Hop Smuggler Session Ale #037
Ushi-Tora Brewing in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan 🇯🇵
Collab with: Schooner BrewingIPA - Session Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.11
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Ushitora x Schooner Exact #037 Hop Smuggler Session Ale - On tap at Bungalow’s 3rd Anniversary. Typical super-pale Ushitora gold. It’s got a nice hoppy fruit nose on a light body. Not watery but light as 90% of their beers seem to be lately. Decent flavor and a solid session IPA much more satisfying than that Ame Yomi Saison.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
very pale color. Light fruity nose with tons of tropical fruit. Good bitterness, easy drinking. Nice stuff
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at Dig. Pale gold color, hazy, with a low head. Lemony nose, crackers, fruit. Light and crisp, nice light but persistent carbonation. Good enough.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Ushi-Tora tap takeover at CBM Koenji. Collaboration beer between Schooner Exact and Ushi-Tora. Lovely deep straw color with a nice fluffy white head. Big citrus aromas with grapefruit, iyokan and some slight resin standing out. Taste is more of the same with a pefect body. ABV is 4.5 but feels closer to whats in a 5.5%. Very refreshing and crisp flavors on the palate. Some grassiness as well. Awesome bitter finish. Very well done and one my favorites of the Uetake era. --- Beer merged from original tick of #037 / Schooner Exact Hop Smuggler Session Ale on 22 Aug 2015 at 22:43 - Score: 8