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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6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Very shaken sadly... tong long time to open without wasting... Smell-weak fruits, hops, malt, citrus caramel. Foam-bitter, hops and fruit notes. alcohol and acidic tones. Head is small after all the stuff has gone out, white color., Appearance- can, nice looking and colorful, I like the general aesthetic of it somehow. Hazy orange color, no visible carbonation, but all might have gone out while opening it. From - snifter Taste - fruits, alcohol acidic notes, and hops. Not bad, but maybe impression bit ruined by exploding can.
Tried from Can on 09 Apr 2020 at 15:00

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Smell- weak malt, fruits, caramel, hops, citrus. Foam- thin, weak bitter notes, weak pine. weak fruits. Head is small, white color. Appearance- simple, yet colorful can. Slightly hazy orange amber. Faint carbonation. From - snifter Taste - fruits, pine, citrus, hops, bitter-sweetness, malt. Quite a sweet one with bitterness and hops in the immediate background. Interesting that it does not seem too lasting after all. Some alcohol is also present. God one.
Tried from Can on 07 Apr 2020 at 15:41

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
How: Bottle.
Where: Had at home.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, lactose, vanilla.
Body: Medium body, low to medium carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, a bit sweet, vanilla.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2020 at 12:10

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
How: Bottle, 8.2%.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Hazy yellow colour with a white head.
Aroma: Tropical fruit, acidic, tart, sour.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Tropical fruit, acidic, sour, tart.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2020 at 09:52

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Had at home.
Appearance: Hazy red colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Berries, fruit, acidic.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, berries, acidic, tart.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2020 at 09:51

5/10
Sweet, apple pie, cinnamon, sour
Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2020 at 21:41

4/10
Hapu, puuviljane, paber, vürtsid, veider, veits halb.
Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2020 at 21:40

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
5th January 2020
Can. Light haze on this gold beer, decent pale cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth malts, a light creamy sweetness. Good piney citrus. A little hop spice. Trace of citric peel. Light crisp finish. Decent but nothing amazing, a most frustrating dipa evening.
Tried from Can on 05 Jan 2020 at 18:47

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 9
Can at home from Sterk, Amsterdam, 29th December 19. Pours a dark amber, really dark. Aroma is pith, marmalade. Taste is pithy, citrus, bitter, yeehay this is nice, pithy, malty, classic DIPA style
Tried from Can on 29 Dec 2019 at 18:18

8/10
Tried from Can on 26 Dec 2019 at 21:29