Hamanasu Draft
Abashiri Beer in Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan 🇯🇵
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
5.62
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jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Hamanasu Draft from Abashiri Beer 11 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Rich, deep coloured pink and rose with almost no head at all. Aroma of ridiculously funky malt, alcohol, rose hips and a hint of cleanser. Light-bodied; Very funky flavour of sweet tea, roses, flowers, earth and a lot of fake sugary sweetness with no malt, of course no hops and nothing else of distinction. Aftertaste is funky and odd with the rose flavour front and centre and no break from that, aside from a bit of earth. Overall, a pretty bad beer with the really funky colour starting it off and ending with an odd floral taste and of course the absurd sweetness that shouldn’t be coming from this at all. Overall, a not-so-good offering and a very high price in a city where much better beer can be found for half the price. Steer clear of this one if you are in Hong Kong - there are better options available! I sampled this 333 mL bottle purchased a few hours ago at City’Super in Harbour City, Kowloon, Hong Kong on 04-July-2014 for HK$45,00 sampled in my hotel room here in Wan Chai, Hong Kong on 04-July-2014.
Kyotolefty (15977) reviewed Hamanasu Draft from Abashiri Beer 15 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Made with Rosa Rugosa rosehips and less than 25% malt. Light red color. Innocuous nose: slightly fruity, dry. Dry, bitter flavor, not sweet (expected it would be), feels like champagne yeast was used. Maybe the flavor of rose hips is there, not sure. Dusty, bitter finish that leaves you with cotton mouth. Not awful—not good either.