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HIISI was founded in 2013, to fill a rather selfish need; We want to brew beers that we’d like to drink ourselves. Even if we do this for a living now, we still consider ourselves hobbyists of beer – it’s the flavor and meaningfulness of the beer that counts. We believe that, instead of just a beverage and means of intoxication, beer is an experience. Beer should be aromatic, nuanced and balanced, multi-sensory by nature. In addition to brewing great beer, we want to enjoy ourselves. We are here to develop interesting concepts with interesting people. We enjoy translating Finnish mythology and its lesser-known aspects into beers with character. We look for new ingredients and processes to continuously improve our craft and knowhow. We study, we try. We make our own. We will not educate others on the importance of rules, as we often do not follow them ourselves. We don’t concern ourselves with the reinheitsgebot, and we do not consider ourselves to be above any style of beer. That’s HIISI. Beer, against boredom.
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled@PBF XII. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is grass, herbs, woods and some earth. Flavour is grass, floral, wooden and some mild grainy notes. Boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2023
at 17:50
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught@Sori Taproom,Helsinki. Reddish amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, some floral, wooden and mild toffee notes. Flavour is fruity, floral, some toffee and mild spices to it.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2023
at 19:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at Lakeuden Festivaalit 2023, Seinäjoki. Color is slightly cloudy golden with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, some hops and malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2023
at 14:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught@Ukkometso, Tampere. Hazy orange colour, small long lasting white head, which leaves nice lace. Aroma is tropical fruits, some mild spiciness as well as mild bread and toast. Flavour is tropical fruits, some mild toffee and mild toasted and rye notes. Nice finish.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2023
at 00:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (From Alko). Deep brown colour with a longlasting mediumsized brown head. Aroma is blue berries, chocolate, some coffee and mild roasted notes. Flavour is blueberries, chocolate, some toffee and mild roasted notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2023
at 23:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (from Alko Prisma, Vaasa). Deep ambery brown colour, small off-white head. Aroma is chilies, some sweet malts, mild toffee, a bit rye and alcohol. Flavour is chili, some sweet malts, toast, toffee and a bit rye to it. Smooth with some wooden and mild earthy tones to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2023
at 21:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled (from Alko Prisma, Vaasa). Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, some herbal and mild toffeeish tones. Flavour is fruity, floral, some herbal, mild earthy and some toffeeish tones too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2023
at 17:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled (from Alko Prisma Vaasa). Black colour with a mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is mild spiciness, coffee, chocolate and some toasted and nutty tones. Flavour is spiciness, some nutty, toasted, mild cocolaty tones with some dried fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2023
at 16:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 330ml (Alko web, BB 101126) Opaque colour, not much head. Toasted, woody aroma not much bourbon. Medium-bodied. Roasted, some alcohol, lots of licorice. Suprisingly very little Bourbon character. Dry and woody. Seems that earlier batches have been somewhat different.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2023
at 21:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled@PBF XII. Hazy golden colour, with a small white head. Aroma is goose berries, some kettle sour acidity with mild wooden notes. Flavour is berries, some tartness, mild acidity and some kind of kettle sourish citrus tones. Nothing to write home about.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2023
at 12:48