5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (BB 12/2004)
Dark amber color with small off-white mostly vanishing head. Fruity sweet aroma with hints of juniper. Sweetish with some bitter bite too, banana, juniper. This is better for my taste than "real" sahti.
Dark amber color with small off-white mostly vanishing head. Fruity sweet aroma with hints of juniper. Sweetish with some bitter bite too, banana, juniper. This is better for my taste than "real" sahti.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2004
at 09:06
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottled
Hazelnut - orange brown, hazy. Almost no head. Banana and juniper aroma. Crisp start, then very unique juniper berry and bean flavor. Very strange beer.
Hazelnut - orange brown, hazy. Almost no head. Banana and juniper aroma. Crisp start, then very unique juniper berry and bean flavor. Very strange beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2004
at 14:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy orange-amber color; poor carbonation, no head. Original aroma: beans; light fruitness (orange berries). A bit oily; herbs; sweet; sweet soy beans; boisée; light fruitness. The final is ok, but ends quite quicly, leaving only a light long herb bitterness.
A very strange experience.
A very strange experience.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2004
at 05:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cloudy copper color. Small head with nice lacing. Funky fruity aroma, some juniper, allspice, peach? orange candy. Surprised at the acidity in this one! Yeasty sourdough bread presentation, with mild fruity notes and curious finish. A little burning in the finish, definite alcohol presence. Nicely tart, almost balances the strong sweetness. Sticky, almost candyish, but smooth and light on the palate, with a light fizziness. Hints of light wood or smokiness? I almost envision a strange hybrid of Berlinner Weisse, weizenbock, and wee heavy...?! I enjoyed it though, and thanks to austinpowers for this rare treat.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Sep 2003
at 19:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sampled draught at Helsinki Beer Festival.
Ladies and gentlemen, behold the first "kristall-sahti". They've made away with the usualy muddy appearance and instead this beer pours amber coloured and nearly entirely clear. It is thick and bready with loads of rye character. It is sweet, but not cloying, chewy and soft. Am I only imagining that some of the estery banana aromas are gone? The finish is completely without bitterness and more like liquid rye bread.
Ladies and gentlemen, behold the first "kristall-sahti". They've made away with the usualy muddy appearance and instead this beer pours amber coloured and nearly entirely clear. It is thick and bready with loads of rye character. It is sweet, but not cloying, chewy and soft. Am I only imagining that some of the estery banana aromas are gone? The finish is completely without bitterness and more like liquid rye bread.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2003
at 03:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Sampled draught at Helsinki Beer Festival.
Deep golden and clear with creamy head. Lightly fruity aroma with a discrete touch of juniper. Bready, and gently spicy with rounded, clean mouthfeel. A vague bready finish makes me believe there is rye malt in there, but there isn't. Low bitterness.
Deep golden and clear with creamy head. Lightly fruity aroma with a discrete touch of juniper. Bready, and gently spicy with rounded, clean mouthfeel. A vague bready finish makes me believe there is rye malt in there, but there isn't. Low bitterness.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2003
at 03:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Re-rate draught at Helsinki Beer Festival.
Orange coloured, very hazy. Sweet and estery with notes of apricot and banana and juniper. The draught version is fresher and more complex then the bottle I've previously sampled, but then sahti more or less starts deteroriating the second it's bottled.
Orange coloured, very hazy. Sweet and estery with notes of apricot and banana and juniper. The draught version is fresher and more complex then the bottle I've previously sampled, but then sahti more or less starts deteroriating the second it's bottled.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2002
at 07:43
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Very sweet, cloying rendition of the style; lots of malt, juniper, shredded coconut - sticky finish, no carbonation (as per style), little bit of herbal character.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2001
at 02:38