tiong (21350) reviewed Pale Ale from Helios Craft Beer 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
330ml can @Kyoto. Aroma of berries, earthy notes, hints of grass and toffee. Taste is sweetish, malty and caramely with some toffee and earthiness. Finish is earthy and malty with some caramel and toffee. Feels quite English.
jinroh (4381) reviewed Niku Senyou Pale Ale from Helios Craft Beer 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can from Natural Lawson. Pours quite foamy, amber or dark orange, take your pick. Aroma is quite faint, some biscuits and mainly wet metallic vibe to it. tastes quite simple, malty, caramelly and messy pale ale. If I try hard, I can also get some citric notes but that’s pretty much it. Didn’t really work that well with my chicken wings, so not really sure how good is this with meat. Can drink it but otherwise, not to be repeated.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5
I think this was released to celebrate "Meat Day" (Ni (February) Ku (Ninth) and I got mine at Lawsons. Helios Niku Senyou Pale Ale 5% An opaque gold with a thick beige head. The nose is citrus, caramel, banana bread... Maybe getting long in the tooth. Biscuit and caramel, some diacetyl and a bitter metallic earthiness. I’ll see if it gets better with my niku dinner but at the moment this is a fail...
potjebier (6609) reviewed Porter from Helios Craft Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can in Naha, Okinawa. Dark color, but not quite opaque. Dense beige head with good retention. Aroma’s: fruity, raisin, light sour. Retronasal it’s droppig, sweetish, fruity. Flavor is a bit droppy, roasty, light sweet and light fruity sour. Light bodied. Finish is roasty, light drop, slightly dry and lightly bitter. OK
potjebier (6609) reviewed Goya Dry from Helios Craft Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Can in Naha, Okinawa. Clear golden yellow color. White head with good retention. Aroma’s: fruity, rice, like a true Japanese lager. Retronasal it’s also a bit stale and vegetal. Flavor is a bit fruity sour, with a hint of bitterness. Light bodied. Finish is indeed dry, with a weird, rather harsh bitterness that is completely out of place with this beer. Not very good.
DSG (25977) reviewed Porter from Helios Craft Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can sample at a tasting at Na’ama’s place. Thanks Na’ama. Dark brown. Aroma of chocolate, toast, caramel, a bit of nuts, a bit of licorice. Sweet flavor with toast, mild roast, chocolate, caramel, a bit of nuts. Medium-bodied.
DSG (25977) reviewed Goya Dry from Helios Craft Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
Can sample at a tasting at Na’ama’s place. Thanks Na’ama. Yellow. Weird vegetal aroma, grainy. Sweetish flavor, grainy, kinda vegetal, with a bitter finish. Light-bodied. Not really pleasant.
JaKeAFC (2242) reviewed Pale Ale from Helios Craft Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Can from lawson for 350 yen into a plastic cup. Amber color massive creamy off White head. Aroma light roasted malts and bittering hops. Taste is balanced and quite bitter, a bit salty. Creamy texture smooth finish. Decent enough.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Mango Ale from Helios Craft Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Nakanoshima. Pretty, glowing yellow, very cloudy. Great mango nose, a bit stanky, juicy. Tangy, lovely mango flavor. Nice sweet / tart balance. I really liked this.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Sheequarsar White Ale from Helios Craft Beer 9 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Tasting at Matt’s, can
Hazy blond color, small head. Dry and weak beer, with light bread flavor, and a weird citrus fruit (lime and tropical) more evident in aroma than flavor. Astringent and dry in the final.
Clumsy but a bit refreshing.