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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7.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5.5

Can shared with Undos, Gabor Gábor and Robi. Hazy yellow pour, white head. Nose is sweet, hoppy, zesty. Taste is moderately sweet, somewhat bitter, showing tropical fruits, light citric notes. Pineapple and mango mainly. Soem lactose too. Closes with a sweetish finish, has a light to medium body and soft carbonation. Tastewise it's ok, but why on Earth would someone put lactose in a session ipa.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:58


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Can shared with Undos, Gabor Gábor and Robi. Glowing orange pour, thin white head. Nose is mango, apricot and vanilla, more sweet than sour. Taste is moderately tart, light to mid sweetness, apricot, mango and vanilla. Closes with a tart, fruity finish with a hint of vanilla, has a light to medium body and soft carbonation. Drinks below the ABV.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:58


7.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Can shared with Undos, Gabor Gábor and Robi.Hazy yellow pour, white head. Nose is hoppy, moderately bitter. Taste is pineapple, papaya, citrus zest and bubblegum. Closes with a moderately bitter, somewhat sweetish hoppy finish, has a light to medium, moderately creamy body and soft carbonation.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:58


6.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5

Can shared at Hori. Opaque golden pour with no head. Apple and vanilla come through, some restrained cinnamon. Apple still doesnt work in beer.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 11:56


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Quick rate
Smell-weak hops, faint grass, faint fruits.
Foam- thin, hops, bitter tones, some grass.
Appearance- simple can, somewhat interesting imagery, I like.
From - can
Taste - hops, bitter tones, weak fruits, some grass, some citrus, faint sweetness. Mediocore.

Tried from Can from Lauvas alus on 16 Mar 2025 at 15:46


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Quick rate.
Smell-weak hops, weak grass.
Foam- thin, hops, bitter tones, citrus, faint sourness.
Appearance- nice simple can, no bonus this time, but close.
From - can
Taste - hops, grass, bitter tones, nothing special.

Tried from Can from Lauvas alus on 16 Mar 2025 at 14:02


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Smell- weak hops, weak grass
Foam- thin, fruits, citrus, weak bitter tones, weak grass.
Appearance- It is a somewhat nice can, I like the imagery.
From - pint
From - weak hops, weak bitter tones, weak citrus, weak grass. Drinkable, nothing special.

Tried from Can from Lauvas alus on 16 Mar 2025 at 12:36


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Quick rate
Smell-weak hops, weak fruits, faint citrus.
Foam-thin, fruits, fruits, weak bitter tones.. well dug its just citra hop dominating.
Appearance- nice simple can with clouds.
From - can
Taste - fruits, weak hops, sweetness, faint mango, faint citrus. Nice sweet ipa.

Tried from Can from Lauvas alus on 13 Mar 2025 at 19:09


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Smell-weak fruits, faint hops.
Foam-thin, fruits, weak hops, weak herbal tones. Head is medium-sized.
Appearance- somewhat simple can,, cloudy yellow in color, weak carbonation.
From - pint
Taste - weak hops, weak citrus, maybe faint fruits. Overall, nothing special.

Tried from Can from Lauvas alus on 12 Mar 2025 at 19:51


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Smell- weak hops, weak fruits, citrus.
Foam- thin, fruits, hops, weak bitter tones, weak herbal tones, weak resin. Head is large, white in color.
Appearance- simple bit abstract can. Hazy yellow in color, medium carbonation.
From - pint
Taste - fruity, weak hops, weak citrus, some bitter tones. Faint medicinal or herbal tones Not bad, but nothing special.

Tried from Can from Lauvas alus on 12 Mar 2025 at 18:45