Please note: considering the huge and neverending development of the world of beer in many countries, my comments below may be quite out-of-date.
Apart from the marketing genius Albert Le Coq in the 19th century, Estonia has a pretty discrete beer past.
The departure of the Soviets saw a take-over of the market by Scandinavian breweries (Carlsberg, Olvi and Harboe) and a stagnation in terms of diversity and quality for the next 20 years.
The beginning of a deep change happened back in 2011 with the start of Pohjala and since then the opening of dozen of craft breweries for a total of about 40 nowadays.
As much as 61% of the Estonian beers are exported to about 50 countries worldwide (if you live in Switzerland and are looking for beers from this country, then don't miss the Mugi Beer Shop in Bussigny!).
Also worth noting here is the local farmhouse style, a cousin of the Finnish sahti: koduolu.
Breweries: ~ 40 / Consumption per capita: 80 litres / % imported: ~28% / % exported: ~61%.
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Total: 137 beers Weighted average: 14.00country rating: | my favourite breweries (min. 3 beers) | ||
| 1. | PõHJALA | 14.71 | |
| 2. | TANKER | 14.23 | |
| 3. | Anderson's Craft Beer | 13.77 | |
| 4. | SORI | 13.69 | |
| 5. | PÜHASTE | 13.62 | |
| 6. | LEHE PRUULIKODA | 13.35 | |
| 7. | ÕLLENAUT | 13.34 | |
| 8. | VAAT | 13.10 | |
| 9. | A. LE COQ (TARTU OLLETEHAS) | 11.31 | |
| 10. | SAKU | 10.17 | |
| BREWERY & BEER NAME (Click on the link to see my comments) | collaboration with | contract brewed by | ALC. % | STYLE | RATING | image
| Anderson's Craft Beer Sour Park | | | 5 | 19g | 14.4 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Harassment by Sour | | | 13 | 19g | 14.4 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA The World Is Your Oyster | | | 8.5 | 19g | 14.4 |
| TANKER VAIDAHELLNOT | | | 10 | 19g | 14.8 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Applehoff | | | 5.2 | 19h | 14 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Väike Kollane Draakon | | | 4 | 19h | 14 |
| PõHJALA Leevike | | | 5.5 | 19h | 14.4 |
| ÕLLENAUT Vaarikagreip | | | 3.5 | 19h | 12.8 |
| PÜHASTE Smoothie Loops | | | 4 | 19i | 15.6 |
| ÕLLENAUT Kuldne Eil | | | 5.6 | Amber Ale | 13.2 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer American Lager | | | 5.1 | American Adjunct Lager | 14.4 |
| PõHJALA VALGE ÖÖ | | | 11.7 | American Strong Ale | 15.6 |
| PõHJALA Vanilla Pillow (Cellar Series) | | | 12.9 | American Strong Ale | 15.2 |
| TANKER MANIPULATION | | | 12.5 | Barley Wine | 12.8 |
| SORI GREAT SCOTT! | | | 5.1 | Belgian Pale Ale | 14 |
| VAAT WITTY NELSON | | DE PROEF | 5.5 | Belgian Witbier | 15.2 |
| PõHJALA Prenzlauer Berg | | | 4.5 | Berliner Weisse | 14 |
| TANKER MALDUGUNS SPICEMAN | | | 7.5 | Bock - Doppelbock | 14.8 |
| ÕLLENAUT Talvesikk | | | 6.9 | Bock - Dunkel | 14.8 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Moodne Klassika | | | 4.8 | Czech Pilsner | 14.4 |
| TANKER KETSER | | | 7 | Flanders Red | 15.6 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Bilberry Blues | | | 10 | Fruit Beer | 14 |
| A. LE COQ (TARTU OLLETEHAS) BLOND | | | 5 | Golden / Blond Ale | 12.4 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Red Mango Down | | | 8 | Gose | 12.4 |
| PõHJALA Belle Bulle (Cellar Series) | | | 8 | Gose | 15.6 |
| PõHJALA Cherry Garden | | | 8 | Gose | 15.6 |
| PõHJALA MERI | | | 4.4 | Gose | 15.2 |
| PõHJALA Orange Gose | | | 5.5 | Gose | 15.6 |
| PõHJALA Sea Fog | | | 8 | Gose | 15.2 |
| SORI HAVANA GOSE with LIME & MINT | | | 4.6 | Gose | 8 |
| A. LE COQ (TARTU OLLETEHAS) IPA | | | 5 | IPA - American | 13.6 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Dr. Jones | | | 6.7 | IPA - American | 14.4 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer The Devil | | | 5.5 | IPA - American | 14.4 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer The Greatest Trick | | | 5.5 | IPA - American | 13.6 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Westworld | | | 7.1 | IPA - American | 14.8 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA El Rey Dorado | | | 6.5 | IPA - American | 13.6 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Via Lactea Nebula | | | 6.8 | IPA - American | 15.2 |
