Barrel-Aged Sahti
Scratch Brewing Company

Barrel-Aged SahtiBarrel-Aged Sahti
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From:
Scratch Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Sahti
Ranked #3
ABV:
7.6%
Score:
88
Ranked #14,378
Avg:
3.94 | pDev: 8.12%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
16
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 16, 2022
Added:
May 08, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
Northern European-inspired dark beer mashed in an oak puncheon through a bed of juniper branches. Brewed over a wood fire in our copper kettle with additional juniper branches, then aged in oak for a year with wild yeast and bacteria.
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Ratings by alexm1309:
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Rated by alexm1309 from Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.9%

Feb 16, 2014
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Rated: 4.26 by Ox8840bo from Illinois

Apr 16, 2022
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.04/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Shades of dark brown with a tan head. Aromas of wild oak, wood root, juniper, pine, campfire, mulled berries, and earth. Taste focuses on the woot root, sour oak, and juniper up front powerfully, smoke, earth, and wet leaves transition to the mulled berries and hints of booze. Feel has plenty of wood, botanical and wild textures to go with the smooth and turbid body. Odd (shocker) but a good sahti
Sep 24, 2021
 
Rated: 4.08 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

May 30, 2021
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

4.28/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
“Barrel-Aged Sahti” 2021 bottling.

Dark coffee brown, almost black, a finger of creamy ecru foam and spotty lacing all around the glass.

Woodsy aromatics, distinctive herbal juniper.

Lightly tart, with a dark berry and juniper flavor, dark roast in the background, woody dry aftertaste. Hint of wild yeast also in the finish, but hard to pinpoint. Medium bodied with a good malt backbone, dry and pleasantly acidic, with a creamy texture.

Drinks like a rustic Oud Bruin with juniper, really nice if those elements appeal, which they do in my case. Great complexity and balance, seems like it was put together well. A unique Sahti, probably the best i’ve had.
Mar 19, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by thoglund from New York

May 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by tykechandler from Kentucky

Feb 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Feb 25, 2017
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Reviewed by Barnoloid from Illinois

4.05/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A unique brew. Has a complex and layered taste profile of rye, juniper/gin berries, plums and some chocolate in there. Not sure where that comes from. There is a herbal mint note in there too. Smooth with a jagged edge, this has a weighty feel to it without being too heavy.
Jun 19, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Rimbimhoot from Illinois

Jun 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by Duff27 from Illinois

May 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by peabody from Kentucky

Mar 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by ygtbsm94 from Utah

Feb 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by acc88 from Illinois

Aug 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by InfragilisBrew from Illinois

May 22, 2013
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Reviewed by Tone from Missouri

4.14/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours a dark brown color. 1/4 inch head of a tan color. Good retention and decent lacing. Smells of spruce, sweet malt, slight roasted malt, and a hint of spice. Fits the style of a Sahti. Mouth feel is smooth and clean, with a low carbonation level. Tastes of strong spruce, hint of spice, slight sweet malt, and a hint of roasted malt. Overall, good appearance, aroma, blend, and feel. The body is simple, but as I have read the categorical description of Sahti, that is sufficient.
May 08, 2013
Barrel-Aged Sahti from Scratch Brewing Company
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 16 ratings