05.11.2025).

Tried at Hop&Hen on 05 Nov 2025 at 10:15


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Delt med Rune.

Tried from Draft at Hop&Hen on 05 Nov 2025 at 10:10


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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Põhja Konn, Tallinn. Pius slightly hazy, pale golden with a s fairly modest, white head. Fruity aroma with mandarin and tangerine, pale malt and hints of herbs. Moderate sweet with fresh, citrusy flavours and a mild, but pleasant bitterness.

Tried from Draft at Põhja Konn on 27 Sep 2025 at 11:35


6

Vesine, puuviljane, linnaseline, mega suvakas.

Tried from Can on 26 Sep 2025 at 22:09