Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught @ Bruuveri. Rated on 04.01.2015
as ”Saison de la Maison”, the version brewed at Bruuveri
Aroma has mandarin and some yeasty tones. Flavour has grapefruit, funky yeasty tones, mandarin, orange and mellow grassy tones. Clean, refreshing and nice. I heard that this will be the version sold in Alko. It will be brewed by Saimaa though.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
An slightly orange colour, a head is almost medium and blond. The aroma is fruitful, strong sourness, spices, lemon and some yeast. Taste is also strongly sour, citrusfruits, dry herbal earthyness, also bitterness. Medium bodied, nice and fresh to drink. Quite good, saison of sour style.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Tolkku Ale from Saimaa Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled. Golden colour not too much head. Aroma is grainy, malty and a mild floral and fruity edge to it. Flavour is very similar, but has a slightly too strong grainy and bready flavour to it for it’s own good. Still a quite nice refreshing drink.
Nijstrom (1542) reviewed Tolkku Ale from Saimaa Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Clear, golden colour and a small white head. The aroma consists of malts, straw, citrus and herbs. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness. Somewhat bitter finish. Watery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Canned, thanks oh6gdx! Hazy copper colour, rich head. Salty grapefruit and cherry up front. Dry with light-medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Hop driven with grapefruit and tangerine dominating caramel and toast. Long really bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from trade with rosenbergh, many thanks, my friend. Unclear dark orange color with medium white head. biscuity malty aroma with citrus hops, honey. Tropical hoppy taste with mango, oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, pines with solid malty backbone. medium long hoppy bitter finish. Enjoyable beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
33cl bottle from some Alko in Helsinki. Pours clear copper coloured with a small off-white head. Caramely and malty aroma with notes of dried fruits and spices. Very sweet and caramely with notes of raisins and a quite light bitterness in the slightly spicy finish. Caramel bomb and way to sweet for my taste. --- Beer merged from original tick of Valamon Luostari Dubbel Olut on 16 Jan 2015 at 18:46 - Score: 5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap@ Bruuveri 10.01.15. Hazy amber, lasting white head. Spicy, fruity, yeasty aroma, citrusy. Belgian yeast, citrus, spicy stuff, sweet fruity and quite smooth mouthfeel, being dry at the same time, especially the finish. Decent. 737414
Rerate, 33 cl bottle. Unclear amber colored, thick white head. Floral, spicy, Belgian yeasty aroma. Flavor has citrusy notes, floral, peppery spiciness. Dry finish. Orange notes. Even better than I remember it being on tap. 837415
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap at Brewpub Bruuveri, Helsinki. Colour is slightly cloudy orange with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, banana, spices, hops, Belgian yeast and malts. Pretty good but palate is too carbonated for me.
mjs (11994) reviewed Brewer's Special Saison from Saimaa Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(Keg at Bruuveri, 20150109) The beer poured golden and hazy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had spices, black pepper, fruitiness and yeast. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were spices, fruitiness, banana, mild sourness, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was spicy, sweet and bitter. A tasty spicy saison. The recipe used was more or less the same as in Bruuveri Saison de la Maison #1.