Pours clear golden, bit of white foam. Slightly fruity sweetish aroma, stuffed biscuits. Taste is quite sweet, some orange marmalade with a touch of lightly bitter hops. Sweetness continues in the finish. Not really bad and actually a nice change from usual premium lagers - but too sweet for me for the style.

Can from 7/11. Drank from the can. Light citrus aromas with strong mint, lemon and pine notes. Light caramel malts with some sudachi and lime. Fairly bitter on the palate and finish, but a little metallic and astringent. Not a bad effort but not that great either. --- Beer merged from original tick of Ryukyu Pale Ale on 01 Jan 2016 at 17:16 - Score: 4

Looks like Asahi’s Orion beer is getting in on the craft game with a new Orion Craft Series. This is their Ryukyu Pale Ale 5.5% A deep gold appropriate ABV with a minty fruity pine hop bouquet that has a flour/light bready tinge. The taste is fairly bitter, a little astringent pine & fruity hops but the finish is bitter grains. A passable pale ale which at 250¥ is ok but I’d probably pay the extra 20-50 yen for a Yo Ho beer or Captain Crow.

Can. Minerally, citrus nose, light biscuit malt. A bit of peach. golden-orange color, clear, with a high head. Sweet fruit flavor, a bit of honey, strong bitterness, orange, grapes. Peppery finish. Decent stuff.