| PÜHASTE Mosaiik Vienna IPA | | | 6.9 | IPA - American | 15.2 |
| PõHJALA VIRMALISED | | | 6.5 | IPA - American | 14.8 |
| SORI INVESTOR IPA | | | 6.9 | IPA - American | 16 |
| TANKER Reloaded | | | 5.8 | IPA - American | 14.4 |
| TANKER RELOADED SESSION IPA | | | 5.8 | IPA - American | 12.4 |
| PõHJALA METS | | | 7 | IPA - Black | 14.8 |
| PõHJALA PESAKOND | | | 5.4 | IPA - Black | 13.2 |
| TANKER MASINAÕLI | | | 6.6 | IPA - Black | 16 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Can Touch This | | | 4.9 | IPA - Hazy / New England | 15.2 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer John Vic | | | 6.9 | IPA - Hazy / New England | 15.6 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Last Mango In Paris | | | 6.2 | IPA - Hazy / New England | 14.4 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Yellow Sabromarine | | | 6.9 | IPA - Hazy / New England | 14.4 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Õhus On Hägu | | | 5.5 | IPA - Hazy / New England | 14.4 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Päikesetõus Salarannas | | | 6.2 | IPA - Hazy / New England | 14.4 |
| PõHJALA Kosmos | | | 5.5 | IPA - Hazy / New England | 14.8 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Ella-Eh-Eh | | | 7.9 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 15.2 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Alaska Forever | | | 8.5 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 14.4 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA HARASSMENT by IPA | | | 13 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 14.8 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Royal Mehu Kati | | | 7.5 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 12.4 |
| PõHJALA KOLMEKORDNE | | | 13 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 14.8 |
| SORI DELIRIOUS | | | 8.1 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 15.2 |
| SORI Ensemble Five: Citra & Mosaic & Enigma | | | 8.3 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 15.6 |
| SORI Ensemble Three: DDH Mosaic & Citra | | | 8.1 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 16 |
| SORI MÉNAGE à TROIS | | | 9.2 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 13.2 |
| TANKER KAKSTEISTKUUD (2016) | | | 8.8 | IPA - Imperial / Double | 16.4 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Damage Report | | | 3.3 | IPA - Session | 14.4 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Solar Nebula | | | 4.5 | IPA - Session | 13.6 |
| PõHJALA Suvila | | | 3.8 | IPA - Session | 14.4 |
| PõHJALA UUS MAAILM | | | 4.7 | IPA - Session | 14 |
| PÜHASTE LUMEPIMEDUS | | LEHE PRUULIKODA | 6.5 | IPA - White | 14.4 |
| SORI WHITE LIES | | | 6.2 | IPA - White | 12.4 |
| TANKER TÄISKUU | | | 5.6 | IPA - White | 16 |
| SORI LEAPING LENA | | | 6.3 | India Pale Lagers / Imperial Pils | 13.6 |
| TANKER HALLUCINATION | | | 7.6 | India Pale Lagers / Imperial Pils | 15.2 |
| A. LE COQ (TARTU OLLETEHAS) A. LE COQ DRY ICE | | | 4.6 | International Pale Lager | 8.4 |
| A. LE COQ (TARTU OLLETEHAS) A. LE COQ VIRU | | | 5 | International Pale Lager | 11.6 |
| SAKU KULD EXPORT | | | 4.5 | International Pale Lager | 8.4 |
| SAKU ON ICE | | | 5 | International Pale Lager | 6.4 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Red Zeppelin | | | 4.5 | Irish Ale | 10.4 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Dr. No | | | 0.5 | Low Alcohol | 11.6 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA 0 India | | | 0.2 | Low Alcohol | 10.4 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Mehu Kati Null | | | 0 | Low Alcohol | 12.8 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Null | | | 0.3 | Low Alcohol | 9.2 |
| PõHJALA Prenzlauer 0 | | | 0.5 | Low Alcohol | 14.4 |
| PõHJALA Tundra | | | 0.5 | Low Alcohol | 12.8 |
