Style: Oyster stout
Brewery: Brygghuset Finn
Origin: Sweden
Size: 44cl
Alcohol: 8%
Price: 40kr
Systembolaget: 11334
Founded in 2013 in Landskrona, Brygghuset Finns name comes from a fairy tale linked to a giant building Lund cathedral. Oyster stouts were first created in 1938 in New Zealand by Ernest Barnes, who came up with the idea of combining oysters with stout using an oyster concentrate. Only a few modern day oyster stouts are actually produced with oysters as an ingredients, with most just adding salt and other minerals to simulate the flavours instead (such as this example). As it’s a rather small but interesting caegory, I thought this would be perfect for the tasting and I’m glad to say I was correct!
This was dark ruby to milk chocolate in colour with a cappachino head that held well to the sides of the glass. The body seemed slightly watery which was quite interesting as it’s an 8% stout, so it is more in imperial stout territory really. The aroma was found lacking, with cocoa, salt and hint of sweetness but that was about it. The mouthfeel was silky and felt a lot thicker than it looked. The taste was much better than the aroma, with big hits of sea salt, burnt chocolate and tobacco. The taste died quickly, but did manage to leave a delicious dark cocoa bitterness coupled with a hint of soy sauce that lingered on the palate.
I really enjoyed the pairing of the rich malts with the salt as they contrasted each other extremely well. Nearly every product I’ve tried by Brygghuset Finn has been high quality and this is no exception. An unusual style that I would like to explore more in the future!
Founded in 2013 in Landskrona, Brygghuset Finns name comes from a fairy tale linked to a giant building, Lund cathedral. Oyster stouts were first created in 1938 in New Zealand by Ernest Barnes, who came up with the idea of combining oysters with stout using an oyster concentrate. Only a few modern day oyster stouts are actually produced with oysters as an ingredient, with most just adding salt and other minerals to simulate the flavours instead (such as this example). As it’s a rather small but interesting category, I thought this would be perfect for the tasting, and I’m glad to say I was correct!
This was dark ruby to milk chocolate in colour with a cappuccino head that held well to the sides of the glass. The body seemed slightly watery which was quite interesting as it’s an 8% stout, so it is more in imperial stout territory really. The aroma was found lacking, with cocoa, salt and hint of sweetness but that was about it. The mouthfeel was silky and felt a lot thicker than it looked. The taste was much better than the aroma, with big hits of sea salt, burnt chocolate and tobacco. The taste died quickly, but did manage to leave a delicious dark cocoa bitterness coupled with a hint of soy sauce that lingered on the palate.
I really enjoyed the pairing of the rich malts with the salt, as they contrasted each other extremely well. Nearly every product I’ve tried by Brygghuset Finn has been high quality, and this is no exception. An unusual style that I would like to explore more in the future!