Hollolan Hirvi Kivisahti

Draught @ SOPP, Helsinki. Dark reddish brown, huge creamy beige head. Nose has strong syrupy fried bananas, little Aventinus spiciness. I’m getting some kiuas also. Flavor is sweet and syrupy iwth baking yeast and bananas, hints of alcohol. Slightly hollow finish, yeast and hard water take over. Mellow, pretty full and sticky palate. A soothing and balanced sahti.

Draught on SOPP, Lahti. This one is too cold when served, I think. Nice mahogany appearence, no head. Fresh and clean aroma, some bananas. Smooth, oily mouthfeel, nice bite in bitterness. Falvour has some banana and fudge.

Draught at SOPP, Lahti, FInland. Hazy brown colour, no head. Sweet caramel and banana aroma. Flavour is sweet, caramel, banana and malts.

Draught at SOPP. Hazy brown colour with a small beige head. Aroma of malt and banana. The flavour is sweet, toffee, malt, yeast with notes of banana and juniper. Slightly bitter finish, medium to full-bodied. Very tasty sahti.

Draught ( St Urho’s Pub Sahti Days 2009) - Hazy brown in colout. Banana cake aroma with a hint of malt. Sweetish taste with hints of banana and dried fruit. It goes down quite easily and is fairly tasty.

(Draught at St. Urho’s Pub Sahti Days ’09) Dark brown and cloudy. Small white head. Malty sweet aroma. Full bodied and dryish palate with low carbonation. Malts, caramell, sweetness, wood and bitterness in taste. Malty aftertaste.

Draught at Suuret oluet, Pienet panimot. brown color and the taste is awesome. the best commercial sahti you can find in finland

Draught. Very oily, brown orange-body, no head. Exteme palate, thick, oily, feels like drinking pig’s grease! Toffee, juniper, strawberry, even coffee in the aroma. Taste strong of juniper, kiwi and pineapple. Dude! (Weird comments on my papers today.)