6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the little standing bar/bottle shop in the basement of Tokyo station. Hazy gold with a medium-sized off-white head. Slight sansho aroma with a hint of herbal aroma (oregano)? Medium body with a good light and crisp refreshing feel on the palate. Spice comes through really nicely and melds with the peppery dry finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Iwate Kura Japanese Herb Ale Sansho on 11 May 2015 at 00:21 - Score: 6
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2015
at 11:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Real ale version on tap at CBM Koenji. Clear ruby red color with zero head. Nice floral hop, rooibos, rhubarb and tea aromas on the nose. Medium body with creamy mouthfeel. Flat carbonation. As it warms up more of fruitiness comes out. Really smooth and rich finish with a tea-like dryness present. Solid Irish ale. --- Beer merged from original tick of Iwate Kura Red Ale on 11 May 2015 at 00:21 - Score: 7
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Mar 2015
at 11:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Can from Taniguchi. Iwate Kura Kin Kura pours a clear fizzy golf with a fruity biscuit nose. Clean crisp fruity biscuity lager. A touch too floral and sweet from me but decent enough. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2015
at 07:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft summer 2014 at Sapporo Craft Beer Forrest. Deep mahogany brown with a nice tan head. Roasted coffee and malt aroma present with a hint of arugula. Nice malt with an oily, rich mouthfeel. Nice carbonation. As it comes to room temperature ocean salt and slight citrus pith make their way out. Really solid beer. --- Beer merged from original tick of Oyster Stout on 11 May 2015 at 00:20 - Score: 7
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2015
at 05:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at BBS 2015. Orange-amber color with lace. Peachy, yeasty, honey in the nose and mouth. Finishes bitter and almost dry. Very estery and oily. Nice enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Mar 2015
at 18:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Yamaoka. Iwate Kura’s Chocolate Stout 5% pours a thick fudge brown that becomes pitch black in the glass with a filmy beige head. Medium bodied with a silky mouthfeel. It has a strong savory chocolate syrup aroma with soy & hints of smoke. Wow, the taste is very roasty, oats & dark chocolate. Quite a solid chocolate stout & one of the better ones I’ve had this year.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2015
at 06:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at a local Sushi restaurant
Cloudy golden with a big off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is fruit, herbal and floral. Flavor is floral, grains, herbal and sweet malts
Ok
Cloudy golden with a big off-white head, good lacing. Aroma is fruit, herbal and floral. Flavor is floral, grains, herbal and sweet malts
Ok
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2015
at 00:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Fujiyama Lambic from Iwate Kura 5% sample on tap at Kamikaze. It pours a very pale gold with a fluffy white head. The nose is fruity yeasty plum like, apparently made from yeast harvested off persimmons or something in collaboration with someone from Outsider brewing. Very light soft body, thin almost watery but with big fruit plum flavor, almost fruit juice like. Tasty stuff but lacking complexity. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2015
at 02:59
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle 330ml. [ As Iwate Kura Red Ale ].Clear medium red amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, tart red berries, dusty, tart, wood. Flavour is moderate sweet, light acidic and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet fruity, malty, sugary. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140517]
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2015
at 05:48
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
350 ml can. Pours golden with a white head that is gone in seconds. Aroma has a bit of grainy water. Fresh and pilsner-like. Taste reveals a bit of snappy bitterness, not too heavy on the body, rather on the light side. Nicely balanced and would be a good gulper instead of macro lagers. Not too exciting or too special though.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2015
at 07:57