Explorations in beer
But sadly none was available, neither stocked Tasty Pumpkin Maku Brewing’s collaboration with Hopping Brewesters.
According to the barkeep in the latter “pumpkin is too alien a taste for finns”. I’m not going to argue with that statement, but considering the unstoppable force that Halloween has arrived in Finland, I definitely would have expected the bars to cover their sectors.
FI: En päässytkään rankaisemaan itseäni vuotuisella kupritsaoluen maistolla.
Didn’t expect anything beer-related in Pasila, but Estonian Muddis Brewery served three beers on their stand.
Their golden ale was a decent, but very much basic example of the genre, but the IPA and Saison fared better. The IPA was low in bitterness, but had decent hopping nonetheless, and the saison benefited from a higer than usual ABV.
The beers were served in about a deciliter glass, and both the ale and the saison do merit further investigation. Hadn’t encountered the brewery previously, but according to the representatives the beers should be “easily available” south of the bay.
And yeah, I’m now 0-for-3 in the beer expo, a sad state of affairs that needs to be taken care of with better planning next year.
FI: Vallan OK uusi virolaispanimo, maistiaiset Viinimessuilla säälittävän pieniä, joten pitää tutustua uudemman kerran.
FI: Hanat auki!
Overall: I had no expectations regarding Nøgne Ø’s Sunturnbrew while browsing the chalkboard at Ølhus København, apart from the eyebrow-raising voltage, there was little to stand out. How wrong I was, this is easily one of the greatest beers sampled in the whole year. A heavily smoked yet sweet rauchbier, whose high ABV reveals serious barley wine-properties. The taste is complex and varies as the liquid warms, with new flavours subduing the preceding.
FI: Kaksi savuista olutta. Toinen loistokas ja toinenkin niin hyvä, että uusintaottelu on tarpeen.
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