Σόλο (Solo)
Microbrewery
in Heraklion,
Crete,
Greece 🇬🇷
Associated Venue: Bricks ... Your Cretan Beerhouse
Established in 2018
Contact
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Description
Solo was founded by Norwegian ex-pat Kjetil Jikiun and their brewery was opened in 2018. Σόλο (Solo) ...Your Cretan Craft Beer: Originated from Crete, Σoλo is not just any beer but a craft beer with soul. Anthropocentric, proud and uncompromising by nature, obsessed with the idea that good beer is a human right, Σολο is addressed to all of you who desire a perfect beer. Furthermore, rather than brewing for the sake of profit, Σολο creates & experiments while calling beer lovers and enthusiasts for interaction with the belief that much more than beer, craft beer is human contact. In other words, Σολο comes into existence through people, togetherness, friendship and sharing of ideas, emotions and everything that makes our moments worth living for.
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Säuerlicher, leicht vinöser Beginn. Trauben, zunehmend süß, trocken, süffig. 10/10/11/9//10
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2025
at 14:47
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Röstiger karamelliger Beginn. Ziemlich trocken, süffig, wenig bitter, ok. 12/8/9/9//9
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2025
at 14:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
On tap at Balkan Beer Bash 2025. Black with beige head. Roasty, caramel, malty, bit burnt, sweet. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2025
at 22:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Spritziger, weich säuerlicher Beginn, Beeren. Säuerlich bleibend, spritzig, langer Abgang. 10/7/9/9//9
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2025
at 16:19
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Cremiger, weich herb honigartiger Beginn. Leichte Süße, wässriger Körper, trocken. Ok. 10/7/7/7//7
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2025
at 16:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle at home 2025-05-10 Göteborg
AR: wit, nice lime, dry citrus
AP: hazy coppery, frothy steady white foam
F: wit, nice lime, dry citrus
AR: wit, nice lime, dry citrus
AP: hazy coppery, frothy steady white foam
F: wit, nice lime, dry citrus
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2025
at 20:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ Både &. Hazy, yellow orange body with a small white head. Aroma is super fruity with citric, peach, grapefruit and apricot. Flavor is also very fruity like aroma with some zesty bitterness. Medium to light bodied and fruity aftertaste with a little hint of grassy bitterness. Nice and easy thirst quencher.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2025
at 05:36
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle sampled January 2019. Pitch black body with a moderate sized, dense beige head. Delicious aroma of smooth roasted, dark malt, express coffee, dark chocolate, dry fruit, toffee and warming alcohol. Flavor is very sweet, dark roasted malt, strong but smooth coffee, chocolate, dry fruit, molasses, brown sugar, good bitterness and warming alcohol. Fine body and long lasting aftertaste. It’s a really sweet one, but somehow the bitterness and alcohol seems to cope very well with this. I find it remarkable nice and highly enjoyable. Some like to compare this with the Dark Horizon beers, I think this is too different to make any compartments, just enjoy this as it is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2025
at 05:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ Både &. Rather hazy pale golden body with a huge, creamy white head. Strong and really refreshing in aroma, citric fruit, spicy saison yeast, peppery and hint of esters. Flavor feels sweet without really being sweet, pale malt, citric fruit, oranges, smooth pepper, hint of lemongrass, fruity bitterness and faint hint of ester with almost undetectable alcohol, just like a warming vinous touch down the throat. Fine body and long lasting fruity, floral aftertaste. Like an imperial sasion with a distinct Belgium touch.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2025
at 05:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ Både &. Pitch black body with a medium sized, lacing beige head. Lovely aroma of dark roasted malt, coffee, dark chocolate, dry fruit and some warming alcohol. Flavor is more than less exactly like aroma, dark roasted malt etc. and god balanced bitterness. Compared with Nøgne Ø imperial stout (that's a quite natural comparison) this is less sweet, more dark chocolate flavor, thinner body and all over feels a bit less robust and easier drinkable. I actually prefer the complexity from the Nøgne Ø version but there will be occasions where I will see the advantages of a lighter version, ie it’s lighter - not light.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2025
at 05:13