Heartland
Kirin Brewery Company (Kirin Holdings) in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 🇯🇵
Lager - Premium Regular|
Score
5.36
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at Dean’s Birthday tasting, August 2013. Poured a clear light amber with a thin white head. The aroma is stale malt. The flavour is weak bitter with bags of malt. An average lager. Not the best and not the worst either.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 11:41
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 3
Bottle shared. Pours clear light golden with a white head. Aroma of grain, light malt. Flavour is light sweet and bitter. Light bodied with light carbonation. Metal in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 11:09
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 5
50cl bottle courtesy of Worldbeertaste @ Dean’s Birthday tasting. Thin white head. Clear pale golden pour. An ok lager
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 11:05
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
This beer reminds me of Sleeman’s in terms of taste and packaging. It seems to be mid-way between craft and macro. A good lager, crisp, clean and slightly hoppy. It’s about 300 yen for a 500 ml and is the best of the macrobrews in Japan in my opinion.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2013
at 18:59
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
33 cl bottle @ Kemby’s, Hiroshima. Bottled 07/2011, BBE 03/2012?. Rated on 14.09.2011
Aroma is fresh and slightly hopped. It has some grainy malt. Flavour is a bit stale with some grainy malt and sweetish corn. Dryish finish. Feels like an attempt from a big brewer to make ”premium” beer.
Aroma is fresh and slightly hopped. It has some grainy malt. Flavour is a bit stale with some grainy malt and sweetish corn. Dryish finish. Feels like an attempt from a big brewer to make ”premium” beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2011
at 09:48
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at Wachi in Kyoto. Deep gold with a very fine head. Rather faint aroma of sweetish malts and hops. Nice but too faint and not complex. Good cereal flavor, malts and biscuits, slightly buttery. Decent enough hops. Crisp but creamy, with medium body. Pleasant enough. Much better on tap than in the bottle.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Oct 2008
at 08:18
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Pours a clear gold with a thick, fizzy head. Aroma of skunk hits you first...not a good omen. Grass, corn and some sweetness round out the aroma. I’m sort of dreading going in for the taste after the huge skunk aroma, but here goes. Slightly sweet and a litle tart. Finishes off with a bit of bitterness. Meh, probably won’t try it again, but It’s not a drain pour either.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2007
at 06:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Med golden color, fruity nose, light body with some unidentifiable, but flavourful, fruity hops. The mouth is slightly tart with some green apples and lemon zest. The finish is moderately dry. Good on tap
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Feb 2005
at 08:58