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.

In hops we trust!
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laiti (11644) reviewed
Öö - Rye Whiskey Aged from Põhjala
11 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught @ Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend 2015. Aroma is mellow with some roasted tones and coffee. Flavour is sweet with whisky tones, coffee, roasted tones and licorice root. Nice slow sipper.
Tried on 28 Mar 2015 at 09:30
VastActiv (17595) reviewed
Valge Laev (2015) from Põhjala
11 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tap at Porgu, Tallinna. Colour is very cloudy golden with large white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, spices, ginger, some lemon and malts.
Tried from Draft on 28 Mar 2015 at 08:15
Hermod (18980) reviewed
Gin-inspired Wheat Ale With Juniper And Lemon from Põhjala
11 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Tap @TCBW15. Golden color,  thin white head.  Juniper bush , rosemary,  very spicy aroma.  Flavor has  rosemary,  thyme, juniper like spiciness.  Spicy spicy beer.  Not for me.
Tried from Draft on 27 Mar 2015 at 23:59
tiong (22232) reviewed
Gin-inspired Wheat Ale With Juniper And Lemon from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @ TCBW 2015

Pours yellowish orange with a smooth head. Aroma of juicy fruits, wheaty notes, lemon, grapefruit, citrus and hints of juniper. Taste is sweetish, juicy and lemony with notes of grapefruit, juniper, lemon, citrus and Gin. Finish is sweetish, juicy and lemony with some zesty grapefruit and hints of juniper. Quite juicy.
Tried on 27 Mar 2015 at 16:45
Hermod (18980) reviewed
Odensholm BA (Cellar Series) from Põhjala
11 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Speakeasy. Black stuff, thick, everlasting brown head. Chocolate mousse, coffee, roasted malt. Flavor has chocolate, sweetness, molasses, sweet berries. Dry finish. Hail Odin.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2015 at 16:33
Hermod (18980) reviewed
Valge Laev (2015) from Põhjala
11 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
33cl bottle @ Speakeasy, Tallinn. Pours nice deep golden, thin white head. Ginger comes nicely through here, along with some other spices I can figure out. Lemon as second. Refreshing and crisp. Flavor is pretty much the same. Easy drinking if you like this kind of brews.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2015 at 16:26
laiti (11644) reviewed
Gin-inspired Wheat Ale With Juniper And Lemon from Põhjala
11 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Draught @ Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend 2015
Aroma has sweet fruit, wheat-beer notes and some juniper. Flavour has raw bun dough, juniper and harsh bitterness. Not good, I prefer true gin.
Tried on 27 Mar 2015 at 15:41
laiti (11644) reviewed
Taanilinn (Non-Barrel Aged Sample Keg) from Põhjala
11 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught @ Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend 2015
Aroma has liquor candy and some rubbery tones. And very strong salmiac booze (salmiakkikossu) tones. Flavour has salmiac booze, licorice, salty licorice and sweet liquor tones. Confusing stuff; could work as a liquor, but as a beer? No.
Tried from Can on 27 Mar 2015 at 15:22
tiong (22232) reviewed
Taanilinn (Non-Barrel Aged Sample Keg) from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @ TCBW 2015

Pours pitch black with a smooth head. Aroma of vanilla, toffee, berries, roasty malts, syrup and booze. Taste is sweetish, boozy and syrupy with loads of Vana Tallinn notes. Finish is sweet, boozy and malty with loads of syrup. Quite boozy.
Tried on 27 Mar 2015 at 15:18
Hermod (18980) reviewed
Taanilinn (Non-Barrel Aged Sample Keg) from Põhjala
11 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap@ TCBW2015. Near black colored, thin brown head. Molasses, sweetness, spicy notes in aroma. Flavor brings out vanilla, chocolate, roasted malt. Strong flavors here. Lovely. Lasting finish.
Tried from Draft on 27 Mar 2015 at 13:50