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Sah'tea
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rAvg: 3.92
pDev: 15.05%
Reviews: 542
Hads: 605
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Brewed by:
Dogfish Head Brewery
Delaware
,
United States
Style | ABV
Sahti
| 9.00%
ABV
Availability:
Rotating.
bottle (472)
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on-tap (67)
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growler (2)
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cask (1)
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Notes:
This Ancient Ale is a modern take on a 9th-century Finnish beer.
The wort for Sah'tea is caramelized over white-hot river rocks, and the beer is fermented with a German weizen yeast. In addition to juniper berries foraged from the Finnish countryside, Sah'tea is flavored with black tea, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and black pepper.
The spicing is subtle and balanced, and Sah'tea is a highly-quaffable, truly unique brew with a full mouthfeel.
6 IBU
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irisier
Georgia
3.85
/5
rDev
-1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Served from 1 pint 9.6 oz bottle with a nice illustration on the front.
Appearance: Shiny golden amber with slight haze and yeast sediment and a thin off white head. More translucent than I expected.
Smell: Strong spice smell. Reminiscent of pumpkin pie and pastries. Some mild maltiness as well.
Taste: Slightly tart with definite chai spice flavor. Slight smooth milkiness from the spice. Faint fruitiness as well. Cooling crispness in the middle. Some bitterness at the end, but not drying. I guess that's the juniper. The bitterness is definitely different than hops.
Mouthfeel: Pretty smooth and medium bodied, but highly carbonated, so quite crisp and tingly.
Notes: Actually quite good. This is one of those few beers that I think would work well both as a dead of winter drink, or served cold as a crisp refresher in summer. Definitely different than your standard beer. Keep an open mind if you're going to try this.
Serving type: bottle
04-15-2010 01:22:27 |
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