Sekinoichi Shuzo / Iwate Kura Beer

Microbrewery in Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan 🇯🇵
Associated Venue: Iwate Kura Restaurant

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田村町5番42号, Ichinoseki, Japan

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6.8/10
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2024 at 19:03

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. The aroma is banana, bubble gum. The flavour is herbal, crushed banana, with a smooth, earthy, herbal, yeasty banana, light spicy clove palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. Nice enough, but doesn’t stand out from the crowd.
Tried from Bottle at School of Animals on 08 Dec 2022 at 14:52

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle at School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a murky golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is citrus fruits and light toffee caramel. The flavour is moderate bitter and sweet with a crisp sweet caramel malt, light herbal, earthy, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle at School of Animals on 08 Dec 2022 at 14:28

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
330ml bottle from School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a murky light golden brown colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt and presumably sansho. The flavour is light sweet and herbal, with a fresh, crisp, juicy sansho, herbal, light spicy hop palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Really unusual and very tasty. I wasn’t expecting much but was pleasantly surprised. Would order again.
Tried from Bottle at School of Animals on 08 Dec 2022 at 13:13

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle at School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a murky dark brown colour with a lasting frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, light chocolate. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, somewhat light, roasty, chocolate, light coffee, light liqourice bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. The staff almost died when I said give me one from the shelf and not the fridge! You wanna warm one he said!! with a completely horrified look on his face :-) --- Beer merged from original tick of Iwate Kura Sanriku Oyster Stout on 03 Dec 2022 at 14:45 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: 330ml bottle at School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a murky dark brown colour with a lasting frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, light chocolate. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, somewhat light, roasty, chocolate, light coffee, light liqourice bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. The staff almost died when I said give me one from the shelf and not the fridge! You wanna warm one he said!! with a completely horrified look on his face :-)
Tried from Bottle at School of Animals on 03 Dec 2022 at 15:56

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle at School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt and herbs. The flavour is light bitter, with a crisp, big herbal, yeasty, earthy, mineral, light chamomile, light hop palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. What did I just drink? Actually, not the worst beer I’ve ever had by a long way and I’d have another. Very unusual. --- Beer merged from original tick of Iwate Kura Naturally Fermented Beer (自然発酵ビール) on 03 Dec 2022 at 14:17 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: 330ml bottle at School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt and herbs. The flavour is light bitter, with a crisp, big herbal, yeasty, earthy, mineral, light chamomile, light hop palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. What did I just drink? Actually, not the worst beer I’ve ever had by a long way and I’d have another. Very unusual.
Tried from Bottle at School of Animals on 03 Dec 2022 at 14:19

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Bright deep golden. Nose is citrus, bready malts, some stone fruits. Crisp, full flavor, simple but clean and tasty, nice citrus, biscuits, mildly bitter finish. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2022 at 12:50

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
350ml can at School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. 7%. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a short-lived, frothy, light tan head. The aroma is roasted malt, light toffee caramel. The flavour is moderate sweet and liqourice bitter, with a smooth, rich, roasty, liqourice, coffee, light red berry fruit, light caramel, light chocolate, liqourice bitter palate. Over medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Can at School of Animals on 08 Sep 2022 at 14:49

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
330ml can at School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a slightly hazy red amber colour with a lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is toffee caramel malt. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, rich, burnt treacle, earthy, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Sweet but not overly sweet. Very drinkable.
Tried from Can at School of Animals on 08 Sep 2022 at 13:15

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
330ml can from School of Animals, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a crystal clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light yeast. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, grainy, yeasty, light herbal, sweet honey, light floral, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Can at School of Animals on 06 Sep 2022 at 13:35