Alahovin Pale Ale
Alahovin Viinitila Oy
- From:
- Alahovin Viinitila Oy
- Finland
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 1.76 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jun 09, 2015
- Added:
- Jun 09, 2015
- Wants:
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- Gots:
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
1.76/5 rDev 0%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.75
1.76/5 rDev 0%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.75
BOTTLE: 33cl. Brown glass. Red unbranded pry-off crown cap. Best before 12/15. Generally appealing label art.
Expectations are average; this is my first beer from Alahovin. Served cold into a mason jar after purchasing at a supermarket in Kuopio, Finland. Reviewed live as a pale ale per the label.
4.70% ABV.
Gushes upon opening, suggesting severe overcarbonation.
HEAD: Occupies ~80% of the glass. White colour. Foamy and frothy, but a bit thin. Takes forever to recede - ~10+ minutes. Leaves no lacing on the sides of the glass as the head recedes.
BODY: Murky dull yellow-copper. No yeast or sediment is visible.
It's not very good-looking for a pale ale. At all.
AROMA: Has some funky off-notes, and some DMS. The yeast character is way off; I suspect infection. Weird green apple and banana. Even a metallic off-note. Hop profile is close to nonexistent, with the generic floral hop character getting imposed upon by all the off-notes.
A pretty awful aroma for a pale ale across the board, with an insufficient hop presence and no detectable malt backbone. I'm concerned.
On the plus side, it seems soft. Aromatic intensity is below average.
TASTE: Sour green apple/DMS, funky infection notes, and generic wheat/light malts. The off-notes completely eclipse the hop character entirely, making this pale ale pretty poorly executed. The malt backbone is lacking as well. A bit grassy, I suppose.
Off flavours run rampant, ruining the beer. Shallow, simple, and poorly built.
TEXTURE: Airy, smooth, wet, slightly metallic with a funky twang, and light-bodied. Unrefreshing, but well-carbonated (in spite of its appearance).
The texture would be pretty good if the off-flavours weren't impacting it.
OVERALL: It's a horrid pale ale, but it's not undrinkable outside of style conventions. This introduction to Alahovin has me unexcited to try their other beers. I definitely wouldn't buy this again. One of the worst expressions of the style I've had this year by far.
Low D- (1.76)
Jun 09, 2015Expectations are average; this is my first beer from Alahovin. Served cold into a mason jar after purchasing at a supermarket in Kuopio, Finland. Reviewed live as a pale ale per the label.
4.70% ABV.
Gushes upon opening, suggesting severe overcarbonation.
HEAD: Occupies ~80% of the glass. White colour. Foamy and frothy, but a bit thin. Takes forever to recede - ~10+ minutes. Leaves no lacing on the sides of the glass as the head recedes.
BODY: Murky dull yellow-copper. No yeast or sediment is visible.
It's not very good-looking for a pale ale. At all.
AROMA: Has some funky off-notes, and some DMS. The yeast character is way off; I suspect infection. Weird green apple and banana. Even a metallic off-note. Hop profile is close to nonexistent, with the generic floral hop character getting imposed upon by all the off-notes.
A pretty awful aroma for a pale ale across the board, with an insufficient hop presence and no detectable malt backbone. I'm concerned.
On the plus side, it seems soft. Aromatic intensity is below average.
TASTE: Sour green apple/DMS, funky infection notes, and generic wheat/light malts. The off-notes completely eclipse the hop character entirely, making this pale ale pretty poorly executed. The malt backbone is lacking as well. A bit grassy, I suppose.
Off flavours run rampant, ruining the beer. Shallow, simple, and poorly built.
TEXTURE: Airy, smooth, wet, slightly metallic with a funky twang, and light-bodied. Unrefreshing, but well-carbonated (in spite of its appearance).
The texture would be pretty good if the off-flavours weren't impacting it.
OVERALL: It's a horrid pale ale, but it's not undrinkable outside of style conventions. This introduction to Alahovin has me unexcited to try their other beers. I definitely wouldn't buy this again. One of the worst expressions of the style I've had this year by far.
Low D- (1.76)
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