Haapala

Brewpub in Sotkamo, Kainuu, Finland 🇫🇮
Associated Venue: Haapala Panimoravintola

Established in 2018

Contact
Haapalantie 3, Sotkamo, 88600, Finland
Description
Haapala the brewery is specialises in local beer production. The brewing industry typically orders ingredients from all over the world, and we take our cue from the wine industry, which focuses on using local ingredients and a local flavour profile.

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6/10
Pretty good rye ipa,but not too fresh.sopp,Oulu.
Tried on 30 Aug 2019 at 15:37

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Tap at brewpub. Dark amber colour, medium-sized beige head and lace. Rye and toffee in the nose. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Piney hops, rye bread and some toffee. Not totally clean.
Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2019 at 09:55

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Tap at brewpub. Amber colour, small beige head and lace. Aroma has spruce and malts. Light-bodied. Mellow but watery. Light caramel, hops and spruce tips. Neh.
Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2019 at 09:52

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Tap at taproom. A bit hazy amber colour and small white head. Grainy, worty aroma. Light-bodied. Flavour is harsh, bitter, herbal and grainy. Quite similar to their blonde ale.
Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2019 at 09:48

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Tap at brewpub. A bit hazy golden colour and small white head. Grainy, a bit sweet, herbal aroma. Light-bodied. Slightly grainy, herbal hoppyness. Tolerable.
Tried from Draft on 03 Jul 2019 at 09:45

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle, 0.33 l - BB 20.05.2019, thanks brunnsbe, 20190602) The beer poured deep amber and hazy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had malts, grass and spruce sprouts. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were spruce sprouts, grass, malts, caramel and bitterness. Aftertaste had spruce sprouts, malts and bitterness. An interesting spicy brew.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2019 at 12:39

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
0.33l bottle from S-Market Hyrynsalmi. Very dark brown beer with huge, mid brown beautiful cloudy and stable head 4+. Aroma has tar(terva), smoke, roasted malts. Taste has tar, smoke, licorice, vanilla and some dry woody bitterness at the end. Long dry and bit coffeeish or more like woody aftertaste. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2019 at 18:53

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5
0.33l bottle from S-Market Hyrynsalmi. Clear golden beer with medium head. Aroma has malts and some floral notes, even honey. Taste has malts, herbs mainly, hints of floral notes and grass and fruits (bitter and dry ending with hints of grape).
Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2019 at 18:49

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Smell of tar, smoke, peat. Very dark brown colour, very high brown head. Aroma of tar, smoke, roasted malt, salmiakki. Maybe some vanilla in finish. Very bitter. Dry palate. Lively carbon. Very nice and robust.
Tried on 03 Dec 2018 at 19:36

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Mild smell of hops, some sour fruit.Dark copper colour, high beige head. Aroma of spruce, herbs, grass, some citrus. Mildly bitter, would benefit from added bitterness. Half flat carbon. Decent, but not fully convincing.
Tried on 09 Nov 2018 at 19:34