Viru Õlu

Commercial Brewery in Haljala, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia 🇪🇪
Owned by Harboes Bryggeri

Established in 1975

Closed in 2020

Contact
Rakvere mnt 7, Haljala, 45301, Estonia
Description
Viru Brewery was Estonia's third largest brewery, and produced the Wiru, Puls, Žiguli and various other brands. It was located in Haljala in Lääne-Viru County.

Production of beer was discontinued in 2020.

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5/10
Tried on 04 Oct 2018 at 13:31

4/10
Tried on 27 Sep 2018 at 15:59

5/10
Tried on 27 Sep 2018 at 15:59

5/10
Tried on 13 Sep 2018 at 11:22

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Tap @ Humalakoda. Pours brown, relatively clear with some white bubbles on top. Sweet buttery caramel nose, pretty sweet with some herbal hop marmalade background. Tastes sweet, caramel really dominating here. Some hop bitterness, maybe more than macro beers usually have - but overall too sweet. Hop herbal marmalade saving the situation a bit but yep, have had better and drier examples of this style, this one feels like a random sweet caramel-filled macro dunkel.
Tried from Draft on 06 Aug 2018 at 14:08

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
500 ml bottle @ Krooks, Tartu. Pours yellow golden, clear, even watery. Not much foam there. Nose has interesting light juniper note, woody and honey-like Kind of like juniper but not really. Tastes light, sonething bitter there and maybe a slight hint of juniper. Relatively normal lager with honey and light juniper edge.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2018 at 21:30

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tap. Clear dark golden, white foam. Aroma: malt and light fruity, a little apple. Taste: malt, apple, light citrus and pear, light bitterness.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jul 2018 at 12:44

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Tap. Hazy yellow, white foam. Aroma: fruity, light acidity, yeast, wheat. Taste: slightly sour, fruity, wheat, yeast.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jul 2018 at 12:41

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Tap. Very dark bronze color. Aroma: sweet, caramel, prunes and pie. Taste: sweet, caramel and prunes.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jul 2018 at 12:37

5/10
Tried on 29 Jun 2018 at 16:03