Estonian beers from Saku (second from left) and A. Le Coq (others)A glass of Pihtla koduõluPõhjala Beery Christmas 2019
Beer (Estonian: Õlu) has been brewed in Estonia for over a thousand years. The first written reference to beer in what is now Estonia dates to 1284.[1] In Estonian, beers are often described as hele (pale) or tume (dark).[2]