VirmalisedFinnish: Stadin Panimo’s American Lager is an atypical finnish lager. It actually has a taste beyond mild malts and hard bubbles. It’s fresh and fruitful, proving that new world hops work wonders outside the ales, too. Despite American Lager taking the top honors in the Finnish beer competition last year, I had previously missed it completely. Now, as it has been reintroduced in cans, was a good time to try it out. Definitely one of the finest lagers I’ve tasted, and hands down the top dog domestically.
Foreign: Despite the sudden surge of a bottom-fermented beer in the local category, Põhjala’s Virmalised kept up the topside alternative. Virmalised was my first encounter with the brewery, and if their output remains at this high level, I have high expectations for later rounds. Virmalised is a fresh and fruity beer (is there an echo here), which was just the thing to soothe the tongue in the warmest days early in the month.
FI: Samanlaiset keskenään, raikkaat ja hedelmäiset.
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