Japan Tale
Baird Brewing Co. in Izu, Shizuoka, Japan π―π΅
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Score
6.46
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7.5/10
This plum beer has quite a bit of sediment at the bottom of the bottle AND glass, so beware. Last sips were the best - stirred, and warmer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2018
at 21:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Slightly tart and fruity with hints of plum and funky yeastiness. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2017
at 08:50
6.5/10
Could be more fruity
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2017
at 21:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours beautiful yellow, slightly hazy, bit of white foam. Aroma is fresh and fruity, ume (plum) is coming out but is not very strong, just enough to create that sour-fruity balance against grainy malt backbone. This is also reflected in taste, lots of ume fruit giving a bitor sour acidity and then everything succumbs to a soft malty finish and dry bready ume linger. Totally a summer beer.
Tried
on 19 Sep 2016
at 06:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Some grass and lettuce, noble hops. Strange lemony sourness, some dust. More sourness in the finish. Meh.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2016
at 11:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle (bottled 20th June 2015) shared with a friend at home on 15th Aug 2016: so slightly out of date. Mini-haze to the golden yellow body, white head. fruity nose and taste with a citrus leaning. Easy drinking and fairly interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2016
at 15:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
2014 late summer review. On tap at Craft Beer Market Jimbocho. Cloudy golden orange color with huge off-white head. Big plum aroma with hints of orange zest, lime and other citrus. Plum, and slight biscuity malt tastes are present. Fairly sweet on the palate as it settles into room temperature. Thin body with watery mouthfeel. Floral and fruit notes remain throughout. --- Beer merged from original tick of Japan Tale Ale (ζ₯ζ¬η©θͺγ¨γΌγ«) on 26 Aug 2015 at 08:55 - Score: 7
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Feb 2015
at 09:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A fruit beer made with plum. 5.5% a super cloudy straw gold with a fluffy white head & a fresh plum aroma. The flavor is a mild zesty plum but the mouthfeel is thin & a bit watery with low carbonation. Zesty citrus that mellows into plum. Decent but it needs a bit more body & carbonation. Near the end of my glass the sweetness was getting slightly cloying but overall very nice.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2013
at 03:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours very pale straw with a fading head.Nose shows some funk and sweet stonefruit along with faint wheat.Acidic flavours, but with doughy notes underneath and the faintest hint of more stonefruit. Very drinkable but not all that interesting.Needs more carbonation.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2012
at 16:28
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 633ml.ABV: 6.0%. Unclear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, oxidide malt, light hoppy, sweet fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110129]
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2011
at 13:54