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


8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
31/V/20 - 44cl can from Tanker webshop, shared @ home, BB: 31/III/21 (2020-450)

Cloudy beige orange beer, small dense creamy white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: tropical fruits, pineapple, papaya, lovely stuff, soapy, floral. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bit soapy, nice bitterness, sweet touch, grapefruit, citrus, bit resinous. Aftertaste: nice bitterness in the end, some banana peel, bit resinous, citrus notes, nice!
Tried from Can on 31 May 2020 at 16:30

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Can. Orange golden color. Peach and soft floral notes in the aroma. A light sourness. Floral, slightly herbal flavor. Peach.
Tried from Can on 30 May 2020 at 17:30

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish golden colour with average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Citrusy fruity, hoppy aroma, notes of lemon and grapefruit, a relatively dry, un-sugary touch of lactose sugar. Taste is citrusy fruity hoppy, notes of lemon and grapefruit, a minimally dry touch of lactose sugar with rather subtle sweetness. Mild, not overly intense, not too sweet, least of all sugary - nice.
Tried from Can on 29 May 2020 at 21:25

6/10
Korte versie : zure ananas, lange versie: grassige zure ananaslucht met citrus, smaken evenzo alsmede iets weird metalig, bermafval en onkruidverdelger, lange kruidige plakkerige onkruid smaak, en vooral zure ananas, naaaaahhhhh
Tried from Can on 28 May 2020 at 21:31

7/10
Sweet, malty, caramel, citrus, fruity, juicy
Tried from Can on 22 May 2020 at 19:05

7/10
Ok, rohkem vana kooli ipa- karamelline ja humalane.
Tried from Can on 22 May 2020 at 19:04

7/10
Sweet, fruity, juicy, spruce tips, lactose, vanilla
Tried from Can on 22 May 2020 at 18:37

6/10
Okish, magus ja mõru.
Tried from Can on 22 May 2020 at 18:37

5.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Fairly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of fruity hops, lemon and peach. Flavour is above moderate sweet, bitter and light moderate sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. I don’t see the point. Why the sour?
Tried from Can from Sterk Avondverkoop on 20 May 2020 at 19:58

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Smell- weak, hops, fruits, citrus, caramel, malt. Foam- thin, acidic, hops, some malt and some fruits. Head is medium to small, white color, maybe a bit to the yellow. Sticks. Appearance - can, unique but no bonus this time. Clear, orange amber, no carbonation. Later goes full hazy, sediment-ish. From - snifter Taste - fruits, hops, acidic tones, citrus, caramel and more hops and bitterness. Fruity IPA with a bunch of hops, would like it less hoppy for my taste. Still decent.
Tried from Can on 20 May 2020 at 16:00