Shunkashuto -- Summer 2015 (Natsu)
Kyoto Brewing Company in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵
Farmhouse - Saison Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.37
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春夏秋冬シリーズ(９つ目の仕込み)：季節の移り変わりに敏感な日本にとって、セゾンはぴったりなスタイルだと考えています。もともとフランス語で「季節」という意味の「セゾン」は季節感のあふれるビールです。「春夏秋冬」は季節ごとにレシピを変えて、それぞれの季節をうまく表現するビールを作る試みです。
「夏」はセゾン酵母のデリケートな香りを残しながら、さっぱりさとほんのりとしたトロピカル感を加えて、香りと味わいを同時に楽しめるビールに仕上げました。ドライでほんのりと酸味があって、喉の潤いにぴったり。要するに、「夏」の春夏秋冬は敢えてドライホッピングをせずに、セゾン酵母の独特な香りが表に出るようにしましたので、酵母とホップの香りのバランスをお楽しみください。
祭りの時期って確かにクラフトビールと合う！
This week, for our 9th batch, we are releasing our first beer in a new lineup.Saison (or "season" in French) seems like the perfect beer for Japan, a country that culturally places great importance on observing the changing seasons. With our 'Shunkashuto' (or "Four Seasons") series, we decided to make a different Saison for Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter to suit the different times of year.
Summer is the ideal season for Saison. Dry, crisp, and slightly acidic; a great combination for quenching your thirst on a hot Summer’s day. We decided to forgo dry hopping for the Summer version of Shunkashuto, instead deciding to allow the wonderful aroma of the Saison yeast to take center stage. While this means the beer doesn't have as much impact as some of our more heavily hopped beers, we think you will agree that the aroma is a delicate yet complex blend of both yeast and hop aromas.
Nothing like a nice pint of craft beer during the Japan festival season.
「夏」はセゾン酵母のデリケートな香りを残しながら、さっぱりさとほんのりとしたトロピカル感を加えて、香りと味わいを同時に楽しめるビールに仕上げました。ドライでほんのりと酸味があって、喉の潤いにぴったり。要するに、「夏」の春夏秋冬は敢えてドライホッピングをせずに、セゾン酵母の独特な香りが表に出るようにしましたので、酵母とホップの香りのバランスをお楽しみください。
祭りの時期って確かにクラフトビールと合う！
This week, for our 9th batch, we are releasing our first beer in a new lineup.Saison (or "season" in French) seems like the perfect beer for Japan, a country that culturally places great importance on observing the changing seasons. With our 'Shunkashuto' (or "Four Seasons") series, we decided to make a different Saison for Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter to suit the different times of year.
Summer is the ideal season for Saison. Dry, crisp, and slightly acidic; a great combination for quenching your thirst on a hot Summer’s day. We decided to forgo dry hopping for the Summer version of Shunkashuto, instead deciding to allow the wonderful aroma of the Saison yeast to take center stage. While this means the beer doesn't have as much impact as some of our more heavily hopped beers, we think you will agree that the aroma is a delicate yet complex blend of both yeast and hop aromas.
Nothing like a nice pint of craft beer during the Japan festival season.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Gion Matsuri. Slightly lighter than the Natsu no Kimagure. A lightly spicy nose with a peppery character to it. The taste is a bit sweet, menthos (?) and classic belgian spiciness. Right up my alley. A classic light saison, really good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jul 2015
at 09:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Craft Beer Forrest. Hazy pale golden color with a nice big soapy head. Nose has lemon zest, crackers, orange and spice with big yeast notes. Taste is more the same with great carbonation. Spicy, crisp and refreshing like a good saison should be. --- Beer merged from original tick of Shunkashuto: Natsu (Summer) (春夏秋冬 夏) on 13 Jul 2015 at 21:08 - Score: 8
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jul 2015
at 05:07