Koulu Ope

Brewed by Panimoravintola Koulu
Style: Pale Lager
Turku, Finland

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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Growler 100cl. @ Petalax Beer Festival 2010 - the 4th. edition.

Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, straw, light hoppy, grass, light to moderate yeasty, metalic. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dry, dusty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100702]

Draught. Yellowish golden colour with beige foamy head. Lacing. Weak malty and hoppy aroma. Smooth filling flavour of malt and a bit of sweetish bitter hoppy finish. Sticky palate.

Sampled draught at the brewpub.
Golden, clear. No head. Fruity with mellow maltiness and short grassy finish. Ordinary.

Golden and clear. Deeply malty, saazy aroma. Flavour however is quite light, with hints of saaz and a reasonable amount of slightly toasted malt.

Draught @Panimoravintola Koulu
Golden lager with small white head and some lace. Fruity aroma. Malty basic pale lager with a good body and soft balanced mouthfeel.

UPDATED: JUN 18, 2010 Keg (Koulu, Turku)
Rich straw colour, tiny tight head. Served cold, very little aroma. Fizzy in the mouth, a bit harsh. Simple bready malts, some gingery hops, but has been emasculated by filtering. Would benefit from a thicker body. Quite like Plevna Tahti III. 4:2:5:2:9=2.2
Rerate: Summer 2010, where Koulu’s cellar is at a warmer temperature - 6:3:6:3:12=3.2
A touch of sourness on the nose, but the palate is full. Really benefits from the increased temperature, there’s a lot more going on here than when cold. A real fresh lager, lovely.

(1 liter bottle, thanks Marsiblursi!) Shady apricot color, small white head. Citrus, dishwater, ammonia, lemon, grainy scent. Also sweet mustard and raspberry lemonade. Grainy sweet a bit metallic taste. Thin yet spritzy mouthfeel, low bitterness.

on tap at koulu in turku. unfiltered and so a lightly hazy golden. fresh but bland, light bitterness, hay and apple juice

Draught at Koulu Brewpub, Turku, Finland.
Clear golden colour with small white head. Malt and hay in aroma. Mild flavour with some malt, grain and notes of hay. Doesn’t stand out.

(Draught@Koulu, Turku) Golden color with a smallish head. Quite fruity and earthy aroma with grassy hops and hints of honey. Decenty malty and pleasantly well-hopped flavor with honeyish hints. Light to medium-bodied, medium-carbonated palate. A pleasant, refreshing, well-balanced and decently hoppy lager.