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Rye Malt Whisky Beer Series

Johannes Lindblom — Fri, 26 May 2023 09:48:36 +0000

Ruosniemen Panimo from Finland has used rye malt whisky barrels for aging their beer. Couple of quick tasting notes regarding this series. Even though both are not full ten point beers, I had to review them because of the interesting Kyrö distillery’s rye whisky barrel influence. Imperial stout 2021 Scoring […]

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Narwhal Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

Johannes Lindblom — Fri, 26 May 2023 08:00:01 +0000

This barrel aged stout comes from the famous Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. I like their products, especially Torpedo Extra IPA is one of my favorites. I was excited to hear that they’ve made a stout aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels. And in my opinion, they’ve succeeded very well with this […]

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Ikiiurso Islay Barrel Aged Stout

Johannes Lindblom — Fri, 26 May 2023 07:47:34 +0000

This Islay barrel aged stout comes from Finnish brewing company Hiisi, based in Jyväskylä. Actually this beer is already a great selection as is, if you like imperial stouts. But after it’s gotten the Islay barrel aging, it turns into a masterpiece. Apparently there’s Ardbeg and Laphroaig barrels involved. Scoring […]

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Pyynikin Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

Johannes Lindblom — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 12:28:21 +0000

This Finnish beer comes from Pyynikin Brewing Company, which is a craft beer producer in Tampere, Finland. Most of the whiskey matured beer that I’ve tasted, have been either bad or average. They are usually way too sweet for my taste. Like Ola Dubh, Pyynikin Bourbon Aged Imperial Stout manages […]

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Pime Öö Islay Barrel Aged Stout

Johannes Lindblom — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:54:08 +0000

Pime Öö Islay BA is an Imperial Stout style of beer by Põhjala brevwery. Part of Põhjala Cellar Series. On paper, this beer sounds amazing. Very dark stout with whisky barrel aging in casks which previously held Islay whisky. As a big fan of Islay, I was really looking forward […]

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Old Worthy – Cure For Scurvy

Johannes Lindblom — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 11:06:34 +0000

Old Worthy Leither’s Cure For Scurvy is an whisky infused marmalade pale ale by Old Worthy Brewing Co. This ale has been infused with Glen Garioch 20 year old 1993 single cask, which sounds promising. The cask was given from Master of Malt so there’s co-operation between Old Worthy and […]

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Founders Backwoods Bastard Ale review

Johannes Lindblom — Sat, 06 May 2017 20:50:41 +0000

Founders Brewing Company is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan USA. They’ve come up with a beer matured in whisky casks. Founders Backwoods Bastard Ale sounds and looks great in every way. It is a strong Scotch Ale, with high ABV of 11,2%. It is Founders flagship beer called Founders Dirty […]

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Mufloni Saison Gaelach – beer aged in Jameson casks

Johannes Lindblom — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:45:34 +0000

Mufloni Saison Gaelach is a limited edition beer made for Uisge festival in Finland. Originally the plan was to launch it for Beer Expo in Finland, but it did not quite make it. The original Saison used for this whisky cask matured beer had an ABV of 7%. After maturation […]

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Teerenpeli Julmajuho Savuporter review

Johannes Lindblom — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 19:25:13 +0000

Julmajuho (Cruel John in English) was a new addition to the Teerenpeli beer range in the fall 2015. In 2016 this smoke porter came into retail market in Finland, as part of the craft beer 2016 campaign by Alko (Finnis liquor store in monopoly position). Mildly smoky with porter type […]

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The Wheat Is Out There review

Johannes Lindblom — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 18:26:06 +0000

Radbrew is a small craft beer brewery in Finland. They recently opened their own pub in the city of Turku and the brewery is located in Kaarina (near Turku). The pub itself is a place worth visiting with gas masks and post-apocalyptic scenery all over the place. And their beer, […]

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Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA review

Johannes Lindblom — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 09:07:53 +0000

Torpedo Extra Indian Pale Ale by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Sierra Nevada – what an ale! In this case, Indian Pale Ale. Folks at Sierra Nevada were so serious about their full-cone hops, they invented their own patented device, the Hop Torpedo. This device extracts the volatile hop oils more […]

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Maku Brewing IPA review

Johannes Lindblom — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:58:43 +0000

Maku Brewing IPA, also known as Maku Indian Pale Ale, is a great showcase of Finnish craftsmanship. I just had to make a “shout out” to them, even though the beer doesn’t get full ten points from me. Usually that’s the reason why I post a beer review. We are talking […]

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Ola Dubh Special Reserve 12 review

Johannes Lindblom — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:40:40 +0000

This is probably the greatest, or at least one of the greatest ales I have ever tasted. Ola Dubh Special Reserve 12 comes from the Harviestoun Brewery in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Based in the town of Alva, their brewing story began in 1983 – known for beers like Schiehallion Lager and […]

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Innis & Gunn Toasted Oak IPA review

Johannes Lindblom — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 07:40:15 +0000

Innis & Gunn is a brewery in Edinburgh. They mature their beers in new oak, whisky and rum casks. A business started by accident has made quite a name for itself. Their beers are usually highly recommended. I myself am not a big fan of the original oak aged Innis […]

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Dead Crow Bourbon Flavoured Beer review

Johannes Lindblom — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 17:49:18 +0000

Dead Crow Bourbon Flavoured Beer is a Euro Pale Lager styled beer by SHS Drinks from England. The brewery is based in a brewery in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. I actually bought this while thinking it was a beer matured in used bourbon casks. But in fact, it’s a bourbon flavored beer […]

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Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin IPA review

Johannes Lindblom — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 06:10:49 +0000

Yesterday at BrewDog pub in Turku, I bumped into a great Indian Pale Ale by Ballast Point Brewing Company – an American brewery founded in 1996, in San Diego, California by Jack White. This IPA tasted so good, that I had to make a quick review about it. It’s an […]

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Mufloni Mosaic Wheat Indian Pale Ale review

Johannes Lindblom — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:49:54 +0000

Have you ever stumbled upon a question, what kind of beer am I in the mood for? I have, lot’s of times. And especially in the summer time the question comes up a lot between traditional wheat beer and pale ale or indian pale ale. Because all of them are […]

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Emelisse Smoked Rye IPA

Johannes Lindblom — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:30:12 +0000

Emelisse Smoked Rye IPA sounded like a dream come true to guy who loves all of those product statements. Usually I enjoy my rye and smoke with whisky but it’s been all good, when bumping one of those in beer as well. And now it was all in an India […]

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Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen and Fastenbier review

Johannes Lindblom — Thu, 07 May 2015 17:30:00 +0000

Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Märzen is a stunning smoked German beer from Brauerei Heller in the town of Bamberg. A beer so full, that you can forget your afternoon snack for a while. It gets the smoky flavor and aroma by exposing the malt to the intense smoke of […]

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Pyynikin KDC Viskigate Stout

Johannes Lindblom — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 07:01:00 +0000

Pyynikki Craft Brewery and Kyrö Distillery Company are going to make #Viskigate stout Finnish blogs called JaskanKaljat and mushiMALT gave an idea for Pyynikki Craft Brewery (Pyynikin Käsityöläispanimo in Finnish) and Kyrö Distillery to brew a #Viskigate called beer. This weekend at Beer Expo event in Helsinki, Finland, Kyrö Distillery […]

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