Shimanekko Lager
Shimane Beer Co. / Beer Hearn in Matsue, Shimane, Japan 🇯🇵
Lager - Rice Regular|
Score
6.83
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Dank, fruity aroma, white grapes, tropical fruit, citrus. Mosaic hops evident--Citra also used, they say. Light bready malts, rice. Medium golden to orange with quite a bit of haze a a large, pillowy head. Hoppy, light, crisp. The hops really shine and make it fun. Dank and fruity, with a very bitter finish. The malt is crackery and crisp, senbei, saltines. Also shows a soft, rounded sweetness from the rice. Well done with a surprisingly bitter and crisp finish that lasts a long, long time.
Label is more interesting than the beer but it’s fine. Less exciting version of the pils really. Nothing particularly of note.