Sahtea

Ale brewed with rye, chai tea, and juniper berries.
Dogfish Head Brewing, Delaware.
750ml bottle, 9%abv

Pours dark gold, with little head.

Aroma is strongly of chai spice, little else.

Flavor is equally spicy, with a small bit of lingering sweetness.

Mouthfeel is medium, with a subtle warmth and a finish a bit on the sweet side.

An interesting beer. Like many of the more exotic Dogfish Head beers, this one sounds better on the label than it tastes. They describe using the traditional Finnish method of brewing "Sahti" using hot rocks to heat the liquid, but it's really impossible to tell if that adds anything to the finished (see what I did there?) beer or not. I also don't really detect the juniper at all, and the rye isn't very distinctive either. It would appeal to me more if it finished (heh) a bit cleaner as well. It's not bad, it could just be better, which unfortunately has been my experience with a few of their beers recently. Their 60-, 90-, and 120-minute IPAs are great though...