Onzaki

Tap at In Tha Door. Interesting. Caramel maltiness, little sweet. Aroma is a bit like sweets, bit thin, but the taste is nice enough.

I wanted to try the new Yo-Ho saison tonight but my local Lawson didn’t have it... disappointing. But a big thanks to Mick for hooking me up with this Kibidote Onzaki English Pale Ale from his trip to Okayama. It pours a lovely honey gold with a thick foamy beige head that lingers. The aroma seems quite spot on with a bready fruity malt caramel. Medium bodied, the carbonation is quite round and the taste is much maltier and richer than I expecting. This isn’t really my favorite style but I gotta say they seem to be doing something right. A bit nutty, very malty fudge like caramel some boozy ethanol which is an off-flavor but not that much then a neutral bitter bitting finish. Not bad, I look forward to visiting their brewery and trying more of their beers sometime.

Draught at the brewpub. Fruity, slightly hoppy aroma. Slight yeast funk. Fruity, medium caramel with nice fruitiness. Nice idea, but needs a bit of work.