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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6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 6
Can. Hazy yellow colot with medium white head. Fruity hoppy aroma with pineapples, mango, oranges, but also apricots, light zest. Taste sweet with orange, tangerines, apricots compote. Aroma is far better than taste.
Tried from Draft at 100 pív on 08 Apr 2025 at 16:39

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Ein Mitbringsel aus Bratislava, das mich positiv überrascht hat. Zuerst dachte ich, dass sich der Name tatsächlich auf einen Himmelskörper bezieht, dann fand ich aber heraus, dass der Aromahopfen YCH 303 verwendet wurde.
Es ist ein auf der einen Seite sehr freundliches, bekömmliches IPA und hat auf der anderen Seite ein intensives grasig-hopfiges Gesicht. Zum Abgang hin kommen noch einige nette tropische Fruchtaromen. Kann man wirklich empfehlen.
Tried from Can at 100 pív on 31 Mar 2025 at 19:11

7/10
Medium sweet malty and fruity with lots of resinous bitter edged hops, sweet caramel malty backbone, bitter resinous hoppy finish. Good stuff.
Tried on 26 Mar 2025 at 07:43

5.5/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
quick rate
Smell - weak hops
Foam-thin, fruits, bitter tones.
Appearance- simple can.
From - can
Taste - hops, bitter tones, faint fruits. Nothing special.
Tried from Can on 18 Mar 2025 at 22:02

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Can , big bubbly head, cloudy and a bit intense orange colour, citrus, fruitiness, some maltiness behind. Medium medium mellow bitterness. Nice, pretty straight forward.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 18:41

7.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can shared at Undos'. Black pour, off-white head. Nose is earthy notes, dark chocolate and coffee. Taste is moderately bitter ashy, chocolatey, coffeeish with some boozy, malty sweetness to it. Closes with a coffee finish, has a light, in fact, too light body and soft to average cabonation.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:21

7.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
Can shared at Undos'. Pours juicy yellowish golden with a white head. Nose is mango, papaya and citrus zest with a spicy touch and candy sweetness. Taste is sweet, fruity hoppy upfront with some bitterness to it but then closes with a sweet finish. It's fruity, zesty and somewhat dank. The body is quite big and creamy on this one. Not bad at all.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:21

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 6.5
Can shared at Undos'. Hazy yellow pour, white head. Nose is candy and mango. Taste is tutti frutti, mango and pineapple with a touch of citrus zest. Closes with a sweetish hoppy finish, has a light body and soft carbonation. The Nelson seems to be totally lost in this one.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:21

6.8/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Can shared at Undos'. Black pour, thin off-white head. Nose is dark chocolate, light spicyness and roasted malts. Taste is dark chocolate, coffee and cocoa powder with a weird, rather unpleasant metallic touch that luckily fades relatively fast. Theres a hint of chili spicyness that's integrated into the beer nicely. Closes with short, abrupt finish, has a light body (kinda watery texture) and soft to average carbonation.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:21

7/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 10 Overall 6
Can shared with Undos, Gabor Gábor and Robi. Hazy yellow pour, white head. Nose is citruses, grass and lime zest. Taste is light sweetness, low to mid bitterness, citrus zest, some grassy notes, and tropical fruits. Closes with a bittersweet finish, has a light to medium body and soft carbonation.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:21