Põhjala Virmalised

Virmalised

 

Põhjala in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪

  IPA Regular
Score
7.08
ABV: 6.5% IBU: 50 Ticks: 192
A powerful and hoppy IPA that uses a blend of American hops, giving the beer a fresh citrus and grapefruit punch. Contains barley malt.

Taste: Initially pink grapefruit juice will wash over your tongue, with a zing of lively carbonation that follows you all the way down. Lime zest and even a hint of peppercorn can be found if left on the tongue, before the massive mango kick knocks through your teeth.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Amber beer with a whitish head. Dusty, grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light earth linger with light pine.

Tried on 08 Oct 2025 at 15:38


7

Tried on 19 Aug 2025 at 14:14


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

In my point of view, it is a correct IPA, a bit watery, dry, hop, touch of grapefruit, malt, simply refreshing and pleasant, 19.03.2017, drinking it at Lausanne, Prélaz.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2025 at 14:22


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Craft Bier Bar Hamburg. Pours hazy dull yellow with a white head. Dry pine and citrus peels on the nose. Flavour has dry pine, citrus peels, dry finish. Hop expression is really tired. Not a particularly motivating IPA.

Tried from Draft at Craft Bier Bar Hamburg on 27 May 2025 at 02:32


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

330ml can. Lightly hazed golden, white head. Aroma of citrus, malts, earthy peppery hops. Taste is very citrusy, mandarin, grapefruit, lemon and lime, some malt, peppery hop spice, moderate bitterness. Medium body. Nothing overly exciting but a solid offering for core range, which I'd somehow not got around to til now.

Tried from Can on 04 Apr 2025 at 00:01


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Tap at Indoor Sörfesztivál. Nem készítettem jegyzeteket, csak pontoztam a sört.

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:56


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Aroma of citrus, orange peel, tropical fruits, resinous notes, fresh hops. Flavour is light sweet with a long bitter finish. Surprisingly tasty, simple but very refined. Just the way I like my IPA, fruity and rather bitter.

Tried on 16 Feb 2025 at 13:13


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Hazy deep golden body with a few flecks beneath a white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of pine, lemon and honey. Flavour of pine needles and honey. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Piney and tangy.

Tried at House Of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate) on 07 Feb 2025 at 20:15


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Pours a moderately hazy, slightly dense/juicy-looking golden. Average sized, relatively dense white head; shows good enough retention and a hint of lacing. Average to slightly above average intensity in a clean aroma: a relatively noticeable malty base, with biscuity malts and a hint of honey, fresh tropical fruits (mango most prominent, pineapple) and a light grassy/piney touch. Taste feels nicely fresh and pretty vivid: malty base as per aroma, vivid, slightly jam-like tropical fruits (again, mango most prominent, pineapple), maybe a tangerine hint, a very light hint of spiciness, a very modest piney/resinous hint in finish/aftertaste. Medium sweetness and bitterness, none stand out in both taste and aftertaste, very balanced. Body is a bit lighter than medium, with average, soft-feeling carbonation; feels very quaffable and quite silky in the mouth, a very pleasant mouthfeel. Overall: somewhere in the middle of an old style west coast ipa with it's clean profile and a modern, soft, juicy ipa. Nails the pros of both. Very pleasant, a bit more intensity would have made it splendid.

Tried on 13 Sep 2024 at 21:31


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tried on 30 Aug 2024 at 16:01