Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from the supermarket. Surprised to find a new Otaru beer here in Kyoto! Bready malt nose, biscuit and honey, herbal hops. Toast, light nut, tiny caramel. Clear deep gold inching towards amber, with a full, thick head. Lovely. rich malt flavor, not sweet, bready, slightly yeasty. Very light hops. Soft carbonation (they say it is natural carbonation). Slightly doughy, with toast and a touch of caramel, probably Munich malt. Quite nice, supremely quaffable. Kind of reminds me of typical Bavarian Lager bier or Export. Definitely not a pils. Bitterness is light to medium, just enough to balance.