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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8.8/10 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 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.
Tried from Can on 30 Jul 2020 at 15:00

6.5/10 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 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.
Tried from Can on 04 Jul 2020 at 17:17

7.3/10 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...
Tried from Can on 30 Jun 2020 at 17:30

7.4/10 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 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