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Laitilan Vahva Kukko 2.51 45

Laitilan Vahva Kukko

Percentile
14
overall
Brewed by Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas
Style: Pilsener

Laitila, Finland

bottling
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
452.48/5.02.51/5.05.5%36.8Flute, Footed Pilsner
Commercial Description:
Vahva Kukko (aka Kukko Pils IV A), the first strong beer from Laitila, is a pilsener-style all-malt beer, brewed with Finnish pilsener malt and German hops. There is a traditional-style tear-off-ring cap in the bottle.
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 raymondwave (882), Finland
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 15, 2007  
Can 0.33 l. Golden color, slightly clayish nose. A cross between a pale ale and a pils. Moderately bitter, but lacks aftertaste. Pretty good, but a bit dry and maybe lacks personality.


 tykjen (182), Florø, Norway
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Sep 2, 2007  
A different pilsener, but I’m not sure it was intended by the brewer. In a blind tasting I would have placed it as a kind of pale ale due to the floral and spicy aroma with good fruity character from the yeast. A little bit too strong, the alcohol come through in the end, but absolutely drinkable


 Tranquillity (1167), Espoo, Finland
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/58/20
Aug 29, 2007  
Can. Golden with an average head. Malty aroma, fresh and flowery. Taste a bit of alchol, but with a good, spicy finish.


 larsga (2980), Oslo, Norway
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/511/20
Jul 3, 2007    Updated: Jun 23, 2008
Big offwhite shiny lasting head. Yellow body with carbonation. Grainy rubbery aroma. Dry rubbery grainy taste with rubbery pea and straw notes, as well as some fruitiness. Soft, dusty mouthfeel, quite smooth. Some sweetness. Dry dusty peppery aftertaste with grassy notes. Quite good, and would be great without the rubber. (0.33l can, Alko, Helsinki. Second rating. First was bad.)


RM74 (22), Seinäjoki, Finland
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/59/20
May 5, 2007  
33cl can. Golden colour, small white head. Hoppy and slighty sweet aroma. The flavour has malt, grass and hops. Long bitter aftertaste. The best variety of Kukko I have tasted.


 mabjork (580), Vasa, Finland
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/59/20
Jan 11, 2007  
Canned. Clear golden in colour. A malty aroma with a sweetness to it. The flavour is malty with a dry and bitter finish.


 Bov (5501), Bienne, Switzerland
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
Nov 1, 2006  
can; courtesy of oh6gdx - clear and bright golden colour, no head retention; some aromatic hoppiness showing fat and rough grassy notes; sweet and oily, quite full-bodied but with some harshness; the finish is moderately dry with notes of solvant and pepper - strange and without subtility


 spporras (260), Finland
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 22, 2006  
(Can BB 03/03/07) Hoppy, fruity and malty aroma. Golden colour, bright and average size, white, more or less fully diminishing head with fair lacing. Fruity, malty and moderately bitter flavour. Slightly metallic, softly carbonated and medium-bodied palate with a hint of alcohol. Good pils, which tastes slightly different than the class III version (Kukko Pils III). 01/08/06



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