 sayravai (3045), Helsinki, Finland
May 21, 2008
(Draught@Urkki) Murky darkish brown with no head. Strongly ryeish aroma with mild vinous sweetness. Flavor of thick rye malts, dried fruit, lots of blackcurrant(!), some licorice, well-hidden alcohol. Very thick mouthfeel without the typical sahti roughness, and no carbonation. This Sahti will not leave you in the cold. The gravity must be enormous. Never had so much black currant in a beer.
raymondwave (785), Finland
May 27, 2008 Draught at St. Urho’s. Deep hazy reddy brown with amazingly nice small creamy head. Nose has banana, juniper, a bit of syrup, berries. Flavor is intensely sweet, bananalike, sweet again with very subtle smokiness, nuts, marzipan, berries.. pretty complex, but very intense in a juice concentrate way. Amazingly thick and even soupy mouthfeel with very very smooth creamy carb. Palate is somewhere between a stout and a tomato soup really, not sure if it’s good to be this thick.
mirjukka (355), LOHJA, Finland
May 24, 2008 Draught St. Urho’s, Sahti Days 2008
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dark nut brown airy head Scent:proomising sweet banana, phenols dark malts
Taste: bit fizzy sharp first but very delicious banana sweetness, dark crispy malts, spicy and dash of juniper too. Very nice aftertaste.
liinis (393), Finland
May 23, 2008 St.Urho’s Sahti days. dark red brown quite clear, small off-white or no head. typical banana/strawberry fenoles. liquorice yeast and juniper. more of banana. sweet and soft, a little smoky. I think this is the best sahti at this time in Urho’s sahti days. Very good
FatPhil (2090), Espoo, Finland
May 22, 2008 Draught (St. Urho’s, Helsinki, Sahti Days 2008)
Cloudy red/brown, small tight head. Slight dry smokiness, but mostly a sweet banana aroma (with a noticeable spike at one particular ester). Incredible palate - it’s like drinking velvet! Very sweet and sticky, but utterly succulent. It softly caresses every part of the inside of your mouth. (I’ve only given 5 palate for 5 beers previously, this really is exceptional). There’s more gentle smokiness and tar, but tons of banana, like a good sahti should be. Some pleasant fruity alcohol rises up to the back of the nose. There’s even a hint of nut to finish. Some mouthfuls were even a bit like a sticky banana coffee cake. Wow! Thanks Esa and Perho!
TBone (4933), Pori, Finland
May 21, 2008 Tap@St. Urho’s
Dark brown color, no head. Sweet caramelly aroma with juniper and light smoke. Sticky standard sahti. Molasses, juniper ... very sweet, some alcohol in the finish. Very much in style but very thick too.
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