Finlandia Sahti - Finlandia Sahti Ky

Sunnanek

Sweden

3.94/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I'm so grateful; my collegue bought me this bottle on her trip to her native Finland!

A: Pour is murky brown with absolutely no haed.

S: Funk and smoke. Rich in berries, mainly red forest berries. The yeast is very rich, like that yeast smell you'll get in a Belgian Strong Pale Ale. Smells like forest!

T: Very fruity and yeasty - not very far from a Saison, at least in the yeast and fruit department. Sweet and slightlyt smoked; caramell malt. Cloves.

M: Full bodied with no carbonation. Very smooth. Aftertaste is long and holds a fruity sweetness.

O: Very interesting; complex but still stale. This is probably a style that you love or hate. If you have the opportunity to sample a Sahti - this one would be a nice choice.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2013 19:19:38 | More by Sunnanek

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

3.1/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 2 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

This was poured in the back of the bar from a big jug. Not sure if it's poured via tap into that or what but I have to assume it's cask until this can be verified. Had at St. Urho's Pub in Helsinki. From notes.

A - Poured like a cider or lambic in the sense that there is no head but a few buttles at the side. Sort of a maroon colour and hazy with no visible carbonation. Not sure if this how it's supposed to be looking like that but it's boring to say the least. I have to give it a low grade since it just looks like juice.

S - Woah. This is new. Some sort of a berry is there. Slightly medicinal, quite fruity like a blueberry and rich deep berries alongside. A little booze and cadi sugar. Very aromomatic. Never smelled anything like it. Very deep and complex.

T - Like twigs and berries in a pot. Fruity with that blueberry again. Medicinal, vegetal, earthy. Far too medicinal for me but neat. Not as much flavour as expected from aroma but not bad. Became a little harsh toward the end.

M - Very dry finish. No carbonation and medium to full bodied. I need carbonation to be there.

O/D - Tough call for sure. I like this beer a bit but it would have to grow on me. Very different, interesting and complex but hard to finish. Aromatic as hell, and something like I've never had before, but that doesn't make it good.

Serving type: cask

05-03-2011 14:14:35 | More by tbeckett