Tamamura-Honten (Shiga Kogen Beer) Snow Monkey IPA

Snow Monkey IPA

 

Tamamura-Honten (Shiga Kogen Beer) in Shimotakai, Nagano, Japan 🇯🇵

  IPA Regular
Score
7.13
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 39
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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tap at Molto. Shiga Kogen Snow Monkey 2018 This year’s version is a NEIPA that is a cloudy milky honey gold, it looks really thick and not as clear as other photos I’ve seen. I think it’s probably getting near the bottom of the keg... The aroma is very bright fragrant topical fruits. Light bodied and bone dry it’s quite a bit more bitter than I expected. The taste is wheat crackers with tropical fruits and some dank resin in the bitter finish. Solid.
Tried from Draft on 19 Apr 2018 at 11:06

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at 2018 Kyoto Zest Oike Beer Festival. Dark, muddy golden color, lacy. Nose is orange juice, tropical mango and pineapple, wheat biscuits. Nice juice flavor, lots of wheat coming through. Decent but not up there with the best.
Tried from Draft on 09 Apr 2018 at 00:33

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
very turbid amber and white color, big orange and white gummy bears with lots of peaches. Low medium bitterness, still mouthfeel is a bit off. White Grapefruit bitterness. Everyone said it was much better on tap. Might have to re-rate at some point.
Tried from Draft on 01 Apr 2018 at 01:14

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draught @ 9th. BBF 2017 [ 9th Borefts Beer Festival 2017 ] @ Brouwerij de Molen, Bodegraven, Netherlands. [ As Shiga Kogen Snow Monkey IPA ].Unclear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, grass, citrus, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, hoppy, pine, citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20170922] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried on 31 Jan 2018 at 18:50

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Weich grasiger, mild süßer Antrunk. Geringe Herbe, weich bitter, blumig. Spritzig, moderat herb, leichte Kräuternoten, Hefe. Gut. 10/9/10/10//10
Tried on 20 Oct 2017 at 07:00

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hazy blond with lacy head. Aroma and flavour are very hoppy with some floral and fruity notes. Very dry finish.
Tried on 30 Sep 2017 at 17:52

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
8 3 7 3 15 Draft at Borefts Beer Festival '17. Hazy golden orange with an off white head. Aroma of citrus, grassy hops, tropical fruits and peach. Flavour is light sweet and moderate bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 25 Sep 2017 at 15:07

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draft at Borefts 2017. Hazy deep golden color. Off white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma's: dank hops, light citrus, juicy, light resin. Retronasal it's dank and juicy. Flavor is light sweet, dankish. Light bodied. Finishes dank, light bitter.
Tried from Draft on 25 Sep 2017 at 14:40

8.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Sampled @ Borefts Beer Festival 2017, day 1. Hazy orange color, medium sized white head. Quite dense long lasting white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, heavily hopped, very nice fruity hoppiness, hop bitter. Medium body and carbonation. Very nice!
Tried on 25 Sep 2017 at 14:11

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
@Borefts 2017 van tap, licht wazig gouden met witte kraag. aroma van mout, citrus, smaken zijn wat dun/waterig, slap, licht grassig, zwak zuurtje, matig bitter, redelijk droog in de afdonk, citrus, perzik, mango. ok
Tried from Draft on 25 Sep 2017 at 12:45