Suwa Roman Beer Rindou Alt
Reijin Shuzo in Suwa, Nagano, Japan 🇯🇵
Altbier Regular|
Score
6.69
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Kyotolefty (15977) reviewed Suwa Roman Beer Rindou Alt from Reijin Shuzo 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle mail ordered from the brewery. Deep brown color, lightly cloudy, low head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, malts, just a hint of diacetyl. Flavor is sweet and malty caramel with a touch of butterscotch. Light hops in the finish. Lacks the dryness, cleanness, and hops of a real alt, but tastes ok.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Tasting set direct ordered online directly from the brewery. A lovely deep amber with ruby highlights pour with a thick foamy light beige head that leaves a dash of lacing behind. Rich malty sweet aroma that pays tribute to scotch ales or barley wines with fruity plum notes. Medium light bodied with a effervescent carbonation. A pleasant mouthfeel but the rich aroma gave me the promise of a fuller body than it has which is a shame. The taste is great though, the malts are the star of this beer giving plum, figs, caramel & toffee. Sweet without being cloying and it’s also easy to drink. Good stuff.