Adamu
Tamamura-Honten (Shiga Kogen Beer) in Shimotakai, Nagano, Japan 🇯🇵
Collab with: Hair of the Dog Brewing CompanyTraditional Beer - Adambier Special
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Score
7.22
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8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tap at the Craftheads event. Dark, toffee and caramel, lots of fruit, smoke, thick. Light spice. Very nice. Boozy, cherry. Two years later and two years older at Gremlin. Mellow, rich, but the same flavours. Very smooth. Maybe a couple of extra points.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Sample from bottle. Dark amber color. Rice, Apple and calvados in the aroma and flavor. Sweet and sticky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 08:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thanks to Ingo, on June 2, 2017. 33 cl bottle.Hazy brown color, small to very small head. Sweet, alcohol, raisin scent. Sweet, bitter taste. Sweet, bitter, alcohol aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Warming alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2017
at 08:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle many thx to Ingo cons 2017-06-02 Göteborg vintage 2015 AR: British fruit cake, raisins, prunes AP: clear brown, wee thin beige head F: roasted malt, brown malt, warming feeling, thin body, raisins
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2017
at 18:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Amber, not much head. Nose is not super expressive. Soft, light fruits, mellow and drinkable but not the body nor smoke as the original.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2017
at 17:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Shiga Kogen / Hair of the Dog Adamu (by Tamamura-Honten (Shiga Kogen Beer)):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
10/XII/16 - 33cl bottle from a trade, shared with Erwin @ home - BB: n/a (2016-1459) Thanks to BrokenShoulder for the trade!
Clear purple brown beer, small aery off-white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, bit dusty, malty, some chocolate, candy, bit sugary. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: alcohol, some caramel, hoppy, chocolate, whisky, malty, more alcohol. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, slightly smoky, bitter, cheesy touch, unripe melons, raisins, sweet, caramel, dried fruits.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 2/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 17/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
10/XII/16 - 33cl bottle from a trade, shared with Erwin @ home - BB: n/a (2016-1459) Thanks to BrokenShoulder for the trade!
Clear purple brown beer, small aery off-white head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, bit dusty, malty, some chocolate, candy, bit sugary. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: alcohol, some caramel, hoppy, chocolate, whisky, malty, more alcohol. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, slightly smoky, bitter, cheesy touch, unripe melons, raisins, sweet, caramel, dried fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2016
at 16:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, 330 ml, trade with TimE. Pours brown, almost no head. Sweetish, caramel, malty, maybe bit of candies, wood, alcohol can’t be detected. Medium body, finishes dry. Quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2016
at 13:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Oddly, I had this after having the barrel aged version! Bottle thanks to Mick. Pours a mostly clear copper brown color with a small white head. A big sweet smoky nose. Sugary malty base, fruity, berries, big smoky malts. Hot, but drinkable. This is very different than the HOTD version, much more of a smoky barely wine. Hotter. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2016
at 02:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Malty nose, caramel, chocolate, nuts, a bit of smoke. Nice, rich, malt. Reddish, dark brown, cloudy, with lace. Estery, malty, some smoke, caramel, apple, grapes, very bitter hoppy finish, peppery, prickly. A bit too bitter, actually, but that does help balance. Full, oily, light carbonation. Interesting, can see the family resemblance to Adam, but it needs a bit of work to get up there. Still, pretty fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2016
at 03:42
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Adamu 10% A mahagoney brown, looks nice. The nose has some peaty smoke and burnt brown sugar. Full bodied, sweet, oakey, some peat, malty. Pretty nice. Kind of muted. Paired with a s’mores type cheesecake it brings out a malt caramel character. The 10% ABV is very well integrated though.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2016
at 09:48