Kataja
Steel & Oak Brewing Co.
- From:
- Steel & Oak Brewing Co.
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Finnish Sahti
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.92 | pDev: 0.77%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 26, 2023
- Added:
- May 28, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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KATAJA JUNIPER PALE ALE
Eric says: “Back in my homebrew days, I went down to Seattle for a weekend. At a brewery (can’t remember which) I had a beer that was inspired by a Finnish Sahti (it was clearly indicated that it wasn’t trying to replicate the traditional style). That beer left a mark on me so I went home and decided to create a recipe that was inspired by that beer (but not trying to clone it).
It was the first recipe that I ever designed from scratch. Previously I had only tweaked other people’s recipes to make them my own but this time I was starting from a blank slate. It was also the first recipe of mine that was brewed at S&O (not counting pilots). First brewed in early 2016 in bombers.”
WHAT SETS THIS BEER APART? WHAT'S NOTABLE?
Pilsner malt for the base with 20% rye malt for a spicy crispness and 10% oat flakes for a little body and complexity. A bit of light caramel malt to round it out and just a hint of roasted malt for colour.
Juniper berries are added to the boil for subtle gin-like notes while northwest hops bring a little citrusy balance.
Eric says: “Back in my homebrew days, I went down to Seattle for a weekend. At a brewery (can’t remember which) I had a beer that was inspired by a Finnish Sahti (it was clearly indicated that it wasn’t trying to replicate the traditional style). That beer left a mark on me so I went home and decided to create a recipe that was inspired by that beer (but not trying to clone it).
It was the first recipe that I ever designed from scratch. Previously I had only tweaked other people’s recipes to make them my own but this time I was starting from a blank slate. It was also the first recipe of mine that was brewed at S&O (not counting pilots). First brewed in early 2016 in bombers.”
WHAT SETS THIS BEER APART? WHAT'S NOTABLE?
Pilsner malt for the base with 20% rye malt for a spicy crispness and 10% oat flakes for a little body and complexity. A bit of light caramel malt to round it out and just a hint of roasted malt for colour.
Juniper berries are added to the boil for subtle gin-like notes while northwest hops bring a little citrusy balance.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.95/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Steel & Oak Brewing 'Kataja' Juniper Pale Ale @ 5.0% , served from a 473 ml can (originally listed as a Sahti)
A-pour is a dark gold from the can to an amber in the glass with a small size off-white head leaving a fine spotty lace ring along the tulip
S-lots of citrus from Columbus , Cascade & Mandarin - hops
T-hoppy PNW pale ale with a decent malt backbone and an interesting bitter swallow
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-originally brewed in 2016 as a Finnish Sahti , now listed as a Juniper pale ale
prost LampertLand
Aug 26, 2023A-pour is a dark gold from the can to an amber in the glass with a small size off-white head leaving a fine spotty lace ring along the tulip
S-lots of citrus from Columbus , Cascade & Mandarin - hops
T-hoppy PNW pale ale with a decent malt backbone and an interesting bitter swallow
MF-ok carbonation , medium body
Ov-originally brewed in 2016 as a Finnish Sahti , now listed as a Juniper pale ale
prost LampertLand
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