2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 Tide (116) - Espoo, FINLAND - MAY 4, 2012
Bottle from supermarket. Amber color, medium white head. Hoppy taste with citrus and some caramel. Good balance of hops and malts. Not a very special ale, but pricing & availability is excellent.
2.2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20 Beerhammaren (160) - FINLAND - APR 22, 2012
Pours a bit hazy golden with a low head. Aroma hops and some citrus. Flavor is malts and buttery hops.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 laiti (1675) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAR 29, 2012
UPDATED: MAR 31, 2012 35,5 cl bottle @ Jack the Rooster
Aroma is fruity with some hay and peaches. Flavour is fruity, slightly sweet and stale with peaches and hints of hay. The hops are kind of stinging here. Decent stuff.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 kalervo (264) - FINLAND - MAR 26, 2012
Not quite unique, still good "basic american ale". Not too expensive too. A bit too soft maybe.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20 thirstyrabbit (537) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - MAR 12, 2012
355 ml bottle. Light amber body, almost no head. Light and sweet hoppy aroma. Quite watery mouthfeel. Taste has sweet grapes and some caramel. Drinkable but a bit too light in every aspect.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 ration (551) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAR 10, 2012
Pours hazy golden with a small head. Aroma dry hops, citrus. Low palate, lacks a certain punch that perhaps a hint of more alcohol would’ve provided.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 18/20 Taziki (1) - FINLAND - FEB 24, 2012 does not count
Simply favorite; all-around beer. I’m a fan of ales, and the American style -hoppig is perfect
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 kingstoni (215) - FINLAND - JAN 2, 2012
Bottle. Light copper colour. Hoppy aroma of fruits and citrus. Not much taste unfortunately.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 olio (1530) - Tampere, FINLAND - AUG 7, 2011
355 ml bottle.
Pours hazy amber colour with a large foamy head. Aroma is malts, amber, a bit of caramel and some butter. Flavor is malts, caramel, some fruits and notes of butterscotch. Palate is slick with a bitter finish.
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3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Rasmus40 (4112) - Beder, Aarhus, DENMARK - JUL 27, 2011
Clear amber with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and moderate hoppy - perfume. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 260711
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