tokyobeerdrinker (9001) reviewed Madonna Alt from Dogo Beer 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at Lower Right. Caramel, drinkable, bit of sweetness, not much else, but it'll do. Malty. Decent enough. Bit of fruit.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Madonna Alt from Dogo Beer 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap at BeerFes Osaka 2019. Orange-amber, clear. Nose is minerals, caramel, apple. Grainy caramel flavor, apples. Nothing special here but not terrible.
TimE (11146) reviewed Madonna Alt from Dogo Beer 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Hazy amber color with white head. Clean mine rally with appley. Low hops ok.
KansaiBeerLovers (8927) reviewed Madonna Alt from Dogo Beer 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
I always admirred this brewery for their strong design aesthetic of the bottles. A bit confusing as to the type of beer inside until you realize it is written on the cap which also seems to be color coded. Souvenir from my friend which is a funny coincidence as I just bought tickets to go to Matsuyama in February. Anyways, on to the beer. Served in a stange it pours a nutty amber brown with a thin off-white head that leaves a lingering ring around the glass. The aroma is rich cacao, dark chocolate - it kind of reminds me of fresh cacao plants that have just been sliced open. Medium bodied with a very effervescent carbonation. The taste starts off strong with that cacao richness but then kind of falls apart - you get an astringeant somewhat bitter maltiness that is a bit harsh then some fruity tanginess. OK enough but it needs to be tweaked to tie in all the various elements.
jinroh (4381) reviewed Madonna Alt from Dogo Beer 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
330 ml bottle from Takashimaya @ Nagoya Station. Pours copper-brown with a small head that is gone fast. Aroma is quite malty, also some edges hinting perhaps bitterness in the taste. Taste feels carbonated, hop bitterness there, also malty biscuits with subdued fruitiness. Long, somewhat bitter aftertaste, with malt flavours cleanly cut. Something that feels unbalanced - elements separately are not bad but they don’t really sing together as well as they could.