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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8.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roast malts, fruity, liquorice, taste is similar, rich.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2015 at 13:00

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
bottle at home ... deep black ... deep black ... thin tan lacing ... soft dark malts ... dark malts ... dark chocolate ... dark malts ... sweet chocolate ... light sweet malts ... soft chocolate roast ... dark chocolate ... sweet toffee roast ... dark sweet chocolate.. light toffee bitterness. 3.8 Keg at ecbf 2017... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet chocolate roast malts nose.. Dark sweet chocolate roast malts.. Heavy sweet chocolate roast malts.. Ruch meaty sweet chocolate roast malts 4.2
Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2015 at 12:59

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of liquorice, tar, coffee. Taste is rich dark chocolate, boozy. Finishes rich and sweet, quite hot.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2015 at 12:59

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Pohjala Chris. Appearance - jet black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate and toffee. Taste - molasses and liquorice well melded. Palate - full bodied with a sweet yet tangy texture and a balanced finish Overall - tasty imperial stout.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2015 at 15:37

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Pitch black color. Dark brown head. Big roasted malt, molasses, dark very sweet nose. Low carbonation. Very sweet, too sweet with some roasted malts. Too sweet to really work.
Tried on 06 Feb 2015 at 06:36

8.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at What’s Brewing. A black one, topped by a dense, finger-thick brown head leaving lacings. The aroma has lots of brown sugar tending towards molasses, with coffee and dark bitter chocolate. It’s full-bodied, sweet and with some warmth in the back. A nice bitterness, pleasant carbonation and flavors of brown sugar, coffee and dark chocolate. Lasting finish. A sweet, lovely dessert beer that perhaps is a tad on the dark malty side, but it’s damn fine anyway. 141101
Tried from Draft on 04 Feb 2015 at 04:26

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at What’s Brewing. It pours an unclear, very dark brown body under a dense, minimal sized beige head. The aroma is softer than the regular Odensholm, with some oak and booze, it’s vinous and with some vanilla. Roasted malts, licorice and coffee too. It’s full-bodied, lightly warming and soft on the palate, with roasted malts, vanilla, molasses, coffee and a woody touch. Pretty lovely this one, intense, but soft and sort of balanced. Would love to have a couple of bottles of this one. 141101
Tried from Draft on 04 Feb 2015 at 04:26

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at What’s Brewing. An unclear, dark, dark brown beer with a dense, finger-thick beige head. The aroma has roasted malts, molasses, coffee, some licorice and alcohol. It’s hop-bitter, warming, full-bodied and soft on the palate, soft, with flavors of roasted malts, molasses and licorice. Lasting finish. A rather intense beer, but sure nice. A sipper. 141101
Tried from Draft on 04 Feb 2015 at 04:25

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at What’s Brewing. An almost clear one, golden in color and with a dense, finger-thick off-white head. The aroma have pine cones, resins, some chicken farm yeastyness and a faint roasted touch. Maybe that doesn’t sound good, but it’s actually quite decent. The flavor has a nice bitternes, with pine cones, resins and just a touch of sweetness. It’s quite dry, medium to full-bodied and with a decent carbonation. A bit strange aroma in this one, but overall it’s a fine and refreshing beer, although not my favorite IPA. 141101
Tried from Draft on 03 Feb 2015 at 17:12

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at What’s Brewing. A black one, topped by a dense light tan head. Some curtains left. Roasted malts, choocolate, some molasses and lactose in the aroma. There’s not much raspberry to be detected in the aroma, but there’s some in the flavor. Roasted malts, chocolate and molasses and lactose sweetness in the flavor. It’s full to medium bodied, finishing drier. Sure a nice one, well balanced and moreish. 141101
Tried from Draft on 03 Feb 2015 at 17:07