Lapin Kulta Luomu Jouluolut

Brewed by Hartwall (Heineken)
Style: Amber Lager/Vienna
Helsinki, Finland

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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33cl bottle. Poured dark mahogany with a beige, lasting head. Aroma has strong toffee notes and some metal. Flavor is caramel, metal and roasted notes. Medium bodied. Finish is quite dry. Nice flavors, but the metal notes ruins the beer.

For once a good christmas beer from Hartwall. It’s not excellent but it is not as terribly neutral as many of these Finnish bulk xmas beer are. This one is slightly bitter with some roasted malts. This one’s got some character.

330 ml bottle. BBE 18.03.2012.
Pours a light brown colour with a white thick head. Aroma of slightly toasted malts with metallic notes and toffee. Flavour of slightly toasted malts, grassy hops and really unpleasant metals. Light bodied, thin mouthfeel and a somewhat bitter and malty finish. Just plain bad. What’s up with the metals? That’s not organic.