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.
Production of beer was discontinued in 2020.
4/10
Tried
on 27 Sep 2018
at 15:59
5/10
Tried
on 13 Sep 2018
at 11:22
5.5/10
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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