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Otter Creek Helsinki Gold

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553.26/5.03.21/5.0Special6.37%52.5Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
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Helsinki Göld, Otter Creek’s fifth beer on the "OTTER CREEK WORLD TOUR," is a golden ale brewed with juniper and rye, inspired by the Finnish beer "sahti." In the “Sahti Belt,” just north of Helsinki, the Finnish beer sahti is still being brewed the same way that it was 400 years ago. According to tradition, bags of rye and barley are soaked in the rivers and lakes to germinate, and then malted in the family sauna. The Finnish brewers use juniper branches to filter the malt from the wort. The juniper berries add a gin-like bitterness to the brew and the rye imparts a malty creaminess. As they say in Finland, Kippis!
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 hopdog (5601), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 6, 2007  
22oz bottle shared courtesy of jasonmech77. Poured a medium amber color with a smaller sized off whte head. Aromas of juniper, rye, and some citrus. Tastes of juniper berries, light vanilla, rye and lighter citrus.


 jason (1623), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 6, 2007  
Bottle. Thanks to kkearn for giving me this as part of the March Madness Pool. Pours a golden amber body wiht nice head. Aroma is candy, rye, hoppy. Flavor is vanilla, rye, slight citrus and a little nutty. I was experiencing flavors of roasted peanuts while sipping this one. Enjoyable.


 TomDecapolis (3188), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 5, 2007  
Pours a lightly hazy copper amber with a smaller off-white bubbly head. Aroma of ginger?, juniper, malty sweet grains, rye and hints of toasted malts. Flavors of the same...on the thin side kind of nutty.


 CaptainCougar (5494), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
May 2, 2007  
Bottle sampled on 1/20/07: Pours a transparent dark copper mahogany with a thin, wispy-lacing white head. Has a lightly sweet, toasty maltiness with hints of floral juniper. Body starts fairly full and sweet with a touch of spicy rye and juniper along with a touch of bready yeast. Very true to style and one of the better Otter Creek beers I’ve had.


 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 30, 2007    Updated: Jul 4, 2007
22oz bottle. Clear solid golden colored body with a nicely growing white head. Pleasent biscuit and summer wheat and yeast nose, fresh and lively, smells of a dry summer afternoon... but I was drinking this while lying in the grass outside... still, tastes crisp and fresh, husky and startchy, lightly sweet. Great beer. Much better than expected, but of course your impressions are affected by your surroundings. Nonetheless I’ll give this one a high score because I really enjoyed it.


 Thaichile (599), 10aFly, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 22, 2007  
Bottle. I have ben wanting to try a sahti thus my interest in this brew. Pours a light amber color with a decent head. Nose is, geez, I’m not sure. Let me taste this thing. I can’t pick up any rye and definately no juniper. There is a little spice action and very slight bitterness, but this is rather smooth. I can’t say this had the flavors I was anticpating, but it was quite pleasant although nothing incredible. Another solid brew from Otter Creek.


 Cletus (5057), Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 16, 2007  
This is the first twist off bomber I’ve ever noticed. I didn’t know they existed. Pours copper with a white head. Smells of lemons, sweet malt, and some dough. Taste is sweet and tangy initially with some touches of vanilla, oranges and an underlying nuttiness that becomes quite pronounced as the beer warms. Mouthfeel is average with a nutty finish. Not bad.


 jcwattsrugger (5443), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Apr 9, 2007  
22oz bottle-pours a disappearing white head and gold color with effervescence. Aroma is yeast, bread, spice/juniper. Taste is medium malt-caramel, spicy, yeast. Nice, easier drinking than the aroma had me thinking. Light/medium body. OK/mild carbonation.



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