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.
Production of beer was discontinued in 2020.
4.5/10
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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