Month: February 2016

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Käsityöläisoluet 2016

The annual domestic craft beer showcasing campaign is upon us again.

This year the selection contained nineteen beers, and the variety amongst the entries is pleasantly wide.

The ratings are conveniently captured on a page.

Skipped one, had tasted one beforehand.

Two really good ones surfaced: Mufloni Imperial Stout and Musta Lomittaja. Sadly the former was quickly sold out, so wasn’t able to stock up.

FI: Monikulmainen oli käsityöläisolutkattaus tänä vuonna, parhaat palat tummimmalta sektorilta.

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Mikkeller Christmas Calendar 2015, rated

Just a day in the Mikkeller Christmas Calendar
Just a day in the Mikkeller Christmas Calendar
Finally, finally, completed the page on last year’s magnificent Mikkeller calendar.

All in all the calendar was a rousing success, even if no five star beers were included. Only had tried a handful of beers beforehand, and in most cases a repeat performance was by no means an unpleasant one.

The highlights:

  • Black Hole – an awesomely sweet and suffocating imperial stout.
  • Texas Ranger – a reminder that chili beers can have multiple dimensions.
  • Foret De Troncais – the strongest and sweetest barley wine thus far.

2016 calendar? Count me in, count me in.

FI: Toimi Mikkellerin joulukalenteri sen verran hyvin että uudestaan taas joulukuussa.

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Best Beers of January 2016

Jai Alai
Jai Alai
The first non-Estonian beer from the Uba ja Humal spree was Cigar City Brewing’s Jai Alai IPA. I had heard rumors about the quality and taste, but was nonetheless blown away. This was an awesomely hopped, though ultimately well-balanced beer that brought forward both citrus fruits as well as sweeter varieties. I only bought one can, next time I will be wiser.

Of the domestic entries, the moving finger points at an IPA as well. I originally tasted Ruosniemi’s Diplomi-Insinööri at the last summer’s SOPP-festival and was quite thoroughy impressed by the doubled up big brother of the original. The beer excels in bottled form as well, and proves that the brewery can deal with higher ABV products as well.

FI: IPA ei pettänyt tässä kuussa, vaikkei talvisin olutgenre olekaan.