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".
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
EB - Can 440ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 ❄☃️ ☁️☂️ [ As Hopalaa! Tropical / India Pale Ale ]. ABV: 7.3%. [20260218]. 7/3/7/-4/-15
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2026
at 15:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Dark brown color with low beige head.
Aroma: nougat, caramel, licorice, toffee, roasted malt.
Taste: nougat, vanilla, licorice, quite boozy, roasted malt with bitter finish.
Full bodied, low carbonation, moderate bitterness.
Not too complex, okay but nothing special here.
Aroma: nougat, caramel, licorice, toffee, roasted malt.
Taste: nougat, vanilla, licorice, quite boozy, roasted malt with bitter finish.
Full bodied, low carbonation, moderate bitterness.
Not too complex, okay but nothing special here.
Tried
from Can
from
Pivný raj - Fresh market
on 17 Feb 2026
at 21:25
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
EB - Can 440ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡🇩🇰 ❄☃️ ☁️☂️ [ As Hopalaa! Summertime: Part 2 ]. ABV: 4.5%. [20260216]. 6/3/6/3/13
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2026
at 14:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Somewhat hazy yellow colour with a small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, some wheat and mild citrus. Flavour is grapes, some floral, fruity, grassy and mild bready and wheat malty tones to it.
Tried
from Can
from Drink Online
on 04 Feb 2026
at 20:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, citrusy, some mild wheat tones with mild floral elements too. Flavour is biscuity, some floral, fruity, citrusy and mild catpissy tones too.
Tried
from Can
from Drink Online
on 04 Feb 2026
at 20:15
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Smell- weak hops, weak grass.
Foam-thin, hops, bitter tones, hops. Head is medium-sized, white in color.
Appearance- simple, label somewhat ok. Hazy yellow in color, no carbonation.
From - pint
Taste - hops, bitter tones, some fruits, some, citrus, citrusy..and somewhat mewh. Nothing special.
Foam-thin, hops, bitter tones, hops. Head is medium-sized, white in color.
Appearance- simple, label somewhat ok. Hazy yellow in color, no carbonation.
From - pint
Taste - hops, bitter tones, some fruits, some, citrus, citrusy..and somewhat mewh. Nothing special.
Tried
from Can
from
Lauvas alus
on 24 Jan 2026
at 21:35
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 9
Tap. Malty aroma and taste, roastyness, chocolate, nutty notes, medium bitter and sweet. Full body, malty roasty choco bitter sweet finish. Good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Žil Verne
on 23 Jan 2026
at 21:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
(can 0,44l from BeerButik online shop)
* Good NEIPA. *
Cloudy yellow. Medium, white head. Citrus, lemon, onion, spicy, light sweet tropical fruits, juicy, light sweet, light bitter. Medium body. Light spicy finish.
* Good NEIPA. *
Cloudy yellow. Medium, white head. Citrus, lemon, onion, spicy, light sweet tropical fruits, juicy, light sweet, light bitter. Medium body. Light spicy finish.
Tried
from Can
from BeerButik
on 20 Jan 2026
at 19:56
8/10
Tried
on 05 Jan 2026
at 22:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Smell-weak hops, weak fruits, fiant burned sugar.
Foam- thin hops, fruits, citrus, bitter tones. Head is medium to large, white in color. Sticks.
Appearance- somewhat nice simple can. Clear yellow color, weak carbonation.
From - pint
Taste - weak hops, fruits, citrus, some sweetness, some herbal tones. Feels quite nice actually.
Foam- thin hops, fruits, citrus, bitter tones. Head is medium to large, white in color. Sticks.
Appearance- somewhat nice simple can. Clear yellow color, weak carbonation.
From - pint
Taste - weak hops, fruits, citrus, some sweetness, some herbal tones. Feels quite nice actually.
Tried
from Can
from
Lauvas alus
on 29 Dec 2025
at 18:42