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".
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Can shared. Hazy pale yellow color, white head. Smell and taste are lovely hoppy, similar notes to classic hops, quite lovely. I really like this one. Very nice.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2020
at 16:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
30/VII/20 - 44cl can from Tanker webshop, shared @ home, BB: 3/IV/21 (2020-700)
Little cloudy orange beer, big solid creamy off-white head, stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, hay, some cow fodder. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet malts, caramel, hay, grains, pretty sweet start, tropical fruits, mango, citrus notes. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, bit resinous, almost medicinal bitterness, caramel, some tropical fruits.
Little cloudy orange beer, big solid creamy off-white head, stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, hay, some cow fodder. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet malts, caramel, hay, grains, pretty sweet start, tropical fruits, mango, citrus notes. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, bit resinous, almost medicinal bitterness, caramel, some tropical fruits.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2020
at 15:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can online from Beerdome NL. Pours lightly hazed orange golden with a white head. Aroma: sweet malts, fruity, citrus peel, lemon. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, citrus peel, zest, hoppy. Medium body, soft carb, semi dry fruity finish
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2020
at 23:52
5/10
Sweet, citrus, caramel, lactose, vanilla
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2020
at 19:23
7/10
Ok humalane õlu.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2020
at 19:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
4th July 2020
Can. Hazy orange gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, a nice light creamy sweetness. Smooth pine into a reasonably juicy and pleasing orange-tangerine-mandarin. Light pine and a little citric peel bitterness on the semi dry finish. Tidy. Good hop core here. Mouthfeel could be better.
Can. Hazy orange gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, a nice light creamy sweetness. Smooth pine into a reasonably juicy and pleasing orange-tangerine-mandarin. Light pine and a little citric peel bitterness on the semi dry finish. Tidy. Good hop core here. Mouthfeel could be better.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2020
at 17:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
30/VI/20 - 44cl can from Tanker webshop, shared @ home, BB: 17/IV/21 (2020-567)
Clear blond to light orange beer, small creamy off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: something rotten, funky, bit fruity, sourish, floral, little chemical, paint. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish, very refreshing, bitter, ginger, some pickled radish, bit soapy, floral, little dirty, chemical touch. Aftertaste: dry, pretty bitter, funky, some tannins, little bitter, funky, some tannins, bit dirty, not bad though...
Clear blond to light orange beer, small creamy off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: something rotten, funky, bit fruity, sourish, floral, little chemical, paint. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sourish, very refreshing, bitter, ginger, some pickled radish, bit soapy, floral, little dirty, chemical touch. Aftertaste: dry, pretty bitter, funky, some tannins, little bitter, funky, some tannins, bit dirty, not bad though...
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2020
at 17:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Smell-weak fruits, malt, hops, caramel, orange. Foam- thin, sweet, sugar, fruits, caramel, hops. The Head is medium-sized, white with a yellow tint. Appearance- simple can, but I like it... Hazy orange color, weak carbonation. From- snifter Taste - sweet, sugar, caramel, fruits, hops. Very sweet feeling and alcoholic beer to end my day on. Good stuff. Some oddities to aftertaste as that feels bit alcoholic and acidic, but all things considered seems good.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jun 2020
at 20:29
6/10
Sweet, citrus, rubbery, lactose, pineapple
Tried
on 21 Jun 2020
at 20:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Smell- weak to medium fruits, malts, hops , caramel. Foam- thin, hops, fruits, malt, pine. Head is medium white, yellow-white color. Appearance-can, simple, no bonuses. Clear orange-amber fro,m the first look, no carbonation. From- snifter Taste - fruity, sweet, malty, caramel. Very nice and balanced. This brewer have found some recipe on how to make decent beers and slightly changes it. A big part of bees feel similar.. but they are good.. so do I care - no :D
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jun 2020
at 18:49