Spent last Saturday evening at the final day of the sophomore round of Craft Beer Garden Festival.
The grounds had been significantly expanded from last year, now the nearest hall was in full use, as only a fraction of the brewery stands were in the eponymous garden.
The glasses (and portions) were pleasantly small, 10cl for the visiting breweries, 15cl for the domestics. The payments were easily dealt with using tokens, and no monetary transactions took place.
The beer selection was varied, with most of the stands offering between two and four taps. Concentrated on the favourite genres: IPAs and imperial stouts. Neither category disappointed, but neither featured absolute gems either. The best of the sample was Whiplash’s Let It Happen – a single-hopped DIPA that carried its very juicy load on a robustly multi-malted body.
In addition to the beers, opted for Coolhead’s first cider and the strongest mead encountered thus far, both barrel-aged, both far deeper-tasting than presumed.
Unfortunately Barrier Brewing, one of the American visitors, had experienced difficulties, as their kegs had exploded after transit. But there was easily enough replacements to the missed experiences.
FI: Onnistuneet puutarhakekkerit. Tänä vuonna paljon vähemmän omenoita Korjaamon puissa.
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