Tamamura-Honten (Shiga Kogen Beer) Not So Mild Ale

Not So Mild Ale

 

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

Collab with: Nøgne Ø
  Mild Regular
Score
6.77
ABV: 4.5% IBU: 27 Ticks: 20
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7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from Hasegawa. Fresh hop vesion. Muddy red brown colour with hardly any head. Aroma is saucy, bit of chocolate, malt, quite stinky. Some booziness in the background. Maybe something BBQ like, meaty and saucy. Taste is less interesting, but quite nice still, initial malty sweetness, bit of chocolate, caramel, slight bitterness too, but buried. Body is quite thin, had this with the other fresh hop shiga kogen I had. Hint of fruitiness in there, berries maybe, but mostly sweet. Not sickly though. Better than I thought it was going to be.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2019 at 15:53

7.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours murky brown, bit dirty and not really with much carbonation to speak of. Nutty brown ale caramel nose, this one has also decent hops and some fruit aromas. Taste has this creamy caramel candy flavour with some additional herbal hoppy edge. Nice hop character overall, dry and quite long lingering finish. Actually enjoying this one more than I thought I would.
Tried from Can on 09 Jul 2017 at 09:19

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Small glass on draft at Craftheads, possibly leftover from the Shiga Kogen anniversary event. Labeled as Not So Mild Ale Harvest Brew. 200 ml pour. Clear dark amber with off-white head. Aromas of toffee, light roast, floral notes. Tastes of toffee, biscuit, light caramel, toast, light floral hops. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 22 Dec 2014 at 21:24

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at Bungalow’s 1st Anniversary Shiga Kogen Tap Takeover event. 500 yen, 4.5% I had this a long time ago in bottles & really enjoyed it. Let’s see how this draft batch is.  Possibly wet hopped as it is marked HARVEST BREW. It pours a dark ruby brown with an off white head of foam. The aroma is citrus, pine & caramel. A nice floral type of bouquet. Nice full body, but undercarbonated again. Fruity, malty sweet with good lemon notes with a piney finish & a malty aftertaste. Yup, I still like it!
Tried from Draft on 08 Sep 2013 at 07:03

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at Paradiso Dupont. Cloudy brown color, massive tan ice cream cone head. Aroma of spiced caramel and butterscotch. Taste of Christmas fruitcake, but in a good way.
Tried from Draft on 02 Feb 2012 at 18:09

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap at Birch & Barley in October 2011. Slightly hazy amber with a large fluffy head. Mild aroma and taste of bread, some fruit, caramel and something that reminded of chocolate. Very easy to drink.
Tried from Draft on 20 Oct 2011 at 19:26

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 330ml.Clear medium to dark brown amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, chocolate malt, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110129]
Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2011 at 08:38

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle 330ml @ fonefan
Pours clear dark amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt and caramel. Taste is light sweet. Body is medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2011 at 05:30

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of yngwie. Pours a clear nutty brown with a small off-white head. A discreet and mild roast in the nose. Light body, roast, licorice and a little vanilla. Vague raisiny finish. 290111
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2011 at 05:25

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle @ Ulfborg Weekend, Jan 2011. Pours amber with small bubbles on top. Sweet malty. Caramel and toffee. Medium bodied. Rich malty a bit of hops in the end. Quite tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2011 at 05:23