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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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled (from Alko Web). Hazy ambery brown colour with a mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is fruity, some rye and mild grainy tones. Flavour is fruity, some rye, grains, bready and mild herbal tones.

Tried from Bottle on 16 May 2023 at 20:50


5

Tried on 15 May 2023 at 18:02


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Draught@Gastropub Nordic, Tampere. Hazy amber colour with a small white head. Aroma is grassy, some grainy, mild earthy and some toffee tones. Flavour is bitter, herbal, grainy and some slight yeasty tones to it.

Tried on 03 May 2023 at 19:27


6

Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2023 at 19:55


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

0,33l bottle from the brewery. Bbe 13.8.2023. Pours hugely from the bottle. Clear amber beer with medium, stable head. Aroma has caramel, bread and malts. Flavor too. Bit boring and nothing special.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2023 at 19:52


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

0,33l bottle from the brewery. Bbe 20.07.2023. Clear golden beer with stable cloudy head. Aroma has dandelion, herbs. Flavor too. Bit stale, lot of herbs.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2023 at 17:43


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

0,33l bottle from the brewery. Bbe 01.12.2023. Clear mid/dark red, actually ruby beer with medium but quickly vanishing white head. Aroma has lot of red berries, blueberry dominating. Flavor has red berries, blueberry, sour notes. Decent sour berries beer.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Apr 2023 at 21:31


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

0,33l bottle from the brewery. Bbe 10.3.2023, so very old stuff. Brown beer pours hugely with cloudy natural white head. Aroma and flavor has pine, grass, hey, wood, malts and some piney herbs. Not typical session ipa, but good. Would love to taste this fresh.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2023 at 16:32


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

0,33l bottle from the brewery. Bbe 1.1.2024. Clear golden beer with almost no head. Aroma has berries and sour notes. Flavor has berries, sweet notes, vinegar and only slightly sour. Not himskatin hapan at all. Low carbonation, blaah.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2023 at 15:01


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottled 330ml (KCM ICCO)
Amber colour, tiny off-white head. Light caramalt, yeast, spruce in the nose. Light-bodied. Caramalt, bread, harsh spruce-like bitterness. Overall watery and a bit yeasty.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2023 at 17:35