Lapin Kulta- Ei tippa tapa eikä ämpäriin huku

This is my first Finnish beer. While it was a tad expensive for the size-I spent almost four euros for a 33cl bottle-I can't really complain as the beer, for me ,was a fresh surprise. The head was very small, the taste didn't overwhelm the palate(very sweet , honey mixed with a "malty" taste), odours were very common, quite redolent of Heineken and a typical Belgian Lambic( somewhat fruity and grainy all at once), and the color was a nice golden yellow.


It's a decent beer for Summer barbecues and chilling, but not for the price. Unless I am in Finland and can get the beer at local price, this was my first and last one.

Price: 4€


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Fun Facts:
Lapin Kulta (in English, Gold of Lapland, arguably Lapp Gold) was a brewery in the Lapland town of Tornio, Finland. It was founded in 1873 under the name Torneå Bryggeri Aktiebolag (Tornio Brewery Limited Company in Swedish).

La Montreuilloise Blanche- un chef-d'œuvre organique( An organic masterpiece)

Whenever I hear the words "organic" and "beer"mentioned in the same breath, I usually run the other way. I'm not sure how much more organic a beer needs to be , at least in regards to how organic most beer already is(at least here in Europe, save of course for cheap water in cans that passes for beer, Budweiser and Coors, *cough*) . However, I had recently been presented with this beer at our last BBQ by a friend, and was expecting to be underwhelmed. Boy was I wrong!

I won't dive into why I dislike "organic" foods, let alone the labels, but this beer was truly a surprise. Upon opening the bottle, I was immediately overtaken by the smell of yeast(the cloudy pour with various particles, easily visible, prepared me for such) and a different tasting variety of hops(not sure where they came from, but they tasted slightly bitter sweet, almost "pickley" ). It had a lively, slightly fruity taste, with a mix of citrus and light floral notes, and was so smooth that, thanks to the mixture of heat, heavy eating , and the excellent taste of this beer, I was able to quaff a 75cl bottle in under ten minutes ,with the help of my brother in law of course.  I'm still wary of organic, but this brew is definitely worth a try.

Price:  €3,50

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