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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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
330 ml bottle. Pours pale, almost white - as the name suggests. Strong citrus in the aroma, a bit of yeast, some sweet candy, ginger and anise also there. Taste has some lemon peels, quite strong ginger flavour. All in all, nice refreshing summer beer, pretty light - and would go well with a variety of different foods. Has some lemon peels in the aftertaste, would like to drink this somewhat unusual witbier in a hot summer day!
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2014 at 14:49

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled, thanks Tbone! Hazy amber, mid sized head. Aroma of smoke and rye bread. Sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Lots of smoke with light rubbery tones, plenty of dough, notes of grapefruit. Peppery mid bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2013 at 02:12

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Batch 13/5. Pours hazy reddish dark brown with small light tan head. The head stays for a moment. Aroma: malt, pine, fruits, rye in the background. Taste: malty, citrus, some spices, rye again is just a hint. Finish is long and bitter grapefruit. Medium carbonation. Overall: nothing exciting or special, but not really bad. I had it once before (maybe batch 2?) and I remembered it being better. Edit: it’s confirmed by Põhjala that they made some changes for this batch. The changes include adding body and hops, and also switching to new hops. Edit 2: tried again a month or so ago from tap at Drink Baar, it was totally different beer. Clearly shared a lot of similarities with Esimene Sorts and Uus Pruut. Not a bad beer, but nothing special
Tried from Draft on 14 Dec 2013 at 10:05

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled 330ml PBFVIII
Dark brown color, small beige head. Toasted aroma with notes of cocoa. Medium to full bodied. Caramel, cocoa, toasted, alcohol. Quite sweet. Clean and drinkable a bit more simple than I thought.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2013 at 05:55

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
30cl on tap at Pudel, Tallinn. Clear mahogany with a small off-white head. Roasty aroma with dark fruits, dark malt, chocolate, hints of licorice and spices. Medium sweet with decent bitterness. Flavourful and warming but easy to drink. Nice one!
Tried from Draft on 26 Nov 2013 at 13:56

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
33cl bottle as a gift in Tallinn. Pours hazy pale golden with a small, white head. Fairly mid aroma of ginger, wheat and fruits with hints of lemon peel. Medium sweet and a bit fruity with some citrusy notes and a mild gingery finish with some bitterness. Slightly soda-like, but nice and refreshing. Interesting and certainly drinkable, but I imagine it would be nicer on a nice summer day. (2013-11-10)
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2013 at 13:55

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Keg at Põrgu, 20131125) The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized and light brown. Aroma had burnt malts, vanilla, sweetness and chocolate. Palate was full bodied and creamy with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, ash, sweetness, vanilla, hops and bitterness. Aftertaste was burnt, ashy and bitter. A nice but too burnt beer.
Tried on 25 Nov 2013 at 05:15

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled 330ml@VWPBF Hazy orange color, small steady white head, lace. Fruity pineapple hoppy aroma. Medium-bodied. Resin, fruity apricot. Pale malty. Good APA/IPA. Not rye found.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2013 at 07:26

7.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5

Appearance: Hazy deep copper/amber color with a big tan head that leaves a nice lacing.
Aroma: Grapefruit hoppy, malty and rich tropical fruity.
Palate: Medium + body. Tad sweet and a fine bitterness. Average carbonation.
Taste: Grapefruit hoppy, maybe a bit to much tropical fruity and a deep malty back.
Overall impression: A fine hoppy ale.
Personal stats: Bottle from a trade with Visionthing
Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2013 at 01:18

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled@PBF VIII. Black colour, medium brown head. Aroma is fruits, some herbs and mild earthy and toasted notes. Flavour is ashes, some fruits, wood and herbs. A bit strange.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2013 at 06:32