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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4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottled. A golden beer with a hug bubbly off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty and grainy, but also with a slight touch of metal. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of grain, metallic hops, and a bit of fruit, leading to a dry slightly bitter and metallic finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2007 at 15:31

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled. Amber colour with mediumsized white head. Aroma is caramel, diacetyl, sweet malts and some toffee. Flavour is sweet malts, slight fruits and some slight hints of metal.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2007 at 01:19

5.1/10 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

4/10 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

4.4/10 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

4.2/10 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

3.6/10 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

2.8/10 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

4/10 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

5.6/10 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