So, I have offered a few friends the opportunity to do some guest blogs along the way. Don't worry, I will still be drinking a beer the day their post is up. The first is by my friend Greg Anderson who has been living in Finland the past couple of years, hence the Finnish beer.
Name: Lapin Kulta
Brewer: Hartwall Helsinki (Lahti, Finland)
Classification: Euro Pale Lager
Alcohol: 4.5%
Thoughts: As I sip on this fresh can of Lapin Kulta, a torrent of words and memories come to mind. Aah, Lapin Kulta. Literally "Lapland's gold." Colloquially, "reindeer piss." Lapin Kulta used to be brewed in the far north of Finland, and it was bottled with regional pride by the nomadic brewers. Today it's brewed in southern Finland, but the north still uses it in it's traditional form of self-medication during the cold and dark winters. I can't tell you how it pours because unfortunately it's not the kind of beer you want to get warm or expose to air. You would think Lapland would brew the perfect sauna beer, but after cooking alongside you for a minute you've missed your narrow window of drinkability. The taste is similar to burnt cornflakes, yet oily and lingering in the mouth. Perhaps its smell is best compared to an ex-girlfriend's perfume; it's not so much its essence anymore, but a crippling reminder of degection, poor decisions, and brief moments of elation before feeling like a piece of shit the next day. It might be an acceptable beer at a different price point, but thanks to godless socialism it's about $1 a can.
Rating: 90/100 (zero being the highest)
By: Greg Anderson
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