6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Yellow Ape. Hazy, dark orange with a tall, fine head. BIg barley nose, a bit worty, very grainy, with oranges. Lemony, malty flavor, crackers and biscuits. Rather like a maibock. Earthy, bitter finish that is rather harsh and gets raunchy. Interesting but needs work.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Aug 2015
at 15:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
very cloudy milky white color. Tons of Yuzu jam, tons of herbs. Slightly sour. Long herbal finish. Actually very good despite how nasty it looks
Tried
on 21 Aug 2015
at 06:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours dark amber, bit of foam. Aroma has some hop freshness but what I am really looking for is "egoma". Not that I know how it should smell. I know what is "coma" (sesame) and I know that in Fukushima they feed "egoma" to pigs to get "egoma" flavored pork. This beer really has some sesame aroma, nicely balanced and not too overpowering. IPA hop character is maybe not so strong but the beer is fresh nicely drinkable and fully enjoyable. Maybe some herbal tea flavours instead of hops, genmaicha? Anyway, this beer went down fast. I applaud for the use of local ingredients and for doing that in a skilful way.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2015
at 09:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
smooth golden malty mouth with some stone fruit note. Middle of the road and not unlike iwatekura’s other seasonal beers
Tried
on 05 Jul 2015
at 02:49
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from Foodshow in Shibuya. Drank straight from the can on the train ride home. Light biscuit and honey aromas with some pepper present as well. Average carbonation with a nice mouthfeel. Taste is biscuity with the honey and pepper working together well. A little sweet, but nice for the price. Finish starts sweet then picks up some bitterness at the end. --- Beer merged from original tick of Kin Kura Pilsner on 26 Jun 2015 at 19:25 - Score: 6
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2015
at 08:48
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
350 ml can, thanks to Ingo! Sampled on June 12, 2015. Marked 5.5%.Clear copper color, small teal head. Malty, sweet, caramel scent. Malty, mineral taste. Thin mouthfeel, medium low bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2015
at 06:13
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330 ml bottle, thanks to Ingo! Sampled on June 12, 2015. Marked 27. 6.23.Dark brown to black color, light brown head. Sweet, chocolate scent. Chocolate, alcohol taste. Light roasted aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2015
at 05:54
4.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
On tap into a tulip glass, showing a highly opaque orange peel with a finger of white foam. The nose shows a first impression of the barnyard and lambic funk but fades very quickly into the sweet, round lager-like malts. The palate is full bodied with a barely perceivable tart note at the end. But drinks like a typical Japanese macro-lager showing thick and sweet malts. A complete failure as a lambic because of fear of straying from the Japanese/German tradition/palate of lagers. God this is awful.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jun 2015
at 09:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft sampler at CBM Koenji. Clear ocean blue color with a champagne-like fizzy carbonated head. Nose is all lemon with some light lemonade and orange notes as well. Fizzy carbonation with a lemonade-like sweetness (but not overly so). Lightly sweet with a hint of pepper in the finish. Tastes very much like lemonade. Not that great, but refreshing and dry. --- Beer merged from original tick of Iwate Kura Something Blue on 06 Jun 2015 at 14:48 - Score: 4
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2015
at 10:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at Spring Keyaki 2015. Under the name Golden Bitter (maybe a name change). Deep golden color with a small white head. Orange, grapefruit and grassy hop nose with some malt noticeable as well. Taste is more of the same with nice bitterness. Bitter finish. Not bad. --- Beer merged from original tick of Golden Ale on 03 Feb 2016 at 14:48
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2015
at 09:01