Sahti

Bottled
Hazelnut - orange brown, hazy. Almost no head. Banana and juniper aroma. Crisp start, then very unique juniper berry and bean flavor. Very strange beer.

Hazy orange-amber color; poor carbonation, no head. Original aroma: beans; light fruitness (orange berries). A bit oily; herbs; sweet; sweet soy beans; boisée; light fruitness. The final is ok, but ends quite quicly, leaving only a light long herb bitterness.
A very strange experience.

Cloudy copper color. Small head with nice lacing. Funky fruity aroma, some juniper, allspice, peach? orange candy. Surprised at the acidity in this one! Yeasty sourdough bread presentation, with mild fruity notes and curious finish. A little burning in the finish, definite alcohol presence. Nicely tart, almost balances the strong sweetness. Sticky, almost candyish, but smooth and light on the palate, with a light fizziness. Hints of light wood or smokiness? I almost envision a strange hybrid of Berlinner Weisse, weizenbock, and wee heavy...?! I enjoyed it though, and thanks to austinpowers for this rare treat.

Re-rate draught at Helsinki Beer Festival.
Orange coloured, very hazy. Sweet and estery with notes of apricot and banana and juniper. The draught version is fresher and more complex then the bottle I've previously sampled, but then sahti more or less starts deteroriating the second it's bottled.

Very sweet, cloying rendition of the style; lots of malt, juniper, shredded coconut - sticky finish, no carbonation (as per style), little bit of herbal character.