Saku Pühadepruul

Saku Pühadepruul
Märzen
5.3% ABV 50cl bottle

BBE 21.04.2015

Pours light orange, with frothy head. Lacing is beautiful.

Aroma of a Saku Hele that is topped up with darker crystal malt and some extra hops extract.
Tastes like a medium quality märzen. Slightly powdery aftertaste. Gently bitter as a pale lager.
Medium bodied, a little soapy and slippery. Lively carbonated brew.
When you go through 1/2 glass, it starts to fizzle out.

Drink fast!

Saku Pühadepruul

Puls Extra Lager Eripruul Kuivhumalaga

Puls Extra Lager Eripruul Kuivhumalaga
Premium Lager

5.0%ABV50cl bottle.

Surprisingly fresh, summery aroma. Honey, fruit, fresh grass and whatnot. Really nice, bready, pale lager.

Pours clear golden with thin creamy head.Medium bitter, medium sweet. Hoppy for a local Estonian lager, and that is good.Smooth, medium bodied beer.

Only negative thing about it, is that it is just a bit too sweet.

Will buy again.

At the moment, this is a second best local mass produced beer for me.(Hard Lager from A. Le Coq is still slightly better.)

http://hfpuls.ee/et/tooted

Põhjala Põhja Konn

Põhjala Põhja Konn

Imperial/Double IPA

8.8%ABV

33cl bottle. Batch 016.

Aroma of Brie and Camembert cheese mixed with boiled hops leftovers. Musky and quite nasty to my nose.
Pours clear dark amber-orange with a thick, creamy head that leaves beautiful lacing.
Hoppy mixture of strong bitterness and sweet maltiness with a perfectly thick body for its ABV.
When compared to DogHead 90min IPA or BD Hardcore IPA aroma is what I find rather weak in comparison.
IBU is solid and quite noticeable - reminds me of Mikkeller 1000IBU.


Good, thick, hoppiness. 
I will try to get it on tap also.

P.S.

Wife said it tasted like frog, so I guess Põhjala got it right :-)

http://pohjalabeer.com/

Thornbridge Kipling

Thornbridge Kipling

APA

5.2%ABV


50cl bottle. BBE 02.12.14.

Strong aroma of pine and spruce.
Fruity and somewhat resembles Brewers Gold (just made a homebrew and have some left to sniff).

Pours clear pale lager like, with a thick creamy head that stays - and that makes it an APA. Strong carbonation alongside medium body makes and extremely easily drinkable and refreshing beer.

Tempting and lovely.

Thx Anton! 

P.S. Actually, I remembered having it @Pudel Bar Tallinn 

http://www.thornbridgebrewery.co.uk/

Põhjala Virmalised

Põhjala Virmalised

IPA

6.5%ABV

33cl 001 batch.

Now this is a proper adversary to Punk IPA, that is so popular around Estonia.

Perfect IPA.

Body might be slightly better in the next batch - this one is medium bodied, oily and with a bit sharp bitter finish.

First mouthfeel is supported by lively carbonation. Then it gets a bit thin-watery-oily and after that a hoppy bitterness steps up on a flat field.

Definitely has its own character.

IMHO, the best Estonian IPA! (and is far away in the lead).

http://pohjalabeer.com/

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Saku Humal & Oder Lager

Saku Humal & Oder Lager
Vienna
5%ABV

33cl bottle. BBE 08.10.2014

Pours amber-orange with slightly tanned head.
Strong aroma of grassy hops and iron. Reminds me how raw galena hops smell.
Pleasantly bready (as local rye bread), medium bodied, zesty beer with lively carbonation.
Very good one from Saku.
Beautiful bottle and the content does not disappoint.

Good luck in making a well balanced second batch.

www.saku.ee

Saku Humal & Oder Pilsner

Saku Humal & Oder Pilsner
Pale Lager
5%ABV

33cl bottle. BBE08.10.14


Named as pilsener, but is not quite so (Saaz is more traditional choice for Czech Pilsener).

Pours pale golden, with a nice head, that stays for a long time. Creamy and kind a soapy.
Strong aroma of summer freshly cut grass and pines.
Gentle, medium bodied beer. Lively carbonation that supports the long lasting head (~10 minutes).
But, you have to drink it cold and quick - once the bubbles are gone (again, ~10 minutes), it turns in to a ordinary flat lager (as they all do).

Clean and simple. A good pale lager. As good as a nicely brewed batch of Saku Rock or Saku Hele.

http://www.saku.ee/

Vormsi Hele Eripruul

Vormsi Hele Eripruul
Premium Lager
5.4%ABV

33cl bottle. (L1312222? / BBE 09.2104)

Faint aroma of honey, yeast and cellar - does not smell like your ordinary premium lager, but more like a kellerbier.

Pours hazy orange, with a thin head. Color is what I like here. Head is setting to fast for a premium.
Fruity, yeasty, gently hoppy and fresh. Again, good, fresh water is used for brewing. Light-medium body, rather thin yet not watery.

Smooth, due to pleasant carbonation (bubbles are small and gentle).

Drink it fast, so you don’t lose it. Nice lager. Does stand out from typical Estonian lagers.

Good luck to newcomers!

http://www.pruulmeister.ee/vormsibeer.php

TANKER Kyte Peale

TANKER Kyte Peale
IPA
6.66%ABV

33cl bottle. 018/ BBE12/09/14.

Aroma of an old bar floor mop - hoppy, nasty but yet not so revolting.

Slightly malty. Pours beautiful hazy orange, with ginger thick and creamy head. Head stays till the last drop (that is why there is less aroma sensations - it is the way you pour your drink, and the glass you use). Beautiful lacing. Beer + Beer label = 5/5.
Taste is of a well balanced IPA - pleasant hops, quality malt and fresh water. Brew is medium bodied, velvety with a gentle, hidden carbonation. Bitter finish as it should be. Not powdery, and enjoyable till the last drop. Hope to see more brews from TANKER.

http://www.tanker.ee/

P.S. IMHO, it is Hoppy not hopy :-)

Lehe Lõbus Njuufa

Lehe Lõbus Njuufa

33cl bottle. 6.5%ABV

Earthy and muddy, charred (ashed) malt and hoppy, tangy freshness. Rather weird combo.
Pours dark brown-black, not a see-through drink. Some frothy, soapy head with nonexistent lacing.
Tastes of burn cereal - try it for yourself - pour some porridge on a frying pan a let it burn. This adds some zest to this brew.
Medium bodied, smooth and slightly oily (closer to the end of the glass). Not over-hopped, softly carbonated BIPA.
Totally worth a try.

http://www.lehepruulikoda.ee/

P.S.
For me, Trappist is better than tulip for the first acquaintance with BIPA's.

Anchor Porter

0.356 cl bottle.

Pours dark brown, with brown head.

Aroma of roasted malts, caramel, licorice.

Beautiful porter. Medium to full bodied. Complex, hoppy and refreshing.

This is porter is a standard for me. A perfect combination of texture, taste, aroma and looks.

If you ever have a chance - go get it.

10/10

http://www.anchorbrewing.com/

Stiegl Goldbräu

Stiegl Goldbräu
5/10

33cl bottle. 4.9% abv
Aroma of cereal malt, floral hops and oats. Loads of oats. Pours golden clear, with medium thickness head. Some faint lacing.
Lightly sweet, with medium bitterness finish. Loads of oats - reminded me of breakfast. Surprisingly medium bodied lager - creamy, smooth and velvety texture.
I had this on tap and in 50cl bottles over the years, but this 33cl was fresh from the brewery - more hoppy and loads more oats to my taste.
Well balanced premium lager



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