Ape Brews

Client Brewer in Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland 🇫🇮

Established in 2023

Contact
Tampere, Finland
Description
Ape Brews is a Finnish indie nomad brewery.
Combining old school art and craft beer.
Its all about monkeys and creative freedom.
"Wild as monkeys"!

     Show


7.1
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Smell of hops, some earth. Hazy rust colour with white residue, small beige head. Aroma of bitter hops, caramalt, earth, faint dried fruit and a boozy note. Lively carbon. A bit stuffy. Hoppiness is a bit short. Solid brew.

Tried from Bottle from UG Brewery (United Gypsies Brewery) on 12 Nov 2025 at 19:00


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Smell of malt, hops, earth, faint caramel. Dark brown colour, beige head. Aroma of burnt malt, ash, hops. Flat carbon. Very bitter. Dry palate. Very Black IPA -like.

Tried from Bottle from UG Brewery (United Gypsies Brewery) on 08 Nov 2025 at 16:24


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Smell of hops, earth. Hazy amber colour, small white head. Aroma of earth, harsh malt, pine. Lively carbon. Bitter. Meh.

Tried from Can from UG Brewery (United Gypsies Brewery) on 05 Nov 2025 at 19:29


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Smell of hops, some pine, caramalt. Deep golden colour, high off-white head. Aroma of pine, some grapefruit, caramalt, wood in finish. Medium bitter, lightly sweet. Lively carbon. Slightly stinging palate.

Tried from Bottle from UG Brewery (United Gypsies Brewery) on 03 Oct 2025 at 15:44


6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

BB 24.6.2026. From Atmos brewery taproom. Hazy amber colour, tiny white head. Piney, caramalty, a bit harsh nose. Light-bodied. Caramalts, pine, even abit of resin. Low carbonation. A bit rough.

Tried from Can at Atmos Brewing on 20 Jul 2025 at 17:12


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Smell of coffee, roasted malt. Dark brown colour, small beige head. Aroma of coffee, roasted malt, cocoa. Medium bitter, lightly sweet. Soft plentiful carbon.

Tried from Bottle from Deli Baker's on 31 May 2025 at 20:22


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

33 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 2.8.2023 Aroma has rye, licorice and nettle-like hops. Flavour has rye, licorice, plastic vibes, nettle-like hops. Aftertaste has a vichy-like feeling. Feels somewhat thin and watery. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2024 at 19:36


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap at Konttori. Dark brown colour and small beige head. CDA toastyness and some fruits in the nose. Light-bodied. Toastyness, ash, light fruityness. Easy black ipa.

Tried from Draft on 03 Aug 2023 at 11:22


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draught @ Kultainen Apina. Rated on 21.03.2023 Aroma has grain and minerals. Also some herbal tones. Flavour has strong herbal and spicy tones, minerals, mint. Dryish finish. Not the most typical golden ale.

Tried on 25 Mar 2023 at 12:18


Brewery Stats
Score
Not enough ticks to qualify for a global score
-
Beers7
Ticks9
Top Reviewers (Not including batches)
Psytron avatar Psytron 5
TBone avatar TBone 2
laiti avatar laiti 2