Snow Monkey IPA (2018)
(Batch of Snow Monkey IPA)
Tamamura-Honten (Shiga Kogen Beer) in Shimotakai, Nagano, Japan 🇯🇵
IPA Regular|
Score
6.98
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at Molto. Shiga Kogen Snow Monkey 2018 This year’s version is a NEIPA that is a cloudy milky honey gold, it looks really thick and not as clear as other photos I’ve seen. I think it’s probably getting near the bottom of the keg... The aroma is very bright fragrant topical fruits. Light bodied and bone dry it’s quite a bit more bitter than I expected. The taste is wheat crackers with tropical fruits and some dank resin in the bitter finish. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Apr 2018
at 11:06
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at 2018 Kyoto Zest Oike Beer Festival. Dark, muddy golden color, lacy. Nose is orange juice, tropical mango and pineapple, wheat biscuits. Nice juice flavor, lots of wheat coming through. Decent but not up there with the best.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Apr 2018
at 00:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
very turbid amber and white color, big orange and white gummy bears with lots of peaches. Low medium bitterness, still mouthfeel is a bit off. White Grapefruit bitterness. Everyone said it was much better on tap. Might have to re-rate at some point.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2018
at 01:14