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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4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
330ml bottle. Brewed by Darguner in Germany. Pours clear gold with a small white head. Aroma is skunky, grassy, malt. Taste is the same, mild bitter finish. Hmm, not very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2020 at 15:49

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
330ml bottle. Brewed by Darguner in Germany. Pours hazy gold with a tall white head. Aroma is phenolic, wheat, malt. Taste is light sweet, wheat, phenols. Light bitter finish. Light bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2020 at 05:16

5.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Cloudy golden colour, decent white head. Aroma: wheat bread, phenols, distant banana. Light body. Taste: Light sweet, bready, phenolic. Some old vegetal hop. Obviously not a highlight, this one.
Tried on 12 Nov 2019 at 15:13

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clean, super clean, mild on all flavors, mass produced feel. Nothing wrong. But nothing special. Hell Hunt tallin
Tried on 10 Oct 2019 at 17:58

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Tbone_, thanks! Reddish dark brown color. Chewing gum and caramel in the aroma. Caramelly sweet flavor, malty with cherry and chewing gum. Hint of milk chocolate. Some roastbitterness and cacao in the aftertaste. Quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Bottle from TBone, thanks! Pale golden color, foamy head. Creamy, grassy citric aroma. Grassy, citric flavor with vanilla pudding. fairly thin but surprisingly tasty. Some butter in the aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from TBone, thanks! Dark brown color. Caramel in the aroma. Caramelly sweetish, even a bit malty flavor with bready notes. Somewhat sticky mouthfeel. Slight farmhouse character. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Bottle from Tbone_. Reddish brown color. Cherry juice and marzipan in the aroma. Cherry pits in the somewhat aspartame bitter flavor. Almonds and marzipan. Enough other flavors present to compensate the sweetness. Surprisingly good.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle from Tbone_. Golden color. Honey aroma. Sweet honey flavor with a dash of flowery hops. Somewhat grainy and thin, even a bit alcoholic. Still a decent beer.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07

4.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 3
Bottle from Tbone_. pale blonde. Hints of chalk and orange in the aroma. Grainy flavor with apple. Medium bodied. Thin. Short aftertaste. Standard lager, nothing more.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07