About
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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laiti (11644) reviewed
Batch Zero from Põhjala
11 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
33 cl bottle @ home. Batch #073: BBE 13.11.2015
Aroma has sweet malty tones, resin and biscuits. Also sweet malty tones. Flavour has sweet fruit candy, caramel and toffee. Flavour has tickling hops, nettles, some menthol, mint and hoppy tones. The sweetness is nice but I dislike the mint & menthol here.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2015 at 11:55
laiti (11644) reviewed
Baltic Notorious IPA3 from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
33 cl bottle @ home. Batch #070: bottled 24.01.2015
Aroma has fruity hops, pineapple juice and some caramel tones. Flavour has grapefruity hops, pineapple juice, caramel and mild minerals & grassy tones. Quite nice drinkability for 12% – and alcohol does not come through. What witchcraft is this?
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2015 at 09:47
VastActiv (17595) reviewed
Baltic Notorious IPA3 from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle 0.33l at Laiti’s, Helsinki. Thanks to FatPhil! Colour is clear golden with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, citrus, hints of pine, hops and malts. Can not compare to original notorious but overall very enjoyable and tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2015 at 09:46
tiong (22232) reviewed
Baltic Notorious IPA3 from Põhjala
11 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
330ml bottle, thanks Marduk

Pours clear dark orange with a tiny head. Aroma of caramely malts, toffee, fruity hops, citrus, pine, resin and hints of syrup. Taste is heavy, sweetish and massively hoppy with some fruity notes, booze, crisp hops, caramel, citrus, pine, grapefruit, resin and lemon. Finish is lingering bitter, massively hoppy, heavy and slightly boozy with some warming alcohol, caramely malts, toffee, syrup and loads of pine, citrus, grapefruit, lemon and resin. Heavy. Not quite as balanced as the original, but still very tasty. Leaves a nice hoppy feel to your mouth.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2015 at 09:44
omhper (46303) reviewed
Rukkirääk (2014 Cascade and Chinook) from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottled at Silja Symphony. Clear mahogany colour, rich firm head. Chocolate, prunes, citrus and white pepper up front. Mid dry with medium body and well rounded mouthfeel. Bread, hazelnuts, grapefruit. Mid bitter finish. Mild and quite relaxed.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2015 at 12:39
VastActiv (17595) reviewed
Odravein 2015 from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tap at Brewdog Helsinki, Helsinki. Colour is clear brown with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Grain, dark fruits, dry fruits, raisins, warming alcohol, fresh hops, malts. Hints of booziness but one of the best Estonian beers so far. I especially like this bready maltiness. Aroma also superb.
Tried from Draft on 12 Jun 2015 at 10:14
Deanso (16228) reviewed
Baltic Notorious IPA3 from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
33cl bottle. Thick creamy white head. Lovely hoppy aroma. Clear golden pour. Well hidden alcohol. Nicely done.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2015 at 16:45
CraftBeerNick (11474) reviewed
Odensholm BA (Cellar Series) from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 5th June 15. Pours a horrible rising fizzy head. Aroma is tar and liquorice, vinous, dark chocolate. Taste is woody soaked barrel, vinous, fruity, light, some dark fruit, tobacco, slight leather really good. Over carbonated for the style, but overall a nice beer
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2015 at 15:12
laiti (11644) reviewed
Odravein 2015 from Põhjala
11 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught @ BrewDog Helsinki. Aroma has ripe fruits, some sweet malt and woody notes. Flavour is sweet with caramel, toffee, ripe fruits and woody tones. Alcohol is present but it just balances the sweetness. Noce slow sipper, the alcohol becomes too dominant after some sips though.
Tried on 05 Jun 2015 at 14:48
Hermod (18980) reviewed
Odravein 2015 from Põhjala
11 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @Brewdog helsinki. Mahogany color, thin but lasting off white head. Belgian yeasty, fruity, bready malty aroma. Light spicy. Flavor has sweetness, dark fruits, alcohol warmth. Spicy finish. Heavy.
Tried on 05 Jun 2015 at 09:32