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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4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
33cl can. BBE 24.04.15. Golden color, thin white head. Sweetish aroma, berries, wet paper. Flavor has malt, sweetness, bread. Long bready finish, no bitterness. Tick, rate, forget.

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Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2014 at 06:34

3.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
50cl bottle from Konsum, Paldiski. Pours golden with a fast dissipating white head. Mild grainy aroma with notes of cooled vegetables, hints of sours fruits and honey. Some hard to describe but slightly unpleasant notes too. Moderate sweet with just a hint of sourness and not much more bitterness. Quite the usual pale lager and as most it’s drinkable on a hot day, but hardly neither tasty or memorable.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2014 at 09:31

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at Õllesummer, Tallinn. Clear caramel coloured with an off-white head. Moderate malty aroma with mild hoppy and fruity notes, caramel and hints of herbs. Sweet and caramely with some bitterness. Fairly decent, but still a bit too sweet for my taste. (2014-07-10)
Tried from Draft on 17 Jul 2014 at 09:30

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Tap at Hell Hunt. Poured a clear dark brown with a round bubbly off white head. The aroma is roasted malt and red berry fruit. The flavour is medium sweet with a caramel sweet fruit palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. My teeth felt worse with every mouthful. Way too sweet for most beer drinkers.
Tried from Draft on 15 Jul 2014 at 12:16

4.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Tap at Hell Hunt. Poured a crystal clear golden amber with a round bubbly head and lots of gas. The aroma is very light malt, yeast. The flavour is medium bitter with a watery light floral hop palate. Light bodied with lively carbonation. Drinkable, but not so great at all I’m afraid.
Tried from Draft on 15 Jul 2014 at 12:08

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light bitter slightly caramellic flavor. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2014 at 00:31

3.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3
Bottle 500ml (from Tallinn)
Clear deep honey golden color, small white head. Honeyish, harsh, grainy aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Grainy, somewhat unclean, grassy, tasteless more or less. Not even sweet as one could expect. Bozo beer.
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2014 at 10:21

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle 50 cl. Black with a small lightbrown head. Malt, dark fruits and some corn sence. Medium sweet, light bitter with a dark fruit end.
Tried from Bottle on 02 May 2014 at 12:24

3.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle. Dark amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, malt, wort. Flavour is caramel, malt, wort, floral. Medium body. Boring beer.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2014 at 23:12

3.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
500ml can, thanks to djoeye for sharing. Near clear straw coloured body. Frothy white head, leaving rings of lace behind. Hints of pale malts and grass on the nose. Sweet pale malty taste mixed with apples, semi-dry. Very mild malt-fruity ending. Thin to medium bodied. Anonymous, but possible to drink (Tromsø 26.03.2014).
Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2014 at 14:49