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8435
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Brewed by Vakka-Suomen Panimo
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Uusikaupunki, Finland
Serve in Shaker, Snifter

bottled
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on tap
common

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RATINGS: 51   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.35   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Brewed in collaboration with Anders Kissmeyer.

Suodattamaton vaaleahko pintahiivaolut. Täyteläinen ja todella voimakkaasti humaloitu makunautinto, kuuden eri mallaslaadun ja seitsemän eri humalan moniulotteinen kokonaisuus.


Nickls' rating

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Nickls (1662) - SE DC, Washington DC, USA - AUG 30, 2012
Tap. Slightly hazy light amber orange poured with no head. Tropical fruit, some citrus and some herbal medicinal aromas. Herbal medicinal and some cough syrup that’s a turn off with tropical fruit coming in over a decent amount of sweetness. Medium to heavier body with subtle carbonation.


most recent ratings

4.7
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
rintala (3) - FINLAND - JUN 19, 2013 does not count
wow ! Didn’t know that the finnish brewers really ARE able to produce somthing valuable and original Great- but far too expansive !

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Andy_ (147) - Tampere, FINLAND - JUN 19, 2013
Brown with nice head. Aroma has mostly hops, pine wood and resine. Some almost cognac type aromas (alcohol?). The body is thick and has a sweet malt taste. Well bitterly hopped.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
kalervo (464) - FINLAND - JUN 16, 2013
Quite good Finnish beer, could have had even more hops due to sweet malty body.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
mikkos (37) - FINLAND - JUN 14, 2013
Drank side by side with nögne two captains. This was good, yet lags behind on all aspects. As a finnish beer this is smething really different and well balanced, but compared to two captains, well... Sweet aroma of caramel, glue and alcohol. Balanced mouthfeel and a somewhat bitter aftertaste. Was expecting a bit more refreshing taste. Good in general, as a finnish beer - excellent.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
mikkopen (677) - Oulu, FINLAND - JUN 5, 2013
500 ml bottle. Slightly hazy dark amber colour, thin off-white head. Aroma of sweetish malt, citrus fruits and piney hops. The flavour is sweetish, caramel malty, with tropical fruits and an aromatic, piney hoppy finish. Very nice, one of the best beers VASP has made so far.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
BeerBaboon (1219) - FINLAND - JUN 1, 2013
Pours dark orange with very little head. Aroma of fruits, caramel and biscuit. Flavour of sweet biscuit, caramel and flowery hops. Medium bitter and semi-low carbonated. Good stuff.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
RexTalionis (1531) - FINLAND - MAY 31, 2013
Bottle 50 cl, BBE 14.11.2013. Pours hazy amber in color with a small off-white head. Sweet fruityness with some bitterness in aroma. Quite dry with some malty tones in taste. A bit boozy perhaps with light notes of some herbal tones in finish.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
SperkeleForce (178) - FINLAND - MAY 31, 2013
Bottle 50 cl. Pours murky hazy brown copper/amber with decent fluffy head and a nice fruity scent. Some orange of top, vanilla, piny, caramel, boozy. The taste in this one takes a while to open up, cant be too cold. This pretty complex. Good one tho.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Dermi (492) - Helsinki, FINLAND - MAY 30, 2013
50 cl, bottled. Pours cloudy reddish orange with a small white head. Aroma: Pine, grapefruits. Malt. Taste: Med+ sweet, moderately bitter. Hop flavour. Palate: Medium body, average carbonation. Pretty decent.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
jookos (833) - Helsinki, FINLAND - MAY 28, 2013
Bottle. Dark amber, residue in bottle. Orange piney hops, deep caramel malts, some vanilla and a bit green hop leaves on nose. Medium full, quite soft body. Good bitterness. Vanilla orange, some peachy, pine needle hops. Caramel, yeasty notes. A pretty nice drink. Some high-alc uncleaness though.

-- bb/h(n9)


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