Month: October 2017

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Brewdog goes all-in

No guest taps, only Brewdog’s own, as the big board proves:

Brewdog only, no guests
Brewdog only, no guests

The trick of the trade is to buy two beers in one go – something dark to warm up while sipping the paler one.

This tactic worked wonders in letting Dog F reach close to room temperature: the habanero and chocolate work wonders alongside the very stiff imperial stout base.

Abstrakts 22 and 23 were both powerful and heavy dark beers were just the thing to close off the evening.

These three on tap would have been enough to attract from a long way away, but there was plenty more to experiment with, including three prototypes and a very crisp 0 ABV saison.

Hopefully this “no guests” gets to be an regular/annual thing – it was good to see Brewdog reaching beyond a few token extra choices on top of the common mainstream selection.

FI: 24 hanaa Brewdogin omaa tuotantoa, mukana aidosti harvinaisempiakin herkkuja.

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Ohrana

Ohrana menu
Ohrana menu
Visited Ohrana between an unimpressive neapolitan pizza and a very impressive load of Brewdog’s own.

Took a flight of beers and a bonus cinnamon bun-beer.

And came away surprised, as the Nyt Otti Ohranaleipä, a nondescript pale ale, was the best of the bunch. But as the name lets on, this is not a traditional pale ale – as it uses bread made of the barley mash of a previous batch. Very malty, with just the appropriate amount of hopping in the mix.

Bun Intended, he cinnamon bun beer was good too, but not as good. And while it was a nice dry stout – there was just a hint of cinnamon, and no apple jam whatsoever.

FI: Korvapuustiportteri jäi kakkoseksi olutmallasleipäoluelle.

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Best beers of September 2017

Vermont Ravit
Vermont Ravit
The top honors of a month are awarded to a domestic beer for the first time in ages. Tuju’s Vermont Ravit shines so bright that it cannot be bypassed. A massively hopped NEIPA that just waits for a re-run.

On the international side Stone’s Tangerine Express continues the seemingly eternal march of the pale ale. Though this is well-fruited, it never loses the spry hoppiness either. And the bomber size makes it just right for a slightly larger crowd.

FI: Kotimaista laatua Lappeenrannasta.