TBone (30380) reviewed Frederik Vaba from Viru Õlu 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Bottled, brewed by Harboe in Denmark, bottled in Estonia (BB 12/2005)
Golden color, small white head and some lace. Aroma is quite typical for N/A-lager: metallic sweet malty with rubber and plastic. Watery, mainly sweetish malty (maybe corn is used too), no hops found. Not the worst N/A beer I have sampled, lacks offensive side flavors of its style.
Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Premium from Viru Õlu 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
A light yellow beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy and so is the flavor, while the body is thin. Boring.
TBone (30380) reviewed Toolse (Eripruul Hele Õlu) from Viru Õlu 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Draught @ Tristan & Isolde, Tallinn
Yellow, slightly hazy color, creamy white head. Nose is a bit harsh with malts and hint of hops. Crisp mouthfeel. Flavor has lemon water, malts and sweetness. Sourish aftertaste. A bit hard-to-rate lager.
TBone (30380) reviewed Bear Beer Ice from Viru Õlu 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Plastic bottle (1 litr) (BB 05/2005)
Pale golden with white head. Sugary and caramelly aroma. Sweet malty, light-bodied - easy to drink. Some harsh flavors together with sugar.
TBone (30380) reviewed Talveõlu from Viru Õlu 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Plastic bottle, 1 ltr (BB 05/2005)
Dark ruby with good brown head. Aroma has lots of caramel, toffee and chocolate. Dry malty flavor with light chocolaty tones. Quite carbonated. Ok as a plastic bottle beer.
omhper (45152) reviewed Wiru Palmse from Viru Õlu 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4
Bottled. Chestnut browm, near no head. Vague raisin aroma. fairly sweet with clean, hard mouthfeel and low hop rate. There’s a vague hint of chocolate. The poor, sharp malt character destroys this beer.
TBone (30380) reviewed Vahva Sõdur from Viru Õlu 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottled (BB 12/2004)
Pale lager color, white head with some lace. Cornish-like nose with notes of hop. Basic light-bodied lager with some late malty flavor in aftertaste, but it has no vicious side flavors either.
TBone (30380) reviewed Wiru Palmse from Viru Õlu 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled (BB 09/2004)
Ruby color. Tanned small head with big bubbles. Lively carbonation. Aroma has roast, dark chocolate and notes of toffee and metal. Flavor has lightly roasted malts, toffee and dark coffee, mouthfeel is a bit on thin side. Some bitterness in the aftertaste. One of the best Viru Õlu products, their many other brews are among the worst in Estonia.
TBone (30380) reviewed Frederik Premium from Viru Õlu 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2
Can (BB 09/2004)
Lager color. Creamy medium, white head, lace. Sweet aroma (diacatyl?). Malty and herbal flavor. Oily aftertaste. Not very well-done brew, so it was interesting to read previous comments.
TBone (30380) reviewed Hell Hunt Hele from Viru Õlu 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Only available draught at Hell Hunt Pub, Tallinn
Clear lager color. Small head. A bit sweet aroma, but quite mild. Sweetish malty flavor. Well-balanced lager. (4/2/7/3/10 2.6)
Re-rated, draught@Hell Hunt
Golden color, small white head. Buttery, diacetylic, lightly hoppy nose - something similar to Pilsner Urquell. Sweet malty, light butterness with light hops. Quite Czech-style pils with all those diacetylic flavors which are typical to them. Might be same beer as Puls Extra Lager nowadays. (6/2/5/2/10 2.5).