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

Label for 2007 is a bit different and is called Malt Selection, but idea is essentially the same and given the exact same alcohol it is likely same beer. Deep golden color, frothy white head. Very sweet perfumy malty nose. Adjuncts were mentioned in other ratings, but none are in the ingredients. Sweet malty mouth with cheap six-row grains. Blah, I hate the use of six-row grain in Canadian beer so they put it in this blah blah and blah. Sweet malty finish. This beer defines Japanese taste in beer, sweet and malty.