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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.

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Hermod (18980) reviewed
Baltic Notorious IPA3 from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
33cl bottle, huge thanks Jookos. Deep golden, thin white head. Grapefruit, fruit salad, sweetness in aroma. Flavor has sweetness, fruity hops, alcohol, grapefruit. Not as good as the original, maybe too old bottle or too much alcohol pushing through.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jun 2015 at 09:58
mjs (12298) reviewed
Odravein 2015 from Põhjala
11 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Keg at BrewDog Helsinki, 20150622) The beer poured deep ruby red and clear. Its head was small and white. Aroma had malts, molasses, caramel and alcohol burning my nose. Palate was full bodied, warming and dryish with low carbonation. Flavours were malts, molasses, sweetness, caramel, grass and bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet and bitter. At this point this brew was rather harsh and also excessively sweet. The strong body may show that aging will help with the harshness and sweetness.
Tried on 22 Jun 2015 at 12:47
SVD (7559) reviewed
Must Kuld - Cherry Edition from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle at hoe, black beer, small head, aroma is hint of chocolate and malts, taste is chocolate, malts, hint of sourness and cherries, very nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jun 2015 at 14:46
mart (27178) reviewed
Pime Öö PX (Cellar Series) from Põhjala
11 years ago
8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Tap at speakeasy, tallinn. Pours dark brown-black with light brown head. The small head stays for some moments. Aroma is vinous, roast, dark chocolate, and alcohol. Flavor is sour, sweet and bitter, roast, dark chocolate, malt, vinous notes, and oak. Finish is dark chocolate bitter. Alcohol is well covered for the abv. Overall: very good Tried from bottle at hopner. Sweeter and boozier than tap, heavier. Reminds more regular version. Still very good tho.the latest batch on tap at brewdog tallinn. Enn said i probably won’t like it and it’s true, but it’s not the sweetness that distracts me, as he thought, although it is surely too sweet. For me this has too much of the wine barrel notes. Some of these notes are bordering offnotes.Feels like sloppy blend, i’m sure there are people who will like it, but for me the barrel should never take the driver seat from the beer. It is not total disaster, but sometimes less (barrel) is more. This is also too boozy. Rating for this batch: 6:4:6:3-:13~3.2-3.3
Tried from Draft on 20 Jun 2015 at 12:37
mart (27178) reviewed
Valge Öö from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at speakeasy, tallinn. Pours dark amber with beige head. Aroma is very sweet, vanilla, caramel, coffee. Flavor is very sweet, caramel, coffee, vanilla, malt. Finish is sweet and boozy. Overall: very nice. Rating 7:4:8:4:15:3.8. Tried from the bottle and I prefer the tap version. The bottle version is just too sweet and too boozy. 1 point removed from overall.
Tried from Draft on 20 Jun 2015 at 12:05
visionthing (9787) ticked
F-Hoone from Põhjala
11 years ago
7/10
Tried at F-hoone on 19 Jun 2015 at 21:06
Deanso (16228) reviewed
Öö from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
33cl bottle from ABCBeers courtesy of me shared with SIC1314. Thin creamy tan head. Clear black pour. Some chocolate. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2015 at 14:56
visionthing (9787) reviewed
Tour d'Öö from Põhjala
11 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
33cl bottle at F-Hoone, Tallinn. Pours fairly hazy deep amber with a rather fast dissipating head. Mild malty and fruity aroma with yeasty notes and just hint of wheat and spices. Medium sweet with somewhat confusing flavours, not as expected from a wit, but not bad. Tasty and drinkable enough, but somewhat strange still.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2015 at 14:11
visionthing (9787) reviewed
Pime Öö PX (Cellar Series) from Põhjala
11 years ago
8.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
On tap at Speakeasy, Tallinn. Looks like used motor oil, not much head to speak of. Aroma is dominated by sherry and raisins with nice roasty notes, dark chocolate, liqueur and hints of alcohol. Sweet, complex and very flavourful with lovely notes of roasted malt and sherry. Wow! This is really delicious, and surprisingly smooth and balanced. I liked the original very much but this is just top notch! Excellent and delicious!
Tried from Draft on 19 Jun 2015 at 11:49
visionthing (9787) reviewed
Valge Öö from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Speakeasy, Tallinn. Slightly hazy deep amber to copper coloured with an off-white head. Aroma of freshly brewed coffee, caramel, malt, sweet fruits and hints of spices. Sweet, flavourful and surprisingly smooth somehow. Looks nice and doesn’t disappoint with the taste either. Full bodied with carbonation slightly on the soft side. Finishes lightly bitter. Surprisingly delicious and enjoyable.
Tried from Draft on 19 Jun 2015 at 10:55