Samurai
Amager Bryghus in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.08
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Dryhopped Imperial Hazy IPA, featuring Sabro, Simcoe & Sorachi Ace hops.
Anyone who has ever met our bear-like Head Brewer, Jacob Storm, has probably noticed that deep in that always smiling face there is an extra layer of depth and mystery. And if you look really deep (Jacob hates that!) you will recognize some unmistakably Asian facial features - or more specifically, Japanese. Today most of us may see him as the epitome of an Amager boy, but Jacob's ancestry goes way back to a far more colorful past. In early 1869 Jacob's seven times great grandmother, Candelia Storm, sailed as a ship's cook aboard the Dutch merchant clipper Kosmopoliet II. Japan was slowly opening up to the world after a long period of isolation. But not everybody in Japanese society approved of this change, and as Kosmopoliet II pulled into Tomakomai Harbor on Hokkaido Island in February 1869, fate had it that the island had just been captured by a traditionalist Samurai warrior clan, and renamed the Republic of Ezo. The Samurai wanted absolutely no dealings with the Dutch merchants with one exception: Candelia Storm had spellbound the leading Samurai officer to a degree that went all the way to marriage and a baby. However, the rebellious Republic of Ezo did not last for long, and the changing times overthrew not only the Samurai republic but also Candelia's marriage, and she ended back at Amager with a very exotic looking baby boy, and a story that the locals found hard to believe.
Anyone who has ever met our bear-like Head Brewer, Jacob Storm, has probably noticed that deep in that always smiling face there is an extra layer of depth and mystery. And if you look really deep (Jacob hates that!) you will recognize some unmistakably Asian facial features - or more specifically, Japanese. Today most of us may see him as the epitome of an Amager boy, but Jacob's ancestry goes way back to a far more colorful past. In early 1869 Jacob's seven times great grandmother, Candelia Storm, sailed as a ship's cook aboard the Dutch merchant clipper Kosmopoliet II. Japan was slowly opening up to the world after a long period of isolation. But not everybody in Japanese society approved of this change, and as Kosmopoliet II pulled into Tomakomai Harbor on Hokkaido Island in February 1869, fate had it that the island had just been captured by a traditionalist Samurai warrior clan, and renamed the Republic of Ezo. The Samurai wanted absolutely no dealings with the Dutch merchants with one exception: Candelia Storm had spellbound the leading Samurai officer to a degree that went all the way to marriage and a baby. However, the rebellious Republic of Ezo did not last for long, and the changing times overthrew not only the Samurai republic but also Candelia's marriage, and she ended back at Amager with a very exotic looking baby boy, and a story that the locals found hard to believe.
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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Tap at Beer Hunters. Hazy orange colour and small white head. Riped fruits, mint in the nose (Sabro). Medium-bodied. Sabro is dominates, riped tropical fruits. Neh.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2022
at 17:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at the brewery. Murky yellow body, off-white head. Citric, coconut, jelly, dill, peppery aroma, Sabro and Sorachi saying hi very loudly, with Simcoe in the background trying to hold them together and create some balance or connection or... something. Though... if they had used Styrian Wolf with these, now that would be something else. But they haven't and this beer is hardly a fluke, despite some dill-earthy moments. Lean taste, dry, dill, sweet yellow tropical fruit, some herbal bitterness by the finish, earthy as well, small waves of coconut keeping everything fresh.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2022
at 12:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Beers@Moviefun. Hazy orange, thin, white head; lots of sediment. Aroma of grapefruit juice, ripe orange, mango, mandarin peel, biscuit. Taste has sweet orange & mango; sourish citrus zest, bitter citrus peel and a biscuity malt base. Piney hoppy finish, zesty notes of grapefruit & orange peel; hidden alcohol. Medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation. Decent but I expected a little more depth from Amager.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2022
at 16:39
7/10
Magus ja kuiv, veits tärklisene. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jun 2022
at 23:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Amager Bryggen. Poured a hazy golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light tropical citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet, with a fresh, crisp juicy citrus, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2022
at 19:08
7/10
Tried
on 15 May 2022
at 13:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 15 May 2022
at 13:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. An unclear golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of exotic fruits, spices, straw, hops, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, citrus fruits, spices, and malt, leading to a bitter finish. Papsø, I think it is the first Sorachi Ace beer I like
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Apr 2022
at 14:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg Haket Festival #5 2022-04-02 Göteborg AR: hop burn, dried tropical fruity pine AR: pale hazy yellow, wee off-white foam F: hop burn, dried tropical fruity pine
Tried
on 18 Apr 2022
at 21:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap@Amager Nørreport - hazy yellow with a white head. Sabro pina colada goodness to the fore, succulent pineapple and delicate coconut shavings, sorachi induced hop spice, medium sweet citrus and exotic fruity medley ensues, supported by some soft sweet malts, balanced bitter piney hoppy finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Feb 2022
at 12:03