8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 8
Looks like your classic marzen, translucent coppery orange with a whispy white head. I was surprised by the amount of hops in the aroma with a background of grain and yeast. The flavor was fantastic. Malty and sweet but incredibly balanced. I think the low alcohol allows the essence of fall to come through in this beer. I loved this beer, it’s everything good beer should be, subtle and savory and greater than the sum of it’s parts.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2007
at 21:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours mahogany into a shaker. Tan head quickly dissipates to oil surface. Chocolate aromas. Roasted espresso with a dry, thin lasting smoke finish.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2007
at 20:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours deep amber into a shaker. Head quickly subsides to skim rim. Sweet, creamy and malty - like an attempt at an HSA. -- but doesn’t quite live up.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2007
at 20:03
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
This pours as a clear, medium gold that sits beneath a fleeting white head. Dry spicy malt aroma. The flavor is lightly sweet with a touch of dryness as it approaches the finish. I was a bit disappointed by the lack of any new flavors that should accompany a true Sahti. You just can’t hide juniper very easily and I detected none in this. Still looking for a good Sahti.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2007
at 07:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours orange gold into a shaker. Off-white pancake head leaves sheet lacing as it recedes. Crisp with upfront sweet caramel with a lasting bitter metallic finish. Not an alt.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2007
at 18:53
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear pale golden body with a small frothy white head. Sweet caramel aroma with a bit of grass. Sweet grassy flavor with a slight honey hint.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2007
at 22:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Porterhouse! Aroma has yeast and ciffee malt; Clear dark brown with a medium tan head; coffee and chocolate faxor but the body is thin. Decent but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2007
at 16:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Rich, dark brown pour with a medium tanned head and little lacing. Aroma is mostly burnt malt with some coffee and chocolate. Taste is more heavily roasted (pc for burnt) malt, coffee, chocolate, and some bittersweetness in the tail. Good, but it would get a higher rating if the body weren’t so thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2007
at 16:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark brown color. Roasted aroma. Hints of chocolate and roasty coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2006
at 01:16
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a small tan head. The aroma was sour, tangy, and roasty malts with a light chocolate undertone. The flavor was moderately dry and gritty with a moderately strong roasty malt base and light hints of chocolate and coffee. The finish is sour and bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2006
at 21:53