Can from S-Supermarket Valkea, Oulu. Hazy-opaque amber. Thick frothy foamy white head. Aroma has resin and grapefruit with caramelised fruit providing some respite. Bitter with a refreshingly sour and herbal edge. Sugary fruit moreso into the finish. Light. Thin to slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. A fun Westie.

Sample at CBH 2026, Helsinki. Colour is clear golden with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, hops and malts.

The colour is quite pale yellow and slightly hazy, with a small white head. Lime-like citrus on the nose, perhaps with a hint of Mosaic-driven gooseberry. Light-bodied, with a light malt base. Lime and gooseberry dominate, with not much fruitiness. Light and easy-drinking, perhaps even a little watery.

Can from S-Market Valkea, Oulu. Hazy-opaque deep gold. Frothy white head soon recedes and just hugs the rim. Aroma is initially bitter - herbs and vinous notes - before sweetness appears and a citrus edge. Flavourwise we have bitter and sour higher notes over a sweet bass. Spice. Herbs. Vinous. Underlying sweet fruit. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Punchy NEIPA (I think I have punchy on the brain due to the big barney at AC Oulu v HJK tonight).

Can from S-Market Valkea, Oulu. Slightly opaque gold. Frothy foamy white head. Aroma is citrusy, tart, with a herbal edge. A hint of resin. Underlying malts. Aroma is as the aroma suggested - sour and bitter. Crisp with it. Light malts moreso into the finish. Light. Thin. Lively soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Punchy APA. Noice.

Can bought at the city centre S-Market, Oulu. Hazy-opaque orange. White head fizzes away with energy and then burns out to almost nothing. Aroma is citrus and cinnamon with vinous hints. Initial jucy fruit followed by a sour streak and a good dose of spice. Tangy and vinous. Light. Thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Fun sour.

Draft at Mallasterrasi, Oulu. Hazy pale peach. Thin white head primarily sticks to the rim. Aroma ia fruity and pithy with a vinous sour edge. Flavourwise it's sour- vinous and sherbert - with pulpy fruit. Peripheral sugary sweetness. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. A pleasant if unexciting sour.

Keg at Mallasterrasi, Oulu. Light clear gold. Thin foamy white head. Aroma has corn and malts with a light woody edge. Flavourwise it got a bitter grainy core with light citrus and underlying malts. Slightly metallic. Light. Thin. Soft carbonation with a lazy fizz. Long dry slightly astringent finish. A lager. Not industrial, at least.

Sample at CBH, Helsinki. Cloudy golden with small white head
Fruits pineapple, some hops and malts... weak. 2.5