Kouko

Hiisi in Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland 🇫🇮

Barley Wine - Barley Regular

Score

6.85

ABV: 10.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 7

HIISI, the Finnish, mythologically creative craft brewery and Hexvessel – a British/Finnish folk-/psychedelic rock band have made a collaboration way beyond traditional boundaries. Kouko, a new honey and spruce tip infused barley wine, was designed from the ground up while listening to the new Hexvessel album ”All Tree”.

At a strength of 10,5% and an album length of 46 minutes, this project clearly brings a bit of extra to the world of beer & music collaborations.

”With Kouko we wanted to make a big, mythologically fitting beer that keeps on slowly evolving as you sip it. ”All Tree” was the main influence while designing the beer, and the beer ended up sharing a rather similar rhythm with it’s inspiration.” – Mikko Mäkelä, HIISI.

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6.4

oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Kouko from Hiisi 3 years ago

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

Bottled@Littlepub, Vaasa. Ruby colour, mediumsized foamy head. Aroma is fruits, berries, some mild toffee and a bit alcohol to it. Flavour is slighlty alcoholic, some fruits, mild berries and some fruity hops to it. Alcohol gets more evident when the beer gets warmer.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2023 at 10:47

6.6

Psytron (8000) reviewed Kouko from Hiisi 5 years ago

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

Smell of oak, raisins, liquor. Brown colour, beige head. Aroma of hops, oak, raisins, alcohol, overripe fruit, juniper. Soft carbon. Sweet, slightly sour. Viscous texture. Somewhat stuffy.

Tried on 20 Mar 2020 at 21:55

6.8

Hermod (17967) reviewed Kouko from Hiisi 6 years ago

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

33cl bottle from Alko. Poured dark amber in color with a steady head. Fairly bready and malty aroma. Full bodied, warming with some spiciness, dark bread and malts. Sweetish.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2020 at 12:24

7.1

BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed Kouko from Hiisi 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle brought over by my cousin. Nutty aroma with some herbs and a boozy edge. Medium brown. Thin translucent beige head soon retreats to the rim. Bitter. Some umami. Botanical may be a good description: pine and herbs. But low key. Thick bodied. Oily. Average carbonationo. Finnish finish: some astringency, some warmth. It's enjoyable however it's also understated.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2019 at 20:26

6.8

TBone (30139) reviewed Kouko from Hiisi 6 years ago

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

Bottled 330ml (Alko web) Ruby colour, small off-white head. Aroma is bready, malty, sweetish. Full-bodied. Some sweetness, rye bready, malty, piney hoppy with alcohol. Quite bitter Barley Wine.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2019 at 17:02

6.9

mjs (11994) reviewed Kouko from Hiisi 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Bottle, 0.33 l - batch 737 - BB 31.01.2020, from Alko, 20190913) The beer poured brown and hazy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had malts, prunes, grass and sweetness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were pine, caramel, malts, toffee and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter. A brew that felt a little bit raw but very promising.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Sep 2019 at 19:05

7.8

TET (6603) reviewed Kouko from Hiisi 6 years ago

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

A dark brown beer, a head is small and beige. Aroma is rich and complex, caramel maltyness, apricot, dried fruits, wood, pine. Taste has caramel, wood, dried fruits, nice and strong bitterness. Almost full bodied. Great beer, powerful and balanced.

Tried on 07 Sep 2019 at 20:15