Hopalaa! Brewery

Microbrewery in Vītoliņi, Semigallia, Latvia 🇱🇻
Associated Venue: Hopalaa Craft Brewery

Established in 2018

Contact
Industriālais parks, Vītoliņi, 3017, Latvia
Description
HOPALAA! – a small Latvian brewery, whose founders first started brewing beer at home. Previously known as: "Kalēju alus" marked on bottles as "Fermentum SIA".

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6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Opaque colour, tiny beige head. Aroma of toasted malts, caramel, sherry. Medium-bodied. Unfortunately totally flat. Toasted, vanilla, caramel, sweetness of sherry. Good but flatness kills the mouthfeel.
Tried from Can from Drinkshop.sk on 07 Aug 2026 at 20:25

6.6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Smell of tropical fruit. Murky yellow colour, white head. Aroma of hops, cream, pineapple, other tropical fruit. Medium carbon. Medium sweet, lightly bitter.
Tried from Draft at Kaķis Maisā on 20 Jul 2026 at 18:13

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Smell- weak fruits, malts, herbal.
Foam- thin malt, bitter tones, fruits. Head is medium-sized, white in color.
Appearance- nice simple can. Hazy yellow in color.
From - tulip
Taste - malt, fruits, bitter tones, some sweetness, some herbal tones, some grass. Decent hazy one.
Tried from Can at Alus Rūme / Taproom Trofeja on 17 Jul 2026 at 19:12

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Smell-malt, weak caramel.
Foam- thin hops, malt, bitter tones, burned sugar. Head is medium sized, light brown in color.
Appearance - AI? Generated label with something? Kudos for having it, but maybe having some artists advertise for free would be better + give credit.
From - tulip
Taste - malt, caramel, faint sweetness, some dryness, some faint bread. Somewhat interesting, feels like bock mixed with DIPA, but off in that way.
Tried from Can at Alus Rūme / Taproom Trofeja on 17 Jul 2026 at 17:09

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Can. Roasty, dark chocolate, bit nutty. Not too sweet, nicely bitter. Medium plus body. Very nice.
Tried from Can on 20 Jun 2026 at 10:19

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
0.44l can from Drinkshop.sk. Aroma of pine, herbs, citrus, passion fruit and biscuit. Pours hazy pale golden color with medium sized soapy white head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts juicy tropical fruity and citrusy, following is herbal and bready, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is heavy bitter. Medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palace. Hoppy dance…
Tried from Can from Drinkshop.sk on 18 May 2026 at 16:13

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pitch black colour with no head.Aroma of licorice and salt caramel nice roasted and toasted nice warming and smooth nice well balanced smooth and we'll balanced bye style.
Tried from Draft at Taphouse on 13 May 2026 at 13:12

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can. Dark brown color. Aroma: sweet, vanilla, bourbon, chocolate, coffee. Taste: sweet, caramel, vanilla, bourbon, coffee and chocolate, good.
Tried from Can on 30 Apr 2026 at 19:01

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can. Dark brown, weak foam. Aroma: sweet, caramel, whiskey, dried fruits, oak barrel, vanilla. Tastes: sweet, caramel, vanilla, whiskey, black bread, warms, not bad.
Tried from Can on 30 Apr 2026 at 18:44

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Van shared at Free Beer. Hazy deep golden. Looks like fruit juice. Peach, sugar, oats, light floral, apricot jam. Very sweet, light bitter. Creamy full body.
Tried from Can on 27 Apr 2026 at 18:46