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".
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Burg Bieren, Ermelo. Aroma is heavy on the tart berries with cranberries, raspberries, cassis, mild lactic, touch of blueberries. Flavour is quite tart and medium sour. Body is medium. Love me some tart berries and this one delivers.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2025
at 14:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, some coffee and mocha. Hint of chalk with some subtle chipotle in the finish. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and bitter. Body is medium with a pleasant smooth creaminess. Fine Stout, but the chipotle is way too restrained.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2025
at 07:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at Café Marktzicht, Amersfoort. Citrussy hop aroma with orange, grapefruit, tropical fruits, malt, notes of apricot and pine. Fairly sweetish with a mild to medium bitter. Lightly some alcohol. Medium body. Decent, bit sweeter than I like.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2025
at 07:03
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Kisjes, Meppel. Ripe fruit, marmalade, tropical notes, orange, bit sweeter than I like. Moderate bitterness. Overall pretty ripe and sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2025
at 21:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Kisjes, Meppel. Fruity hop with orange, tropical notes, mango. About medium bitter with some sweetness as well. Nice, tropical, bittersweet.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2025
at 20:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Kisjes, Meppel. Mild dankish NZ hop with grassy weedy notes, citrus, tropical notes, orange juice. Moderate bitter and a bit sweeter than I'd expect.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jan 2025
at 20:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is ripe fruits, pale malt, orange, tropical notes, some mango, sugary fruits. Hint of alcohol. On the sweet side with a moderate bitterness. Body is medium. Nicely aromatic but this is rather sweet and heavy, lots of ripe sugary tropical fruits.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2025
at 06:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Fruity, grass, some weedy Mosaic and lacto. Citrus, tropical notes, onion, orange. Mild sweet and light bitter. Milkshake but not too bothersome on the lacto front. Smooth pale malt. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2025
at 22:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from BiervanEijk, Steenwijk. A bit sweet with ripe fruits, orange, mandarin, tropical notes, mango. Moderate bitter with a bittersweetish conclusion. Ripe fruit, mandarin. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2025
at 13:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Just In Beer, Groningen. Roasted malt with coconut, dark chocolate, some burnt malt, soft vanilla and coffee. Mild to medium sweet, moderate bitter. Medium to full body. Good Stout with some nice coconut notes.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2025
at 13:31