Aooni

Canned at RBJG park session. Clear deep golden. Rich grapefruity aroma. fairly dry wih clean, solid body. Caramel hides under thisck layers of grapefruity hops. Massive piney bitterness.

Can 350ml.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, roasted, light alcohol notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (050808)

Can. Very hoppy aroma, malt is a bit thin. Some citrus in those American hops. flavor shows up a littl more malt, but still it is a little watery. Decent hops, for sure, but comes across more like a light bitter. A bit too thin. Not a bad beer overall, but not near as good as the 18th Century IPA that is seems to have replaced. Balance is lacking. (I’m not angry that it comes in cans, even though this one IS a bit metallic. the price is great for Japan).

Canned. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruits, some nectar and sap. Flavour is peach, grass, some sap and wood. Quite sweet, otherwise nice.

Clear golden with medium beige head. Sweet aroma with caramel, toasted malt and hops. Flavor likewise with a bitter eand dry end.

Light copper with some amber. Aroma has some light bitterness, some pine, earth, and slightly sweet malts. Bitterness hits a lot harder in the flavor. Some citrus and pine, light sweet malt backbone. Lemon comes through just barely. Bitter finish with a slight oiliness. Not all that complex, but nice. Crisp, medium body, Nice and bitter for a Japanese IPA but a little lacking in overall flavor. I’d buy it again, though. (Just bought a can of this last night for 140 yen. That’s cheaper than some of the crappy pale lagers available in Japan. Unbeatable for that price)