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".
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Smell- weak hops, herbal tones.
Foam- thin, hops, bitter tones, some herbal tones. The head is medium-sized and white in color.
Appearance- simple label. Hazy yellow, orange in color, no visible carbonation.
From - tulip
Taste - hops, bitter tones, herbal tones, some fruits.
Foam- thin, hops, bitter tones, some herbal tones. The head is medium-sized and white in color.
Appearance- simple label. Hazy yellow, orange in color, no visible carbonation.
From - tulip
Taste - hops, bitter tones, herbal tones, some fruits.
Tried
from Can
from
Lauvas alus
on 28 May 2025
at 19:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Smell-weak hops, faint herbal tones.
Foam- thin, hops, weak burned sugar, weak bitter tones, weak fruits, then more hops. Head is medium-sized and white in color. Sticks.
Appearance- nice, simple can. Hazy yellow, orange-ish color, no carbonation.
From - tulip
Taste - weak hops, weak fruits, faint citrus, faint herbal tones. Overall, nothing special.
Foam- thin, hops, weak burned sugar, weak bitter tones, weak fruits, then more hops. Head is medium-sized and white in color. Sticks.
Appearance- nice, simple can. Hazy yellow, orange-ish color, no carbonation.
From - tulip
Taste - weak hops, weak fruits, faint citrus, faint herbal tones. Overall, nothing special.
Tried
from Can
on 26 May 2025
at 19:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at Proefsalon Kisjes, Meppel. Lots of chocolate with roasted malt, cocoa nibs, some vanilla and caramel. Medium sweet with a little booze in the finish. Long chocolate roasty finish, very nice. Medium to full body.
Tried
from Can
at
Proefsalon Kisjes
on 25 May 2025
at 09:49
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Smell- weak hops, weak yeast, faint sour apples.
Foam-thin, weak sourness, weak burned sugar, some bitter tones. Head is quite small, white in color.
Appearance- simple design, but I like the colors. Clear orange amber in color.
From - pint
Taste - weak sourness, weak burned sugar, weak hops, some sweetness, bitter aftertaste. Not for me, but not too bad.
Foam-thin, weak sourness, weak burned sugar, some bitter tones. Head is quite small, white in color.
Appearance- simple design, but I like the colors. Clear orange amber in color.
From - pint
Taste - weak sourness, weak burned sugar, weak hops, some sweetness, bitter aftertaste. Not for me, but not too bad.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2025
at 16:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Smell-weak caramel, weak burned sugar,some sweetness.
Foam - thin, hops, weak burned sugar, weak fruits. Head is medium-sized, white in color.
Appearance- somewhat nice looking can, but I'm not sure what it has to do with poets. Hazy yellow color, some carbonation bubbles.
From - tulip
Taste - hops, bitter tones, burned sugar, some fruits, sweetness. Overall feels decently balanced.
Foam - thin, hops, weak burned sugar, weak fruits. Head is medium-sized, white in color.
Appearance- somewhat nice looking can, but I'm not sure what it has to do with poets. Hazy yellow color, some carbonation bubbles.
From - tulip
Taste - hops, bitter tones, burned sugar, some fruits, sweetness. Overall feels decently balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2025
at 16:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Slijterij Kisjes, Meppel. Ripe-ish fruits with orange, tropical notes, malt, some stone fruit, apricot. Moderate bitter and a bit sweet. Body os medium. Overall a bit ripe, sweetish.
Tried
from Can
from
Slijterij Kisjes Meppel
on 18 May 2025
at 22:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish, bright golden colour with small to average, frothy, slowly diminishing, minimally lacing, white head. Juicy, tropical fruity and minimally citrusy fruity, hoppy aroma, sweet-ish, minimally sugary, wheaty malty background, notes of melon, lychee, some passion fruit, a touch of white grapes, kiwi fruit, grassy undertones. Taste is sweet-ish, minimally sugary, wheaty malty and tropical fruity hoppy, notes of melon, some kiwi fruit, mandarine, mango, passion fruit, lychee, mild hop bitterness, a minimally alcoholic touch.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Intensely hoppy, a tad heterogeneous - decent.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Intensely hoppy, a tad heterogeneous - decent.
Tried
from Can
from
Pakhuis Twente
on 02 May 2025
at 01:52
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Smell-weak hops, malt, resin, burned sugar.
Foam-thin, hops, weak resin, bitter tones. The head is medium to large, white in color, with a slight yellow tint.
Appearance- nice simple, unique spirally can. Cloudy orange, yellow in color, with a few carbonation bubbles.
From - pint
Taste - malt, hops, bitter tones, faint resin, faint orange, faint orange, not as sweet as some others, but overall nothing spectacular.
Foam-thin, hops, weak resin, bitter tones. The head is medium to large, white in color, with a slight yellow tint.
Appearance- nice simple, unique spirally can. Cloudy orange, yellow in color, with a few carbonation bubbles.
From - pint
Taste - malt, hops, bitter tones, faint resin, faint orange, faint orange, not as sweet as some others, but overall nothing spectacular.
Tried
from Can
from
Lauvas alus
on 24 Apr 2025
at 15:47
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Smell-weak fruits, hops, faint citrus.
Foam-thin fruits, weak hops, weak bitter tones. Head is large, white, with a yellow tint.
Appearance- simple abstract, unique label. Cloudy yellow-orange in color, medium carbonation.
From - pint
Taste - weak hops, fruits, citrus, sweetness. Nice sweetish hazy one, slight mango and orange tones. Refreshing.
Foam-thin fruits, weak hops, weak bitter tones. Head is large, white, with a yellow tint.
Appearance- simple abstract, unique label. Cloudy yellow-orange in color, medium carbonation.
From - pint
Taste - weak hops, fruits, citrus, sweetness. Nice sweetish hazy one, slight mango and orange tones. Refreshing.
Tried
from Can
from
Lauvas alus
on 24 Apr 2025
at 14:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at PBF 2025. Murky yellow body, off-white head. Lightly funky citric and resinous, bitterish-herbal aroma. Same taste really, quite dry, citric, resinous, mildly "funky" and bitterish. This is quite good really, especially for the ABV! The body is spot on really!
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2025
at 13:50