Sahti
Goose Island Beer Co.

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From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Sahti
ABV:
8.3%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.63 | pDev: 12.12%
Reviews:
27
Ratings:
45
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 03, 2014
Added:
Dec 29, 2003
Wants:
  30
Gots:
  1
Amber color, juniper berry aroma, spicy rye flavor, medium body.
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Ratings by kajerm:
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Reviewed by kajerm from Illinois

3.22/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Clybourn. Pours gold and mostly transparent with a slight amber color and a modest white head of fine lacing carbonation.

The aroma is light malts and some piney notes that smell more like hops than juniper to me. Everyone's been saying there's rye in this beer, but if it's there it's doing a good job hiding from me, especially considering how distinctive a flavor/aroma it has.

Tastes like it smells, opening up with malty sweetness and finishing with a piney/herbal hop flavor and some definite yeast notes. GI house yeast has a pretty characteristic flavor that tends to give a "Goose Island flavor" to all of their brewpub beers under 8% ABV or so, and this one is no exception. There is a slightly different character to the pine flavor in the finish--probably the juniper-- but I thought Sahti was supposed to have no hops at all in it.

Mouthfeel is light and briskly carbonated.

Very drinkable, but I wanted this to be more interesting than it was.
Jan 03, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3 by MBJbeer1 from Illinois

Sep 03, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by Hugonaut13 from Illinois

Jan 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Kaveman from Illinois

Aug 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Glibber from Idaho

May 19, 2013
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.4/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Served on-draught at Goose Island Clybourn over Paddy's Day Weekend. 8.3% ABV confirmed. Reviewed from notes. Served into a 12 oz tulip. This was my first Sahti.

A: Pours a white floater - no head whatsoever. Body colour is a rich auburn. Nontransparent. Semitranslucent. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show. Understated yet appealing.

Sm: Red wine. Heavy berries. Cherry. Bright fruit skin. Luscious and appealing. Maybe light raisin? A refined aroma of mild strength.

T: Cherry and berries. Definitely berry-dominant. Light acidity. Fruit skin. Light red wine notes. No hop character at all. Grapeskin. A bit of vine. Balanced and enjoyable. Certainly a different flavour profile from what I'm used to. Still, there's not a lot of depth of flavour here. Earthy. No yeast or alcohol comes through.

Mf: Slightly dry and coarse. Lightly vinous, even a bit scratchy. Good thickness. Complements the flavour profile well.

Dr: Fairly drinkable, but it's something of a sipper. Hides its ABV well. I need to spend more time with the style, but tentatively I'd say that I wouldn't get this one again; it doesn't stand out.

B-
Apr 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Antnyd82 from Illinois

Mar 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Gonzoillini from Illinois

Mar 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by illtexzona from Illinois

Feb 25, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Brew33 from Ohio

Feb 10, 2013
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Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York

3.71/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From 01/21/13 notes. Had this on tap at the Clybourn brewpub. Haven't had a lot of beers in this style so was interested to try a new one.

a - Pours a somewhat hazy reddish brown color with one inch of off white head and moderate carbonation evident.

s - Smells of spices, fruity malts, apples, spice sticky sweet dark fruits, and some earthy notes. Little bit spicier than I was expecting, but the fruit is nice.

t - Tastes of fruity malts, sweet strawberries, sticky dark fruits, sugar, spices, pepper, yeast, bready malts. More fruit than the nose here and the strawberries are quite nice. A step up from the nose.

m - Medium body and moderate to high carbonation. Slightly overcarbonated but pretty easy to drink.

o - Overall a pretty solid, interesting beer. I don't think this is my favorite style, but out of the 4 Sahti's I have tried so far this one is probably my favorite; I liked it much better than the DFH one. Lots of sweet fruits and spices, it is an interesting beer worth checking out.
Jan 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Jan 19, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by spycow from Illinois

Jan 14, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by HungarianCount from California

Apr 14, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by birdsellam from Indiana

Apr 11, 2012
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Reviewed by lstokes from Illinois

4.3/5  rDev +18.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On-tap at the Clybourn brewpub, although I think it was more of a 6-7 ABV? Clear amber, nice finger of foam, good lacing. Nose is grain and very present juniper, which is also present in the taste--it's like a wonderful gin-rye-beer-sour hybrid. Tart on the finish. Medium carbonation and a slightly slick mouthfeel. I've actually never had this style before, so I don't know quite how to judge, but I would definitely have more Sahtis if I saw them.
Feb 11, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Feb 04, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by gtermi from Texas

Feb 02, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by goalie33 from New York

Jan 20, 2012
Sahti from Goose Island Beer Co.
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 45 ratings