Nikolai Vehnä Lager

Brewed by Sinebrychoff (Carlsberg)
Style: Pale Lager
Kerava, Finland

Bottled. A golden beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of sweet malt, straw, and hops. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of straw, leading to a bitter metallic finish.

Can 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Clear golden with an off-white head. Citrus and some perfumy accents in the nose. Medium body, sweet malts and fruit - probably has some added flavourings. Subdued bitterness. 220809

Canned, thanks oh6gdx! Clear golden, small head. Vague fruity nose with evident wheat malt underneath. Mid-sweet and light bodied with clean mouthfeel. Clean, almost sterile flavour profile. Some wheat cracker but almost no hops nor bitterness. A drinkable macro lager.

Can, 4.5%. Perfumy aroma, almost soapy. clear golden colour. Almost no head. The flavour is a little sweet, also perfumy. Quite mild flavour. Not very exciting, but not unpleasant either.

Canned. Golden colour, mediumsized fluffy white head, that vanishes quickly. Aroma is fruity, spicy and a bit wheat and soap. Flavour is wheat, honey, some slight wheat as well as mild rubbery notes. Very watery and quite boring. Quite soapy notes too.

Clear golden with a medium white head. Sweet malty aroma with caramelish and spicy notes. Flavour was sweet with malty and caramel notes. Finished mild bitter from the hops.

Can (BB 09/2009). Clear, pale golden color, very small white head. Grainy-malty, a bit spicey aroma with light bubblegummy wheatish notes. Fizzy. Grainy malty and citrus candy honeyish sweet brew with sticky but light hoppy/spicey finish. Hints of wheat in the aftertaste. Very watery palate. Simple lager with (too) light wheaty notes - with citrus and honey notes, a bit like a Finnish sima. Nikolai III with less body and more sweetness?

It’s warm golden with a white head. The aroma has notes of malt, apple and other fruits. The flavor has a light sweetness and light notes of malt, apple and other fruit. The overall impression is a bit thin.