Sorachi Ale
Takikawa Craft Beer Factory in Takikawa, Hokkaido, Japan 🇯🇵
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.41
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
5% Bottle from Kyoto Isetan, looks like they had a Hokkaido Fair again recently so there were a bunch of different Hokkaido beers in the Beer Section in the basement. A matte brown gold in color with a 1 cm dense long lasting head of beige foam. The aroma is lemony pine with some diacetyl unfortunately (very very minimal though) and sweet malt caramel. The taste has bright sorachi ace but then the malt character is rough and diacetyl, again not too full on but it is obvious these guys still have a ways to go... Especially as regards packaged stuff, their sorachi Pilsner I had, I recall being alright.
Kyotolefty (15977) reviewed Sorachi Ale from Takikawa Craft Beer Factory 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap at GJBF Osaka 2016. Pretty orange color, hay. Nose is minerals, pepper, some herbal hops. Rather lemony flavor, some fruit, bitter finish. Not quite there.