Põhjala
Microbrewery
in
Tallinn,
Harju County,
Estonia 🇪🇪
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2011
Contact
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!
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!
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Drink baar, Tallinn. Close to black with a modest beige head. Hoppy aroma with citrus, pine, roasted malt, notes of dark and bitter chocolate, hints of bitter berries, licorice and possibly some slightly wooden hints too. Medium sweet with hoppy flavour and some more modest dark malty flavours and a quite bitter finish. Medium+ body with fairly average carbonation. Bitter aftertaste with piney notes. Nice!
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2014
at 05:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ What’s Brewing 2014, Stavanger
Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, oak, vanilla, cocoa, coffee, licorice and hint of red wine. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter with a long warm, chocolate, caramel, coffee, oak, vanilla and vinous finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, oak, vanilla, cocoa, coffee, licorice and hint of red wine. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter with a long warm, chocolate, caramel, coffee, oak, vanilla and vinous finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2014
at 08:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ What’s Brewing 2014, Stavanger
Pours almost black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, caramel and licorice. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long licorice and chocolate finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours almost black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, caramel and licorice. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long licorice and chocolate finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2014
at 07:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
0,33L bottle, batch 029, BB 06.05.15. Pours dark brown-black with light brown head. The head stays for some moments. Aroma is roast, biscuits, berries, some sweetness. Flavor is intense roast, coffee, biscuits, berries, citrus. Finish is lingering roast bitter with some citric notes. Body is on the thin side. Overall: decent brew, but it’s my least favorite from their own brewery. I’m just not a big fan of very hoppy, but watery brews. Original rating 6:4:6:3:14=3.3 Updated: tried it from the tap @drink baar and it was better. Didn’t taste as watery and drinkability seemed better (or maybe I was just more drunk ..) Tap rating 6:4:7:3:15=3.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2014
at 13:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33cl as a gift in Tallinn. Pours slightly hazy deep caramel coloured to amber, with an off-white head. Hoppy and quite fruity aroma with pine, herbs, citrus and hints of tropical fruits. Noticable malt and caramel too. Well balanced. Medium to moderate sweet with nice and strong hoppy flavours against the sweet malt. Finishes quite bitter. Tasty and delicious. Long, bitter aftertaste. Nice one!
Tried
on 14 Nov 2014
at 12:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ What’s Brewing 2014, Stavanger
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, lactose, licorice and floral. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter with a long roasted, chocolate and raspberry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, lactose, licorice and floral. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter with a long roasted, chocolate and raspberry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 11 Nov 2014
at 14:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught @ What’s Brewing 2014, Stavanger
Pours clear golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, citrus, grape, grass and a hint of cheese. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long citrus and caramel finish, Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, citrus, grape, grass and a hint of cheese. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long citrus and caramel finish, Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 11 Nov 2014
at 13:56
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
01.11.2014, tap sample @ What’s Brewing:
Nice light brown creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet roasted, dark malts, roasted grain, roasted coffee, berry skin, licorice, cocoa, caramel, fresh raspberries, dark sugar. Taste is slightly dry roasted, dark malts, burnt coffee, grass, hay, paper, berry skin, ashtray, hints of red berries. Medium bitterness, very watery mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Nice light brown creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet roasted, dark malts, roasted grain, roasted coffee, berry skin, licorice, cocoa, caramel, fresh raspberries, dark sugar. Taste is slightly dry roasted, dark malts, burnt coffee, grass, hay, paper, berry skin, ashtray, hints of red berries. Medium bitterness, very watery mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2014
at 10:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
31.10.2014, tap sample @ What’s Brewing:
Big brown creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet, dark sugar, butterscotch, sweet licorice, lactose, dark malts, grass, soy sauce, butterscotch. Taste is slightly sour-ish roasted, dark malts, sour coffee, grass, paper, lactose, licorice, cocoa, wet hay, roasted grain. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh and watery mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Big brown creamy longlasting head. Aroma is slightly sweet, dark sugar, butterscotch, sweet licorice, lactose, dark malts, grass, soy sauce, butterscotch. Taste is slightly sour-ish roasted, dark malts, sour coffee, grass, paper, lactose, licorice, cocoa, wet hay, roasted grain. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh and watery mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2014
at 10:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
01.11.2014, tap sample @ What’s Brewing:
Nice light brown creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly rich and sweet, dark sugar, dark malts, sweet licorice, caramel, grass, alcohol, burnt caramel, sour coffee. Taste is slightly dry and harsh roasted, burnt caramel, dark malts, grass, sour coffee, roasted grain, hay, paper, cocoa. Medium bitterness, slightly dry and harsh mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Nice light brown creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is slightly rich and sweet, dark sugar, dark malts, sweet licorice, caramel, grass, alcohol, burnt caramel, sour coffee. Taste is slightly dry and harsh roasted, burnt caramel, dark malts, grass, sour coffee, roasted grain, hay, paper, cocoa. Medium bitterness, slightly dry and harsh mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2014
at 10:15