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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5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Not sure what to expect..
Smell-juice, mango, fruits.
Foam- thin, sour, sweet, mango, fruits. Head is medium-sized and, white in color. Goes away fast.
Appearance- nice colorful can. Hazy orange color.
From - snifter
Taste - sweet-sour mago, fruits, juice. Not exacly my cup of tea and not too beery.

Tried from Can on 22 Mar 2026 at 13:58


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Straight from can during a hike, at De Sysselt. Aroma: Floral hop. Taste: Floral hop, spicy hop, hints of citrus fruit. Dry-ish mouthfeel. Medium going to over medium bitterness without getting harsh. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Malty base, some bread. Nice 'old skool' West Coast IPA.

Tried from Can from Mitra Bennekom on 21 Mar 2026 at 13:29


9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Can, 7.0%. Distinct acidic berry aroma. Smells like raspberry to me, but must be cherry. Very acidic, and bites my nose bit. Hint of paint thinner. Hazy deep red colour. Very small head. The flavour is also very acidic, but balanced by a good sweetness. Fat cherries mostly, but also with a little vanilla. Salty finish? In-your-face, yet balanced.

Tried on 20 Mar 2026 at 19:43


6.4
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7

Can. Pours clear cherry red with very small pinkish head. Clear aroma of cherries and wine, with touches of malt. Intensely dry flavour, with sweetish hints of cherries and malt. Cherrylike aftertaste with notes of sour yeast. Very low carbonation. Not bad, but not easy to drink, either, even for sourheads, I guess.

Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2026 at 19:43


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tired...
Smell- weak to medium hops, fruits, citrus
Foam- thin, fruits, hops, bitter tones, citrus, citra hops. Head is medium sized, white in color.
Appearance- somewhat nice design, futuristic. Hazy yellow-orange in color.
From - snifter
Taste - weak hops, fruits, citrus, sweetness, very sweet, almost sickly sweet. Feels a lot like early Arpus beers I used a lot, and probably the culprit here is citrus hops. I am also tired and looking for beer, so might be biased, but it goes down nice. Alcohol well hidden.

Tried from Bottle at Spirits & Wine Domina on 14 Mar 2026 at 16:55


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

Quick rate.
Smell- weak hops, weak fruits.
Foam- weak hops, citrus, some faint fruits.
Appearance- hazy in color. Nice simple can.
From - plastic cup
Taste - weak hops, weak fruits. ok nothing special.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2026 at 18:45


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

440ml Can - Murky yellow. Peach, passion fruit, papaya and orange in the aroma. Hoppy and slightly tangy taste with notes of earth, citrus, melon and tropical fruits.

Tried on 11 Mar 2026 at 20:37


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Small, if stable russet-cream head over jet-black beer. Fruitgums (yes!), liquorice, gingercarke, coffeemilk, caramel. Gingercake with preserved fruit and tobacco, guimauves , again fruitgums (yes bis!!), fatty acids. Very slick/oily. Low to medium carbonation, sticky feel. What IS this? Jumble of impressions, going in every direction, with no trace of harmonisation.

Tried from Can at Beerlovers Bar on 07 Mar 2026 at 08:04


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

440ml can. Cloudy, amber colour with late awakening, small to average, dense, creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Dank, resinous, grassy and slightly citrusy fruity, hoppy aroma, wheaty malty background, notes of weed, some melon, a touch of grapefruit. lemongrass. Taste is creamy, wheaty malty with some residual sweetness, dank, resinous, slightly grassy and citrusy fruity hoppy, hints of orange, orange peel, white grape jelly; mild hop bitterness, well hidden alcohol.
Full and somehow "heavy" body, viscous-oily texture, smooth and soft palate, medium to fine, soft carbonation.
Surprisingly mild, quite homogeneous, neither too condensed nor heavy, slight Hopfenweisse allusions - pretty decent.

Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2026 at 23:20


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

EB - Can 440ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 ❄☃️ ☁️☂️ [ As Hopalaa! Wheat Me Up! ]. ABV: 4.7%. [20260220].
6/3-/7/3/14

Tried from Can on 20 Feb 2026 at 17:12