Monkey Claws
Tamamura-Honten (Shiga Kogen Beer) in Shimotakai, Nagano, Japan 🇯🇵
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
7.12
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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Craftheads event. Booze. Fruit again, something sweet. All these ratings are the same. Bourbon feel. Dry and malty, but with huge booze injection. Good stuff. Would like a proper glass of it to properly assess. Rerate, Gar Eden, Jan 15. Had my full glass. Stinky tropical fruit hoppiness, honey, booze. Light spice. Taste is surprisingly sweet, honey, tropical fruit, full bodied. Like a ramped up house ipa. Bit of spicy caramel later when it warmed. Nice. Small increase in score.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:02
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 330 ml, trade with TimE. Thanks for this one! Shared with JFK10000 and Max. Left it in cellar for a year. Pours dark orange,medium off white head. Dark fruit, dried fruit, nutty, easy drinkable for ABV, sweet, medium to full bodied. Seems it lost a bit of body and thickness, but gained drinkability.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2017
at 15:20
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle 33 cl at rickgordon at home tasting, on October 13, 2017.Thanks to Ingo! Marked 16.02.Hazy copper color, off-white head. Malty, alcohol scent. Sweet, malty, alcohol, dry taste. Dry, bitter aftertaste, also alcohol. Warming alcohol. Full mouthfeel, medium to medium high bitterness.6/3/6/4/12=3.1
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2017
at 06:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle many thx Ingo/Mayumi cons 2017-10-11 Göteborg AR: British fruit cake, dadels, rasins, brandy, marzipan AP: hazy amber, wee beige head F: British fruit cake, heavy alcholic, dry,
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2017
at 15:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Slightly hazy amber with a thin head. Has a light nose, thinnish, phenols and esters...fermentation not on point. Florals, touch of alcohol late. Did side by side with the original and it doesnt compare.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2017
at 17:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Timo. Tiny hazy caramel brown pour with a small offwhite head. Caramel toffee malts & herbal piney hops nose. Minerals & alcohol. Sweet, bitter, malty & herbal taste. Round, astringent & boozy mouth. Solid, but not spectacular.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2017
at 00:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Tanakaya. Pours a clear amber with some ruby. No head. Honey, wood, alcohol, molasses, cinnamon, vanilla all present on the nose. Not overly sweet but sweet, harsh at first but after an hour or 2 it mellows out. Lots of roasted molasses, piney bitterness and some honey present on the palate. Finish is bitter as it warms and quite boozy. Still, a nice smooth mouthfeel. --- Beer merged from original tick of Shiga Kogen / Hair of the Dog Monkey Claws on 15 Feb 2016 at 21:46 - Score: 7. Original review text: Boozy and hot with some roasted molasses and bitterness. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2016
at 08:03
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured beautiful amber, not much foam - although I did try to pour vigorously. Aroma of sweet beeswax, some hop remnants also there. Many layers. Taste is still very full, but hides alcohol really well, strong malt base and honey sweetness. Not too sweet though, just right. Get a lot better and more multi-layered once it warms. Great stuff, I like it better than Adamu.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2016
at 05:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Deep amber, mahogany color. Sweet malty nose with candided tangerines, cherries and wood. Christmas spices, candided tangerines, cinnamon and wood in the mouth. Fantastic, but boozy mouth. Nice lingering Christmas cake finish lovely. Age really helped this beer and it could go much much longer.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2015
at 07:48
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Taster showing cloudy amber with a finger of clean white foam. The nose shows clean tropical and slight piney notes. The palate is full bodied and lightly carbonated. Flavors of sweet malt and an intense alcohol burn. Needs a lot more aging to round out the edges.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2015
at 07:47