7.5

Blikje op kamer in Kyoto 6 oktober 2025. Donkergouden kleur. Had iets bitterder gemogen.

6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Straight from the can so no comments on the looks. Aroma of oranges, malts and some hints of lemon. Taste follows aroma plus caramel. Low bitterness. Medium carbonation. Nice and easy.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

330ml bottle. Pours clear gold, thin white sheet atop. Nicely fruity, with a zesty orange sweetness coming into play. OK overall.

6.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at Spring Valley Brewing, Kyoto. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of grain, citrus, lemon and light malt. Flavour is above light sweet and bitter. Light bodied with light carbonation.

5.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Tap at Spring Valley Kyoto but brewed at Kirin's Shiga factory. 496 IPA? IPL? Pale ale? 6.5% 45 IBU They don't seem to know what style it is so I will decide for them, some oily type of budget pale ale. Copper color with a mild pine hop bouquet with some honey sweet malt notes. The medium body is slick in texture and reminds me of low-end IPAs shipped without refrigeration- think an IPA where the hops have faded or a really budget macro-IPA, if released in the 1980s it could've been something.

5.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Pours clear golden, amber-ish hue to it. Hops are there, fruity and a bit tropical, overall, not very strong. Taste is also exhibiting some hop characteristics but not much there to show, kind of limp. Kind of remind me these Kirin’s IPA’s I can find from convenience stores. Not bad but not yet there. Keep trying!

5.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Tap at the Daikanyama brew pub. They say it is "like an IPA but not really." Nose of candied oranges and lemon. Smells a bit syrupy. Sweet, syrupy flavor, very fruity in a fake way and cloying. The most disappointing of the visit.