Imperial Belgian Ale
Kyodo Shoji Coedo Brewery in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan 🇯🇵
Belgian Style Regular|
Score
6.99
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at JBT fest. Blonde colour, bit hazy, creamy white head. Aroma is bit funky, slight yeasty element. Bit wit like. Taste is citrus grapefruit, some weirdness. Twiggy maltiness, some wheat. Nice enough, but little unexciting. Doesn't hide alcohol so well. Not sure about it. Was ok, but not rushing back to try it again.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tap at Watering Hole, Tokyo. Opaque yellow colour with a white head. Strong citric aroma with yeast, fruits. Mild hops flavour with wheat and malt.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft at JBT 3 year anniversary. Golden blond. Nice citrus nose, orange, clean hops, probably orange peel. Sweet, tangy flavor, yeast and grassy hops, citrus. Solid Belgian golden ale with nice bitterness and not cloying at all. Approaching a Duvel-like thing. Great. Maybe the best of this style yet made in Japan?
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
light amber color. Estery Belgian yeast nose. Hint of peaches and apricots. The mouth is clean, balanced, dry and with Belgian funk hitting followed by an assault of hops. Big bad ass lingering finish. Very well balanced and well put together beer. Lingering dry finish. Best beer these guys have made.