Põhjala

Microbrewery in Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2011

Contact
Peetri 5, Tallinn, 10415, Estonia
Description
Põhjala Brewery is the brainchild of three friends and beer aficionados who, like many a future craft brewer, got tired of the tasteless watery lagers that the faceless megacorporations have saturated the beer market with.

We brew small batches of hand crafted ales, using the best malts, loads of mostly New World hops and a relentless passion for good beer. When creating our beers, we are inspired by Nordic nature, Estonian new cuisine and the work of our fellow microbrewers in the U.S., UK and Scandinavia who, in our opinion, are leading the craft beer revolution.

In hops we trust!

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[9/27/15] Draught sample at Borefts After Festival 2015 in Rotterdam. Golden. Aroma of roasted vegetables (broccoli and more) and tequila. Flavor of wood, malt, a bit of tequila, bitter hops, and a bit of alcohol. Medium-bodied.
Tried on 18 Oct 2015 at 08:41

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Bottle at Erzbierschof Zurich. Coffee, some chocolate, little liquorice. Sweet, but well matched. A good beer!
Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2015 at 17:11

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Medium brown head. Opaque black body, at least in this dark corner. Roasty dark quality chocolate aroma with toffee notes. Dry-sweet roasty dark chocolate taste with fruity perfumy notes. Full-bodied. Mild, quite mealy mouthfeel, almost grainy. Dry-sweet earthy chocolatey aftertaste with long, lingering oily chocolatey finish. Very nice, but perhaps a little bit dense. (0.33l draft at Bishops Arms, Vasagt, Stockholm.)
Tried from Draft on 16 Oct 2015 at 09:45

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Draft. Opaque black color, brown head with good retention and lacing. Rich espresso aroma. Taste has burnt coffee, dark fruit. Delicious.
Tried from Draft on 14 Oct 2015 at 13:17

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Draft at IMBC 2015. Clear amber color, tan head. Aroma of burnt caramel. Taste is burnt roasty butterscotch. Interesting.
Tried from Draft on 14 Oct 2015 at 13:15

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at Brewdog Helsinki. Lots of coffee/espresso and milk/cream. Some caramel, fruit and citrus also. Moderate sweetness and light to moderate bitterness. Interesting brew.
Tried from Draft on 13 Oct 2015 at 14:15

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
A black, a head is light brown and medium. Aroma has lots of dried fruits, roastiness, sweetness, some raisins, rum and vanilla. Great aroma. Taste is more roastiness than aroma, some dark fruits, sweetness, no bitterness. Long lasting aftertaste. Full bodied, low carbonation, smooth. Low alcohol notes all the time. Tasteful and sweet Imperial Stout.
Tried on 10 Oct 2015 at 09:11

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Nice session able and hoppy ale! A little bit to grassy for my likings
Clear golden color with a fine white head. Looks nice. Good lacing. Pine, citric and fruity aroma. Medium body and an average carbonation. Ok balance between sweetness and bitterness. Herbal/grassy, pine, fruity and citric flavor.
[Bottle from Systembolaget web order in Sweden]
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2015 at 15:04

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled@SBWF2015. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is floral, fruity hops, some roasted malts, liquorice and mild toasted and ashy notes. Flavour is liquorice, wood, alcohol and some nutty and mild chocolaty notes. Balanced and quite a bold one.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2015 at 05:32

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
33cl bottle @ home. Poured copper in color with a thin white head. Some toffee sweetness, some vanilla notes and sweet dark fruits, bready notes. Flavor has sweetness, dark fruits, vanilla notes and booze. Quite sticky finish, warming, too boozy to be really enjoyable. ok sipper though, but not their best brew.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2015 at 14:41