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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5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottled. Amber colour, small head. Buttery nose. Sweet and medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. As there are no hops the buttery malt dominates. Clean flavour profile. No bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2007 at 08:05


4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottled (BB 11/2007)
Clear amber color, small off-white head. Grassy, diacetylic aroma. Acidic, grassy hoppy, mildly diacetylic - very typical unclean Puls brewery flavors here. Not totally hopeless, but not really Märzen either.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2007 at 11:16


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle. Pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, butterscotch. Flavour is fruit, malt, butterscotch, apple, hop. Ordinary beer.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2007 at 14:48


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottle. Clear, pale golden pour with a decent white head. Quite fruity nose with flour and a butterscotch note. Hay, grass and grain in the flavor, too industrial. Velvety mouthfeel but too thin and watery. A decent pilsner but nothing to repeat. (070510)

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2007 at 15:33


3.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

(Bottle 50 cl) Clear, pilsener golden with a small, white head. Sweetish malt aroma. Medium body, sweetish, unclean malt profile with a dry finish. Drinkable but not overly convincing. 120407

Tried from Bottle on 15 Apr 2007 at 16:41


2.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bottled. Hazy golden, brief head. Apple cellar aroma. Sweet and buttery with Soviet style cellary stale butter flavour. Light bodied with rounded mouthfeel, no bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2007 at 14:13


4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

50 cL. Pours clear yellow with white head. Aroma is hay, yeast and pilsener malt. Starts bitter, turns malty with a bitter watery finish.

Tried on 04 Apr 2007 at 00:26


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle: Deep amber coloured, smaller lacing brownish head; a bit sourish roastmalty nose; quite dry (malty) flavour, light to medium bodied; malty, a bit dry, a bit caramelly finish. Not overwhelming.......

Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2007 at 00:51


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

pale yellow with a white creamy head. Fine lacings on the side of the glass. Aroma has corn, hay, straw, pale malts & hops. Light malty sweet & metallic before it ends with a sour light bitter finish.

Tried on 18 Mar 2007 at 12:07


3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Just bought this beer in Fakta supermarked,it has a golden colour and a white head,taste of hops and some malt,they use a littel to much water so it a bit thin.But o.k

Tried on 26 Feb 2007 at 03:54