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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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Smell- medium strong, malt, cake, sweet, weak roast/ Foam- thin, malt, weak acidic tones, roast, dark chocolate. Head is tiny dark brown in color. Appearance- simple label, abstract. Black in color. From - pint Taste - malt, weak sweetness, roast, dark chocolate, bitter and roasty aftertaste. Bitterish and not too sweet. Honestly nothing special.
Tried on 14 Dec 2024 at 15:41

5.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Smell- weak hops, bitter tones weak fruits. Foam-thin, weak hops, bitter tones, some pine and more hops and bitter tones. Head is medium-sized, white in color. Sticks. Appearance - somewhat nice can with galaxies. Hazy yellow, and orange in color. From - pint Taste - weak hops, weak fruits, bitter tones, citrus, zest, bit odd. Aftertaste is very faintly medicinal, citrus, fruits, not working to weel together. Below average again.
Tried from Can on 14 Dec 2024 at 14:16

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Smell-weak hops, fruits. Foam- thin hops, weak fruits, faint medicinal tones. Head is medium to large, white in color. Appearance- simple label with clouds. Hazy yellow in color. From - pint Taste - weak hops, weak fruits, some citrus, faint mango, bit medicinal. Overall - nothing special, below average hazy one.
Tried on 14 Dec 2024 at 12:49

5/10
Magus, vesine, kaunane, vesine. Mehh
Tried from Can on 13 Dec 2024 at 23:28

9/10
Latvia. Done.
Tried from Draft on 13 Dec 2024 at 19:03

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can at Pivný Raj MN, with Gurthnar and Vran. Hazy golden body, off-white head. Tropical fruit in the aroma, coconut, dryish. Similar taste - tropical fruit, coconut, but sweetish, ending with a dryish finish. Solid!
Tried from Can on 12 Dec 2024 at 16:48

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap at Pivný Raj MN. Pitch black body, off-white head. Perfumey aroma, raisins, barrel-like vanilla and alcohol. Perfumey taste as well, cocoa, vanilla, light alcohol, ending dry and bitterish. Solid!
Tried from Draft on 12 Dec 2024 at 16:48

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can at Pivný Raj MN, shared with Gurthnar and Vran. Blackish body, off-white head. Cocoa notes, roasty, smooth, coffee, light alcohol, perfumey. Lean, dry body, some roast, vanilla, liqueurish chocolate, ending bitter. The body isn't the best, but otherwise quite nice!
Tried from Can on 12 Dec 2024 at 16:47

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can at Pivný Raj MN with Gurthnar and Vran. Murky yellow body, no head. Fermented tropical in the slightly funky aroma. Lightly tart taste, more fermented tropical fruit, malty notes, lightly warming. Meh.
Tried from Can on 12 Dec 2024 at 16:47

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can at Pivný Raj MN with Gurthnar and Vran. Hazy golden body, thick off-white head. Bit piney, somewhat tropical aroma, light coconut, some dry maltines, mild oxidation. Sweetish taste, peach, mango, light herbal and lemony notes, bit oaty. Nice enough, though didn't feel the freshest.
Tried from Can on 12 Dec 2024 at 16:47