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!
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!
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, had this Friday 27th February 2026 around Jude and Baz's, Spond, Herefordshire we cooked a Chicken Tikka Masala. Bottle courtesy of Baz and Jude, cheers guys. Pours extremely dark brown, almost black, filmy head, warming, really warming. Boozy, fumes down the the nose, absolutely marvellous and far too easy drinking. Thickness in the mouth, lovely and incredibly drinkable. Score 8.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 19:33
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared this with my wife over the weekend. Lovely heavy pohjala sipper, this is not that far away from an imperial stout considering it's a gruit, though there are some herbal and especially pohjala's signature forest flavours, although lots here is dark malts and barrel notes. Excellent beer, not quite as exceptional as some of the other cellar series beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 04:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle that Jude and Baz picked up directly from Pōhjala brewery in Tallin. Had this, shared with Baz 26th February 2026 at Jude and Baz's, Spond, Herefordshire we (mostly Loz) made Pizza for everyone, I just assisted. Pours dark brown with a filmy head. Lovely mouthfeel, there's a little spiciness but super easy drinking. Light chocolate and light spiciness throughout. Good. Score 7.6
Tried
from Bottle
at
Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room
on 26 Feb 2026
at 21:07
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle courtesy of Baz and Jude they picked this up from the brewery. Had this, shared with Baz 26th February 2026 at Jude and Baz's, Spond, Herefordshire we (mostly Loz) made Pizza for everyone, I just assisted. Pours black with a filmy light beige head, there's lots of chocolate, silky smooth and with a little vanilla and creaminess and coffee, wow this is excellent. Score 8.3
Tried
at
Põhjala Brewery & Tap Room
on 26 Feb 2026
at 19:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can @ home. Clear deep amber body under a nice, lacing beige head. Aroma is strong on roasted caramel malt, with a piny touch and hint of coffee. Taste is medium sweet, roasted malt, caramel, rye bread and balanced bitterness. Fine balanced body and long lasting, pleasant aftertaste. A well made dark lager.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2026
at 17:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
From Amstein, St-Légier, opening it on friday, after a lovely walk at Evian. In the kitchen due to the fresh weather, not impressed at the beginnig but after some sips, becoming an averagr pils, really smooth and malty, a bit herbal, a bit sweet, bitter, 29.05.22
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2026
at 20:16
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Aus der Flasche im 2026-02 getrunken. Dieses schwarze Porter mit beiger Schaumkrone kommt mit einer wunderbaren Kombination aus dunkler Schokolade und Himbeeren daher. Der perfekt eingebundene Alkoholgehalt sorgt für einen vollen Körper ohne aber zu sperrig zu sein. Klasse Porter!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2026
at 20:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
From tap @ Beerdock. Head is medium, tanned, average retention. Colour is dark, opaque. Aroma is roasted tones, coffee, cocoa, chocolate, dark bread. Taste is full malty base, light cocoa, milk chocolate, coffee, dark dried fruits, spicy, bit vinous, decent bitterness, soft carbonation, very good, enjoyed for sure.
Tried
from Draft
at
Beerdock Bratislava
on 24 Feb 2026
at 19:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle from Sip, Tallinn. Pours close to pitch black with a fairly modest, brown head. Roasty, malty, sweet, smooth and desserty with dark chocolate, coffee and hints of caramel, dark fruits and alcohol. Warming and quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
from
SIP veini- ja õllepood - Tallinn
on 23 Feb 2026
at 21:22