Finlandia Strong Sahti

Brewed by Finlandia Sahti
Style: Sahti/Gotlandsdricke/Koduõlu
Sastamala, Finland

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein

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Bottle, 0.5. Brown murky with good yeast dregs if you let it sit. The quality of this product varies a lot, depending not only on the batch quality, as it is exceptionally sensitive to at what point you drink it and how it’s been handled. The one I’m having is really pea/asparagus- tainted, yeasty with some phenolic/bad alcohol vibes. Under that a really musty ripe banana, sweet malts, juniper. It’s hard to rate something this volatile, but this is what I feel about this one. I’ll probably average it out when I get a better sample to try.

UPDATED: JUN 5, 2013 sample from a jug at St Urho’s Pub, Helsinki. Faintly hazed amber, still body. Acetone and banana nose with sharp alcohols that make it seem closer to 15-17% than 10%. Boozy browned banana liqueur and paint thinner / rubbing alcohol. Raw and wort-y. Flat, lightly acidic, sweet, low bitterness. Lingering alcohol burn in the finish. Unpalatable.

0,75l bottle. Small white head. Flavor is malts, sweet juniper/berry. Very nicely hidden alcohol and minimal carbonation.

Pours hazy dark brown with no head at all. Aroma is pretty unique for a beer, though some similarities exist with weizenbocks. It is very sweet and full of overripe banana and spicy notes of juniper. Taste is intensive, heavily sweet with the flavour of banana. Spiciness is also very much around. No hoppiness at all, slightly sour in the finish. Palate is medium to full bodied and sticky. Alcohol warms but doesn’t appear in the taste which makes this deceptively easy to drink. Sahti isn’t the most complex beer style but definitely one of the most interesting. I love it!

Bottle from Alko Hyvinkää. (order selection, normally fridge is just full of sparklings). Dark brown. Sweet chocolate aroma. Sweet banana candy taste with chocolate and little alcohol bite. Tasty but Not easy to drink because sweetness and fullness.---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle, many thanks to rosenbergh. Hazy red orange color with medium white head. Malt, wheat, banana in aroma. Taste, wheat, yeast, junipers, banana esters, light bitterness in finish. Alcohol is dangerously hidden. Good.

Kaatuu lasiin ruskeanoranssina ja täysin vaahdottomana. Haju on käyneen hedelmäinen (sekä tuoretta että kuivattua), katajainen ja makea. Maku on täyteläisen makean hedelmäinen (banaania, mangoa, kuivattua hedelmää), kuten myös katajaa. Myös tuore kananmuna tuli itselle mieleen. Suutuntuma on täyteläinen, lopussa tuntui alkoholin polttavuus. Kokonaisuutena hieno ja täyteläisen makuinen suomalainen oman alansa huipputuote.

75 cl bottle @ Nurmo. Rated on 25.06.2010
Aroma is rather sweet with banana esthers, yeasty notes, toffee and alcohol. Flavour is sweet with banana, toffee, some warming and slightly stinging alcohol and yeasty notes. A solid sahti.

750ml bottle (shared by FatPhil, thanks). Muddy brown color with some redish hue. Banana, bready, yeasty, bit sour and alcohol in aroma. Sweet, mildly bitter, yeast, alcohol in flavor. Alcohol is way too up in front and kind of shades all other fine flavors.

75 cl plastic bottle flown in from the motherland (fatherland?), courtesy of Greg at ChurchKey, thank you sir! Murky brown color, flat. Aroma of sour orange peel, spice, Christmas trees. Taste is sour and spiced summer fruit. Interesting but tough stuff!