Bottle 330ml. @ Olutravintola Pikkulintu, Klaavuntie 11, Helsinki, Finland 00910. [ As Modernist TXS #008 Saison Trädgård På Spåret ].Unclear medium orange yellow color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, light to moderate hoppy, moderate yeasty, saison yeast, oak - wood dry. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, saison yeast, oak - wood, minerals, lemn - citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160706] 7-3-7-3-14

Draught @Brewdog Helsinki Cloudy golden with a thin white head. Spicy banana notes, some old hay notes. Flavor has wheat, green banana, mild sweetness, spicy notes. Good drinkability.

Unclear dark yellow color with a fine white head. Ok lacing. Ok intensity in the aroma. Medium body and a fine carbonation level. Mellow sweetness. Fruity, floral, citric and some peppery notes in the flavor. Nice refreshing stuff.
[Bottle from Systembolaget web order in Sweden]

330ml Bottle - Hazy golden with a foamy head. Banana, cloves and pepper in the aroma. Fruity, spicy and peppery taste with notes of banana and orange standing out. Quite refreshing.

Draught at Katarina, 11/29/16.
Light amber with strawberry-blonde hues, moderately-high clarity and a small beige head of moderate retention.
Lightly fruity from both yeast and hops with not too much specialty malt present, thankfully. No iced tea or hard, caramel-heavy breadiness. Cherry, grapefruit and mandarin all present lightly, with soft honey a bit of fresh yeast-like nuttiness and no alcohol or flaw.
Very fruity and rustic in the mouth with ample carbonation, strong attenuation and light malt sweetness though I think a little more malt depth could be in order here. Not over-hopped, with pleasant fruitiness and citrics balancing the malt fairly well.

Bottle split at the Hackobock tasting, thanks to Jacob & Co, 24/11/16. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent khaki cap. Nose is pine needle, ripe citric flesh, spice, earthy hops, light charring and roast. Taste comprises bitter roast, charr, pine, tropical fruit shreds, dried fruits, earthy. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with earthy hop bitterness. Decent CDA.

24th November 2016
Grand tasting at Craft Islington with Hackobock. Thanks to Jacob. Light haze on this amber beer, tidy pale tan head. Palate is airy, dry and has modest fine carbonation. Thin dark malts, some dark chocolate. Tangy pine. Mild hop spice. Red berries underneath. Light semi dry finish. Serviceable.

Bottle, thx to Cunningham. Wow, this one was close to scaring the hell out of me, it’s been a very long time since I cracked open a bottle with as loud a bang as this one gave me. Was of course expecting serious gushing, but fortunately nothing happened. Well, it has a large, diminishing, fluffy beige head in the glass. Unclear deep reddish brown to black body. The aroma is quite roasted, close to burned, some dark dried fruits blends in, and a distinct piney hoppyness is in the back. There’s some yeasty notes too, making me think it wasn’t as finished fermenting as it should’ve been when bottled. It’s quite bitter on the palate, mostly of the hoppy kind, but there’s also some roasted malts kind of bitterness. Close to harsh. A tad effervescent for my liking, but it gets better as the beer have some time in the glass. Full body and a certain warmth. Roasted malts, coffee grit, dates and some pine cones and yeast notes in the flavor, leading to a roasted, piney and bitter finish with less room for the coffee and dates. Some licorice too actually. Well, it’s sure a decent brew, although a bit heavy on the carbonation and that it’s too roasted for a Black IPA I think. 161230

Bottle shared at the Hackobock tasting at Craft Islington. Thanks to Jacob et al. It pours cloudy dark reddish - brown with a small beige head. The aroma is quite soft, tangy ,fruit, little bit sour, wood, leather and a hint of vanilla. The taste is soft, bitter- sweet, tangy, rather woody, earth, leather, toffee, vanilla, dirt and resin with a woody finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Found this a bit drying and woody. Fair.

Bottle shared at the Craft beer Co tasting 24/11/2016. With thanks to Jacob and Co. A dirty brown coloured pour with a lasting tan head. Aroma is strawberry shortcake.. Nutty, toffee. Flavour is composed of semi sweet dirty grains, coffee. Dirty pine.. Palate is semi sweet moderate carbonation. Grainy, grassy.