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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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0,3l on tap @ Harry's. Pours clear deep amber with a low head. Aroma is sweet malts with some strawberry. Flavor is sweet malts, strawberry, hops. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jan 2024
at 17:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Negligible smell. Hazy rust colour, beige head. Aroma of malt, some nuts, earth, caramel. Bitter, also medium sweet. Fizzy carbon. Very nice.
Tried
on 28 Jan 2024
at 19:33
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Smell of malt, bread. Orange colour, off-white head. Aroma of malt, nuts, caramel. Bread and dry hops in finish. Soft carbon. Dry palate. Lightly sweet, medium bitter.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2024
at 21:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A small taste @ the flagship Alko, press blind tasting. Pours cloudy amber with a medium off-white head. Aroma is intense toasted malts with dark fruits and alcohol. Flavor is dry and bitter toasted malts, ashtray, hops. Disappointing.
Tried
on 06 Jan 2024
at 11:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg @ One Pint Pub, Helsinki. Poured dark brown in color. thin off white head. Strong malty aroma with notes of molasses, malts and wood in flavor. Light barrel notes but feeling the base version was slightly better.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2024
at 13:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at One Pint Pub, Helsinki. Color is very dark brown with small slightly brownish head. Aromas and flavors: Grain, so.e bread, some chocolate, malts.... strong flavors but not much barrel elements.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2023
at 17:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Keg at One Pint Pub, 20231227) The beer poured dark brown and clear. Its head was medium sized and nearly white. Aroma had molasses, toasted malts, wood and vanilla. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were toasted malts, molasses, wood, vanilla, grass, sweetness and bitterness. Aftertaste had wood, vanilla, malts and bitterness. A taste malty brew with subtle barrel notes.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2023
at 18:05
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
0,3l on tap @ One Pint Pub. Pours clear deep ruby red with a medium creamy head. Aroma is deep toasted malts with oak. Flavor is sweet toasted malts, oak, alcohol, spices, hops. Very nice indeed.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Dec 2023
at 17:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Smell of spruce, caramel, some citrus. Hazy orange colour, off-white head. Aroma of overripe citrus, spruce, sweet malt. Caramel in finish. Medium carbon. Bitter, medium sweet. Pleasant.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2023
at 17:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A small taste @ the flagship Alko, press tasting. Pours clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is nutty malts with some caramel. Flavor is light, slightly metallic nutty malts with some caramel, hops. A bit too light. More like a British bitter than a red ale.
Tried
on 19 Dec 2023
at 20:27