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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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Smell- weak hops, herbal tones.
Foam- thin, hops, bitter tones, some herbal tones. The head is medium-sized and white in color.
Appearance- simple label. Hazy yellow, orange in color, no visible carbonation.
From - tulip
Taste - hops, bitter tones, herbal tones, some fruits.

Tried from Can from Lauvas alus on 28 May 2025 at 19:00


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Smell-weak hops, faint herbal tones.
Foam- thin, hops, weak burned sugar, weak bitter tones, weak fruits, then more hops. Head is medium-sized and white in color. Sticks.
Appearance- nice, simple can. Hazy yellow, orange-ish color, no carbonation.
From - tulip
Taste - weak hops, weak fruits, faint citrus, faint herbal tones. Overall, nothing special.

Tried from Can on 26 May 2025 at 19:38


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can at Proefsalon Kisjes, Meppel. Lots of chocolate with roasted malt, cocoa nibs, some vanilla and caramel. Medium sweet with a little booze in the finish. Long chocolate roasty finish, very nice. Medium to full body.

Tried from Can at Proefsalon Kisjes on 25 May 2025 at 09:49


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Smell- weak hops, weak yeast, faint sour apples.
Foam-thin, weak sourness, weak burned sugar, some bitter tones. Head is quite small, white in color.
Appearance- simple design, but I like the colors. Clear orange amber in color.
From - pint
Taste - weak sourness, weak burned sugar, weak hops, some sweetness, bitter aftertaste. Not for me, but not too bad.

Tried from Can on 23 May 2025 at 16:56


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Smell-weak caramel, weak burned sugar,some sweetness.
Foam - thin, hops, weak burned sugar, weak fruits. Head is medium-sized, white in color.
Appearance- somewhat nice looking can, but I'm not sure what it has to do with poets. Hazy yellow color, some carbonation bubbles.
From - tulip
Taste - hops, bitter tones, burned sugar, some fruits, sweetness. Overall feels decently balanced.

Tried from Can on 23 May 2025 at 16:01


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can from Slijterij Kisjes, Meppel. Ripe-ish fruits with orange, tropical notes, malt, some stone fruit, apricot. Moderate bitter and a bit sweet. Body os medium. Overall a bit ripe, sweetish.

Tried from Can from Slijterij Kisjes Meppel on 18 May 2025 at 22:40


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish, bright golden colour with small to average, frothy, slowly diminishing, minimally lacing, white head. Juicy, tropical fruity and minimally citrusy fruity, hoppy aroma, sweet-ish, minimally sugary, wheaty malty background, notes of melon, lychee, some passion fruit, a touch of white grapes, kiwi fruit, grassy undertones. Taste is sweet-ish, minimally sugary, wheaty malty and tropical fruity hoppy, notes of melon, some kiwi fruit, mandarine, mango, passion fruit, lychee, mild hop bitterness, a minimally alcoholic touch.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, minimally dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Intensely hoppy, a tad heterogeneous - decent.

Tried from Can from Pakhuis Twente on 02 May 2025 at 01:52


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Smell-weak hops, malt, resin, burned sugar.
Foam-thin, hops, weak resin, bitter tones. The head is medium to large, white in color, with a slight yellow tint.
Appearance- nice simple, unique spirally can. Cloudy orange, yellow in color, with a few carbonation bubbles.
From - pint
Taste - malt, hops, bitter tones, faint resin, faint orange, faint orange, not as sweet as some others, but overall nothing spectacular.

Tried from Can from Lauvas alus on 24 Apr 2025 at 15:47


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Smell-weak fruits, hops, faint citrus.
Foam-thin fruits, weak hops, weak bitter tones. Head is large, white, with a yellow tint.
Appearance- simple abstract, unique label. Cloudy yellow-orange in color, medium carbonation.
From - pint
Taste - weak hops, fruits, citrus, sweetness. Nice sweetish hazy one, slight mango and orange tones. Refreshing.

Tried from Can from Lauvas alus on 24 Apr 2025 at 14:38


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at PBF 2025. Murky yellow body, off-white head. Lightly funky citric and resinous, bitterish-herbal aroma. Same taste really, quite dry, citric, resinous, mildly "funky" and bitterish. This is quite good really, especially for the ABV! The body is spot on really!

Tried from Draft on 20 Apr 2025 at 13:50