Draft at Keyaki Spring 2015. Mostly clear straw color with a bit of haze and a small white head. Lemon on the nose is prominent with a touch of banana and clove. Taste has lemon, yeast and a bit of banana as well. Not overly sweet. Slight sour finish. Not exactly what I’m looking for in a weizen. Not bad, but kind of off for the style.

Drove past the Michinoku Fukushima Brewery today for a few times, so finally got this 330 ml bottle from Fukushima JR station. They only had Pilsner and Weizen, nothing else. Pours watery-pale, nice head that comes down a bit but stays long. A bit too clear for a good weizen, I think. Aroma is sweet-yeasty, has bananas and nice esters. Taste is light, watery, easygoing and not too exciting. Some sourness at the end, Not a bad beer but missing the wheat body I like in case of weizens.

Draught at Craft Beer Festival in Ichinoseki, 2011. Bright pastel yellow with a nice head. Yeasty nose with a bit of lemon, medium banana and clove. Decent, fruity. Flavor is very spicy, with banana, orange, rich and thick malts, bread. Very spicy, sweet, and cakey. A bit dull.

Golden color. Cloves, bananas and slightly sour nose. Sour mouth. Bananas. Dry finish. not much to say.