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".

     Show


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

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bit warm. Smell- weak to medium, fruits, citrus, orange, hops. Foam- thin, hops, fruits, sweet, caramel, malt, soft, citrus. Head is a medium-large, white, yellow color. Appearance- can, simple, but I do somehow like the design of their cans. Hazy yellow color, no carbonation at sides, but some inside. From- snifter Taste - fruits, citrus, orange, mango, a bit boozy somehow, malt, hops. Hops are semi harsh, but definitely there. Decent, but they have better.
Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2020 at 15:47

7/10
Sweet, stone fruits, orange, lactose, soft, modest bitterness,citrus, grass, it’s ok
Tried from Can on 12 Jun 2020 at 23:11

6/10
Gelukkig niet echt zuur. Ook geen dipa. Maar gewoon een oke ipaahtje ofzo.
Tried from Can on 12 Jun 2020 at 22:37

7/10
Lekker zoet, hoppig. Gewoon goed.
Tried from Can on 12 Jun 2020 at 21:41

4.9/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 4.5
Can shared. Golden color, small white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, oddly sourish, mixed with hops, very odd. Reminds me of the stones of a kiwi, when you chew on them. No, I don't like it.
Tried on 12 Jun 2020 at 20:39