Saison Du Japon
Kiuchi Brewery - Hitachino Nest in Naka, Ibaraki, Japan 🇯🇵
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
6.75
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Saison du Japon is brewed with a local wheat and koji (malted rice) which is a vital ingredient to create Sake. This beer has a uniquely sweet flavor of rice koji and a natural acidity caused by the fermentation.
Ingredients: Water, barley malt (Lager, Munich), wheat malt, rice koji, Yuzu juice, hops (Perle, Kent Golding, Pacifica, Hallertau), Ale yeast.
Ingredients: Water, barley malt (Lager, Munich), wheat malt, rice koji, Yuzu juice, hops (Perle, Kent Golding, Pacifica, Hallertau), Ale yeast.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. DArk yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. oily palate.
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2026
at 10:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, from Mitsuwa Market, Edgewater NJ. Pours faintly cloudy dark yellow/orange with a foamy beige head, yeast malt aroma, high carbonation, medium bitter yuzu lemon-malt taste with yeasty flavor. thin body. long yuzu finish. Quite tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2025
at 20:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy yellow pour, big white head. Very sweet Aroma, hints of cooked rice, wet paper, and lemon rind. Slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carb. Finish is sweet, lacks a sharp saison bite, and crispness. Reminds me more of a wit than a saison. Meh.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:10
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Dry. Pale malt, unusual grain profile, spicy and foral notes. Interesting.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2025
at 12:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating - 330ml bottle, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of marmalade, honey, caramel, rice & yeast. Medium body. Light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2025
at 21:14
6/10
Tried
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:55
8/10
Beer swap party people? Cute, and according the very nice bartender, single manager? I love DC!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
350mL can with JP11.23m on the bottom, drunk 10/18/24. Clear bronze with a hint of copper/amber. Medium-sized, white head slowly recedes to cover. Bitter, grassy and/or herbal qualities in the nose with big pepper notes and an underlying dough and honey-like malt. Not what I was expecting (honestly was expecting Americanized saison here) and I'm pleasantly surprised at the lack of crude esters/phenols. Malty flavors with light caramel and/or koji. Sweetness tempered somewhat by whatever this bitter element is. Not a classic Belgian saison, nor is it a crappy Americanized version. Not sure what the hell this is, but it's different and interesting. Maybe a touch sweeter than I'd prefer. Lingering orange water, floral notes, grass and sweet koji. Not really rating this as a true Belgian saison. More of a flavored/spiced ale.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2024
at 02:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Clear bright golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of flowers, fruits, apricot hint, citrus, grains. Taste is malty, grain, bread, yeasty, fruit, with yuzu citrus and herbal hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2023
at 18:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
2/9/2023. Bottle at Cardiff GP beer share. From Peterborough Beer Festival. Pours clear dark golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma is malty, yeasty, caramel, bread, herbs. Medium plus sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, quite fizzy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2023
at 21:38