| PÜHASTE HÕBEVALGE | | LEHE PRUULIKODA | 8 | Old Ale / English Strong Ale | 15.6 |
| TANKER SOUND CHECK | | | 5 | Pale Ale - American | 13.6 |
| ÕLLENAUT Simko Eil | | | 5 | Pale Ale - American | 14.4 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Funk Soul | | | 5.5 | Pilsner | 13.6 |
| KOLK Mmm... | | | 4.2 | Pilsner | 14.4 |
| PõHJALA Pilky | | | 5 | Pilsner | 14 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Get Oat | | | 5.5 | Porter | 15.2 |
| PõHJALA MUST KULD | | | 7.8 | Porter | 16 |
| TANKER KOMMUNALNAYA KÜLAPIDU | | | 6 | Porter | 15.2 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Coffee People | | | 5.5 | Porter - American | 14.4 |
| PõHJALA Õhtu | | | 5.5 | Porter - American | 15.6 |
| A. LE COQ (TARTU OLLETEHAS) A. LE COQ JÕULUPORTER | | | 7.5 | Porter - Baltic | 10 |
| A. LE COQ (TARTU OLLETEHAS) A. LE COQ PORTER | | | 6.5 | Porter - Baltic | 12.8 |
| SAKU PORTER | | ALDARIS | 7 | Porter - Baltic | 13.2 |
| SORI COFFEE GORILLA | | | 7 | Porter - Baltic | 14.4 |
| SORI WINTER GORILLA | | | 7 | Porter - Baltic | 16 |
| TANKER I'm Sorry Gahr | | | 7 | Porter - Baltic | 13.2 |
| ÕLLENAUT Handshake | | | 6.5 | Porter - Baltic | 14.4 |
| ÕLLENAUT Must Eksport 7.9% | | | 7.9 | Porter - Baltic | 14.8 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer A Roasted Development Wild Turkey BA | | | 13.5 | Porter - Double / Imperial | 15.6 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Harassment by Porter | | | 13 | Porter - Double / Imperial | 14.8 |
| PõHJALA Black Jam (Cellar Series) | | | 11.9 | Porter - Double / Imperial | 16 |
| PõHJALA Jõuluöö | | | 8 | Porter - Double / Imperial | 15.6 |
| PõHJALA Öö | | | 10.5 | Porter - Double / Imperial | 16.8 |
| PõHJALA Peel And Bean | | | 8.5 | Porter - Double / Imperial | 16 |
| TANKER Rye Of Sun | | | 7 | Saison | 15.6 |
| ÕLLENAUT Sauna Alus | | | 4.5 | Saison | 14 |
| ÕLLENAUT Sesoon | | | 5.3 | Saison | 12.8 |
| PõHJALA Glen Noble (Cellar Series) | | | 13.2 | Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy | 14.8 |
| ÕLLENAUT Brikett | | | 10 | Smoked / Rauchbier | 15.2 |
| PõHJALA RUKKIRÄÄK | | | 5.9 | Specialty Grain | 15.2 |
| ÕLLENAUT Eesti Rukki Eil | | | 5.3 | Specialty Grain | 14 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA CHILSNER | | | 5.5 | Spice / Herb / Vegetable | 14.4 |
| TANKER SAUNA SESSION | | | 4.7 | Spice / Herb / Vegetable | 13.2 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Harassment by Stout | | | 13 | Stout - Imperial | 15.2 |
| PÜHASTE DEKADENTS | | ÖLLENAUT | 10 | Stout - Imperial | 15.2 |
| PõHJALA Bänger | | | 12.5 | Stout - Imperial | 16.4 |
| PõHJALA CELLAR SERIES - TAARA AVITA! | | | 10.8 | Stout - Imperial | 14 |
| PõHJALA Cocobänger | | | 12.5 | Stout - Imperial | 14.4 |
| PõHJALA Gimme Danger | | | 10.5 | Stout - Imperial | 14 |
| PõHJALA Gone Camping (Cellar Series) | | | 11.5 | Stout - Imperial | 16.4 |
| PõHJALA Pime Öö Hazelnut | | | 13.6 | Stout - Imperial | 15.2 |
| PõHJALA Strudel Stout (Cellar Series) | | | 11.5 | Stout - Imperial | 16.4 |
| SORI DARK HUMOR CLUB COCONUT | | | 8 | Stout - Imperial | 14.8 |
| SORI Shadow Game XI - Irish Coffee & Maple Syrup (Heaven Hill BA) | | | 12.6 | Stout - Imperial | 16.8 |
| TANKER KÜLMALE MAALE | | | 8.5 | Stout - Imperial | 16.4 |
| TANKER MELODY | | | 9 | Stout - Imperial | 14.8 |
| TANKER MUST KAPTEN - RUM BA | | | 9.4 | Stout - Imperial | 16 |
| VAAT JAILHOUSE BREW | | DE PROEF | 9.1 | Stout - Imperial | 16.4 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Banana Bella Ciao | | | 8 | Stout - Sweet | 14.4 |
| Anderson's Craft Beer Mr. Peanutbutter | | | 5.9 | Stout - Sweet | 13.6 |
| VAAT LAGER THAN LIFE | | DE PROEF | 4.7 | Vienna | 14 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Moodne Klassika Nisuõlu | | | 5 | Weizen - Hefeweizen | 14 |
| LEHE PRUULIKODA Harassment by Bock | | | 13 | Weizenbock | 12.4 |
| TANKER Normal Beer | | | 5 | Zwickelbier / Kellerbier / Landbier | 13.6 |
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