Lapin Panimo Saana

Saana

 

Lapin Panimo in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland 🇫🇮

  Pale Ale - Classic English Regular
Score
5.74
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 30 Ticks: 23
In ancient tales Lapland was dwelled by giants. One of them, Saana, was frozen by the spells of wicked wizards of the north. After the ice eventually melted, Saana now remains as a holy and monumental mountain in Lapland next to the beautiful lake Kilpisjärvi.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Absolutely ok. Decent character
Caramel malty, bread and herbal.
[Bottle from K-Market (Kilpishalli), Finalnd]

Tried from Bottle from K-Market (Kilpishalli) on 20 Sep 2025 at 15:49


6

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2025 at 19:38


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

330ml. bottle shared by @Rune, many thanks. @"MBCC 2025", Copenhagen (Denmark). 23/05/2025
[#8.312 Global - #68 Finland - #2 Lapin Panimo]
Pours copper with a lasting white head. Aroma: herbal, caramel and nutty. Taste: plenty of caramel and herbal. Medium bodied.
Next one, please!

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2025 at 12:14


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

--Sample, thanks oh6gdx! -- Hazy copperish amber, small head. Caramelly leafy nose. Mid sweet with light to medium body and clean mouthfeel. Caramel, biscuit and twiggy leafs. Resinous bitter finish.

Tried on 28 Mar 2024 at 16:06


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Taster, Lapin Panimo taproom, Rovaniemi. Just a bit hazy amber, larger and lasting offwhite head. Moderate fuity nose, sweet, peachy and with some berries. Milder bitterness, quite soem caramel sweetness. Mild aftertatse. Low Carbonation. Medium fully body. Nice English style pale ale.

Tried from Draft on 06 Mar 2024 at 20:41


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5


Bottle 330ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡 💻👀

[ As Lapin Saana ].
ABV: 5.5%. Clear medium amber colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, sweet malt, wood - yeast, wood - juniper. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, wood, caramel, toasted, wood - juniper. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20240211]
5-3-6-3-11

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2024 at 18:19


5

Tried on 11 Feb 2024 at 17:49


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draught@SOPP Tampere 2019. Slightly hazy amber colour with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet malts, mild grains, some herbs, mild grass and caramel. Flavour is caramel, grass, mild vegetable notes along with some earth and mild yeast.

Tried on 12 Feb 2023 at 16:40


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle from S-Market, Pello. Hazy amber with a white head. Brett, some juniper, light apricot and medicine. Not a hit.

Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2022 at 18:53


4.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

330ml bottle, thanks to Teemu. Shared with blackhaddock at our rare country / region mega tasting afternoon April 2022. For some reason I never tried any lapland beers when in Rovaniemi, but here's one. Hazed amber appearance, off-white head. Strong, unpleasant aroma / general character of juniper, used bandages, boiled veg and mild rye. Overall, not digging this.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2022 at 17:55