Kyoto 2017
Spring Valley Brewery in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 🇯🇵
Wheat Ale Regular|
Score
6.45
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Tap at SVB Kyoto. I was walking by on my way to the station and saw that the Kyoto 2017, 4.5%, beer was back on. It was limited to a small size but as that is all I wanted no worries. An opaque hold with a minimal head and rough grainy aroma. Very sharply carbonated, overly so and sweet and grainy. This is like a crappy macro-lager brewed badly on a micro-system. How on earth did this sell out? It has a tart citrus zest edge, a bit eggy, and just plain weird. Way too gassy, some version of a Kirin beer from 1988 called no. 1497 according to the menu though the English menu doesn't mention any connection to Kirin and just says it is made with Kyoto grown Koshi hikari rice. So delving into the menu I see it was made with wheat and koshihikari sake rice making this a golden speciality grain beer, I guess. Meh, way too bloody gassy, nothing is off with this beer but it is pretty frikin' boring.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Kyoto 2017 from Spring Valley Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap at SVB Kyoto. Said to have 20% wheat, 20% rice, plus koji. Grainy, rice nose, porridge, light citrus hops. Pale gold, light haze, with lace. Sweet rice flavor, grains, mild and balanced with not much hop. Plain.