Hopalaa! Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Vītoliņi,
Semigallia,
Latvia 🇱🇻
Associated Venue: Hopalaa Craft Brewery
Established in 2018
Contact
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".
6.9/10
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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
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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
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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.
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
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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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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