6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Hiroshima Neighborly Fresh Hop Cold IPA 7% Matte deep gold with a similar rocky head of dense foam. The beer looks good and smalls of minty herbal hops at first but I then got a sourness. Cleansing my palate and going back for more I get this sour metallic funk I remember from when I home brewed. It’s low level but it’s there, for a brewery that seems so slick and put together online they should wipe out these off flavors. I’m not sure what the hell cold IPAs are supposed to be, this is my second. It comes off as an average to slightly below average brew. 715¥ for 280ml draft is a bit high when you can get their bottles 330ml for 660¥. I expected more, they’re a promising brewery but at the moment are a touch more style than substance.