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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2.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
500ml can, shared by djoeye. Unclear pale golden body. Creamy white head. Fragile lacing. Modest sweet fruity smell of pears and apples. Juicy like taste of apples, sweet and sour. Not in its best shape, to be polite. Mostly drain pour (Tromsø 26.03.2014).
Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2014 at 14:44

2.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2
500ml can, shared by djoeye. Airy, bubbly white head to a clear yellow-gold coloured body. Lacing rings on the glass. Very vague aroma of vegetables and hard water. Almost tasteless, brief hints of grain and boiled vegetables. Hardly drinkable (Tromsø 26.03.2014).
Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2014 at 14:28

3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2
50l can from a supermarket in Tallinn. Pours almost clear pale yellow with a small white head. Strange chemical and floral aromas with hints of yeast, metal and something slightly remincent of citrus. Sour, with a strange bitterness and the usual sweetness. Quite undrinkable this - hope there is something wrong with this one otherwise this certainly something to avoid...
Tried from Can on 22 Mar 2014 at 14:12

3.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 6 Overall 3
500ml golden can, 5 % version, kindly shared by djoeye. Dissipating chalk white head. Clear straw coloured body. Modest smell of pale malts. Taste of grain and vegetables. Drying endnots, cardboard impression. Lively carbonated. Most of the content went down the drain (Tromsø 18.03.2014).
Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2014 at 00:14

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3.5
500ml bottle, thanks to Finn for this one. Quickly disappearing tan-coloured head over a dark brown body. Distant aroma of sweet, dark malts. Grain, caramel and dried fruity taste. Dry and sweet tail, slightly roasted. Kvas resemblance. Flat in the mouth. Drinkable, but far from great and, in fact, the wrong choice to my Greek lamb pie (Tromsø 14.03.2014).
Tried from Bottle on 15 Mar 2014 at 06:19

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
50cl bottle from Rimi, Tallinn. Pours clear pale golden with a small white head. Very mild grainy aroma with some lightly fruity notes and hints of cooked vegetables. Moderate sweet with a light bitterness. Watery and not much flavour, but drinkable. Would probably work better in the sauna.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2014 at 12:37

3/10
Tried on 25 Feb 2014 at 19:03

2.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 6 Overall 1.5
50cl can from a Rimi supermarket in Tallinn. Pours clear pale golden with a small white head. Mild grainy aroma with notes of cooked vegetables and metal. Sweet and grainy and fairly unpleasant with a very light bitterness in the metallic finish.
Tried from Can on 25 Feb 2014 at 09:28

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Flaske 0,5l fra Alko Muonio. Drukket på RV124 1 Jan 14. Mørk amber. Litt skum som daler og blir helt borte. Beskjeden maltaroma. Smaken er søt malt og lite annet.
Tried on 20 Feb 2014 at 02:26

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle 500ml. [ As Puls Tume Lager ].[ Trade by oh6gdx ]. Clear medium to dark brown amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, keller, bread, light roasted, light earthy. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, sugary malt, dark malt, bread, light earthy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140117]
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2014 at 10:57