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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4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
50cl bottle from Rimi, Tallinn. Pours clear, dark brown with a small, off-white head. Caramelly and malty aroma with hints of dried fruits. Sweet, band and not too much to offer. Drinkable it is, but not much more. Not particularly tasty caramel water.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2016 at 16:18

8/10
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Tried on 19 Dec 2015 at 19:50

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Pours amber-brown without head. Aroma is metallic, sweet, caramel, some hops and alcohol. Flavor is sweet and bitter, caramel, malt, and some metallic notes. Finish is stale hops. Body is watery. Overall: not as horrible as the previous ones, but I would struggle drinking whole bottle alone (thankfully I got small pour from shared bottle). Still, 8 different malts? I guess they put absolute minimum of them in this brew.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2015 at 07:08

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Tap@ Pörgu. Dark brown, thin brown head. Ripe banana, peppery notes, malts. Flavor has sweetness, ripe banana and licorice. Weird but surprisingly drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 29 Aug 2015 at 10:35

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Tap@ Hell hunt. Pale golden with a thin white head. Smooth, clean, malty. Low bitterness, semisweet. Goes well with food I guess, but overall not much flavor wise.
Tried from Draft on 29 Aug 2015 at 07:40

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
From the very old notes, hence this is not a real rating, but more just a mark to myself that I have tried this at one point. This was bad and drain pour even at that time.
Tried on 23 Aug 2015 at 02:08

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 6
From the very old notes, hence this is not a real rating, but more just a mark to myself that I have tried this at one point. Another typical "viru õlu", was kind of better than some of their other brews.
Tried on 23 Aug 2015 at 02:06

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 6
From the very old notes, hence this is not a real rating, but more just a mark to myself that I have tried this at one point. Rather typical viru õlu, not really hoppy as name would suggest, but I didn’t mind it at the time. Maybe I got a good bottle or was just n00b :)
Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2015 at 02:02

4/10
Tried on 07 Jul 2015 at 17:01

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
50cl bottle (as "Puls Extra Lager - Jaani") from Peetri Selver, Tallinn. Pours pale clear golden with a modest, white head. Mild grainy aroma with some floral and hoppy notes, hints of citrus and dried grass. Moderate to medium sweet with mild flavour intensity and a light bitterness. Better than expected, but hardly anything to write home about.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2015 at 10:34