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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2.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2.5
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly deminishin ´g head. DArk yellow colour. Heavy bready aroma. Sweet ugly flavor. Short finish, but not as watery as other 0% ABV.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Oct 2006 at 01:35

4.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottled. Golden color, small white head. Grassy Saaz-hoppy and burnt sugar aroma. Malty, quite sweet, some harshness. Beer’s taste is more like helles than pilsner. Quite sweet, but balanced malty basic lager.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2006 at 09:15

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Saaz, malts and some sweetish notes in aroma. Flavour is strong malty with nice balancing hoppy finish. I would more go for dortmunder/heller than pilsener as for the style.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2006 at 04:00

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Light malty and hoppy aroma. OK flavor, watery palate.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2006 at 00:42

3.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is pale golden. Aroma is malt. Taste is mainly malt and quite watery.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2006 at 13:50

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle. Frothy off-white good mostly lasting head. Brown colour. Heavy malty toasted aroma, but not very nice. Moderate sweet initial flavor, and short light bitter finish. Watery palate. Not a wellbalanced beer.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2006 at 02:02

3.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottled (BB 12/2006). Pale yellow color, small white head. Sweetcorn aroma. Sweet corn flavors too. Malts, soft mouthfeel. Unclean feeling in this brew. Latvian lagers are clearly the lowest quality of 3 Baltic states.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2006 at 03:42

5.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottled. Dark copper coloured, with beige mediumsized head. Aroma is mild roast mixed with some metal and malts. Flavour of berries and caramel, with weak hints of roasted malts. Watery palate with biting carbonation. Nothing special.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2006 at 09:58

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
[Bottled]. Dark ruby color, small off-white head. Metalic, a bit roasted and caramelly aroma, also same diacetyl notes than in HF Pils. Sweetish berry-like flavor, hard carbonation, caramelly finish with metallic roasted notes. Harsh bitter aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2006 at 09:56

4.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
[Bottled]. Decent white head, pale yellow color. Mildy hoppy, honey-butterscotch diacetyl aroma. Buttery malty, some hops in the finish. Propably kind of Urquell imitation, but not so hoppy and not so solid.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2006 at 09:24