Marjaisa Joulusahti 2024 10.7%, Teva Brew, Finland
1 ratings
Marjaisa Joulusahti 2024
10.7% Sahti / Kodiõlu / Gotlandsdricke

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Post author: WexiLahti
WexiLahti
@ Teva Brew
8 months ago
Marjaisa Joulusahti 2024, Finland
3.8
Another homebrewed Sahti. This is a flavored version of our baseline Christmas Sahti. We have traditionally taken a small portion of our Christmas Sahti aside and infused it with one set of berries every time. The 2020 edition was with cranberries (and glogg spices), the 2021 one with raspberries, the 2023 version was with lingonberries while 2022 was missed. Now we have a plum flavored Sahti. This heretical drink colors turbid, dark brownish purple. Looks weird. Again, basically no head, just a couple of bigger bubbles that burst before no time. The carbonation is marginal. The scent is not entirely balanced: slightly sour plum dominates big time. Overripe banana tries to step out of the plums' shadow but remains first in captivity. After a good while, the banana intensifies substantially and buries the hatchet with the plum. Additionally, I can spot purple gooseberry and berry flavored waffle among the nuances. The tastebuds receive a medley of overripe banana, moderately sour plum, plum peel, gooseberry jam, juniper, raw cacao powder and cookie. An interesting package but the plum is a bit overwhelming compared to the rest of the flavors. The body is full. Interesting, especially since the baseline Sahti is not entirely full but rather medium-full. The feeling of fullness may well be due to the generous amount of plums in the fermentation, it produced more fermentable sugars and increased the ABV but may have also boosted the body, or the feeling of it. The aftertaste witnesses a slightly cocky alcohol that tries to show off but doesn't really succeed. The mouthfeel is full, strong, intense, marginally boozy, lip-glueing and warming. Interestingly, the first sips didn't impress me but the sensation improved considerably when the drink breathed deep for some time.