African Pale Ale - AfPA
Tamamura-Honten (Shiga Kogen Beer) in Shimotakai, Nagano, Japan 🇯🇵
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.97
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Tom L’s place. Thanks zvsn. Hazy yellow with no head. Hoppy aroma, piney, fruity, a bit "green". Flavor is quite dry, with fruity and piney hops, and a bitter finish, kinda "green". Quite light-bodied and flat. Pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2015
at 05:31
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours quite pale, nice white foam. Aroma very fresh, lots of herbal hops, full of citrus. Taste is quite light loaded with citrus and grapefruit flavours again Quite thing body, so letting these citrus aromas to come out especially nicely. Still easily drinking, another nice one from Shiga Kogen.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2015
at 11:39
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at Sapporo craft beer forrest at ban k summer 2014. Really nice gold color with a modest white head. Strong papaya, pineapple and grapefruit nose. Very crisp and refreshing on the palate. Bartlett pear, honey and pine flavors present. Great on a summer day. Nice crisp finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Africa Pale Ale on 30 Mar 2015 at 15:29 - Score: 8
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2015
at 23:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at komachi. Pours out a light golden topped with a small white head. Nose is a nice hop mix some mellow malts and a grass touch. Taste is as th the nose with a solid hop touch.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2015
at 06:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle poured into a hotel glass. Slightly hazy straw yellow with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, floral. Tastes of citrus, floral notes, lemon, light pine. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2014
at 06:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Asahiya served in a footed pilsner glass. It pours a light copper gold with a very minimal head that vanishes in a blink. It has a really nice herbal and pine cone dank hop bouquet. Medium bodied with a somewhat watery mouthfeel. The taste is sweet malts and peppery pine - decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2014
at 06:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Ushi-Tora 2, Tokyo. Hazy yellow color, small white head. Aroma has gooseberry bushes and citrus with light passion fruits. Light-bodied. Flavor has tropical fruits, gooseberry and grapefruit. Nice tropical flavor.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2014
at 04:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
ładny, dość intensywny (ale bez przesady) chmielowy zapach. słodkie tropikalne owoce, liczi, mango, nashi, do tego sporo żywicy i trochę świeżej trawy. kolor złoty, dość mozcno zmętniony, piana mało obfita ale dość trwała. w smaku dość pełne, słodkie, ale zdecydowanie od chmielu, nie od słodu. goryczka średnia, w smaku przypominająca sok z czerwonego graefruita albo skórkę. dość długotrwała, ale w przyjemny sposób. dość niskie nasycenie sprawia, że piwo jest całkiem aksamitne i łatwo pijalne
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2014
at 22:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft - Nice sweet citrus hops. Clear gold with a decent white head. Big burst of citrus hops, with a good amount of bitterness to follow up. Finishes clean and refreshing. Glad to find a great session APA in Japan, just wish I found it more often.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Dec 2013
at 02:37
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
12 oz. bottle, courtesy of TimE. Golden color, a bit hazy. White head, not much. Aroma’s: citrus, hints of lychee, a bit vegetables. Retronasal it’s very hoppy, a little earthy, slightly sweet. Flavor is moderate bitter with hints of fruity acidity. Light bodied. Long, rather bitter finish, but not harsh. Nice APA, but no idea why it’s called African.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2013
at 06:24