Our countryside neighbor asked us to come over and taste some Sahti. The local Sahti guru had brewed this Sahti for the Midsummer festivities. I couldn't resist the invitation. 😅 Hazy, medium raisin-brown Sahti with no carbonation flows from a plastic Tupperware jug to the pint. A faint ring of bubbles forms on the surface and vanishes rather soon. Nice banana, a bit fermented though, some mango and apricot constitute the fruity fragrance. Basically attractive but suffers from the raw nuance of wort. The taste serves distinct fermented banana, a tad dried apricot, some biscuit and a citrusy hint. All this could be appealing but a stingy alcoholic back kick disturbs the experience. The body is surprisingly weak, like light-medium at best. Alcohol is modest but a bit sharp, even chemical and, hence, unwanted on the tongue. Fermented banana and banana skin as well as dried apricot frame the end otherwise. The aftertaste dances around a Midsommarstång for some time. The mouthfeel is medium-light, lip-glueing, distantly tangy, modestly alcoholic and faintly tart. I find this barely reasonable but not up to the level these Sahtis used to be. Not even close. It's interesting that we learned from a master who himself now brews Sahtis that are substandard. No idea what has happened, things are not just the same as they used to be.