7

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

Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger.

4.9

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Rated as Saimaa Vahva IPA. Can at home, Espoo. Enjoyed straight from the can. Aromas and flavors: Pine, burning alcohol, oily hops... Unpleasant.

5.2

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

Can 500ml (S-market Tikkula). Now called just Saimaa Vahva IPA. Dark golden colour, steady off-white head. Sweet, fruity and harsh aroma. Touch of honey. Medium-bodied. Honeyish sweet, harsh, somewhat alcoholic flavour. Somehow it tastes similar to Finnish Strong bulk Lagers.

5

Magus, mõru, happeline, kuiv ja veits mehh. Humal on surnud. Joodav.

6

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

Canned (from Alko web). Orangeish amber colour with a small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, some herbal and earthy tones. Flavour is herbal, earthy, fruity and some mild sweet malty tones too. Alcohol does show a bit too.

3.2

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

--Sample, thanks oh6gdx! -- Clear amber, mid sized head. Chalky nose. Sweet with medium to full body and clean mouthfeel. Minerally and chalky, lightly fruity. Long bitter finish.

5.8

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

Can. A hazy amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of hops, straw, and caramel. The falvor is sweet with notes of straw, caramel, and malt, leading to a bitter finish.

6

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

Can 500ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏡 💻👀

[ As Saimaa Brewer's Classic Vahva IPA ].
ABV: 7.0%. Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, sweet malt, pale malt, moderate hoppy, pine, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, sweet hops. sweet fruit, pale malt, bread, candy sweet. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20220505]
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6.8

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

Mild smell of hops. Amber colour, white head. Aroma of grapefruit, spruce, bitter hops, sweet malt. Flat carbon, dry palate. A bit woody flavour, otherwise nice classic IPA.