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WexiLahti
@ Himawari Microbrewery2 years ago
2.9
One (last) for the road at this place. This is an interesting brew since this is a cask ale. I didn't expect to find a cask ale here. Brewed for the Queen of England's platinum jubilee.
Fills the glass as semifoggy, deep gold. A fluffy, somewhat soapy head emerges on the top. It surely descends but the retention is still quite lengthy.
A malty proposal reaches the nose. Maybe also a whisper of cracker and even biscuit can be spotted. Quite lackluster anyway.
I'm hoping that the gustatory provision would raise this to the next level. But no... 😞 A bit of malt, light-grassy hops, a proposal of pine resin and a pinch of grapefruit peel seasons the gustatory experience. Do I also receive a marginal buttery hint?
The body is thin. The finish disappears fairly fast from the mouth, with light-crisp sidesteps. Bitter malty, yes.
The mouthfeel is thin to light, moderately crisp, somewhat flat which goes fine with a cask ale, but also too characterless. Queen would have deserved more kick. +0.3 stars extra for cask conditioning.