4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can 33 cl. Pours yellow with a vague haze and a lacing white head. Dusty, dry aroma - not entirely sure of what. Medium body, extremely dry and cardboardish. Has an astringent, bitter finish - not necessarily of hops. Oddball. 220214
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2014
at 05:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Quite hoppy and tasty for a German lager, has traits of an pale ale. Nice beer.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2014
at 05:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
I guess this beer has been revived but is now an Imperial Red Ale clocking in at 7.5%. I got it on tap at Bungalow. A nice amber gold pour with a 1.5cm foamy off-white head which lingered & left behind great lacing. A caramel & citrus aroma. This full bodied beer is bready with caramel & biscuity malt notes, the hops take a backseat by just lending light citrus notes and a dry bitter finish. A really nice beer that doesnβt taste as strong as it is.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Dec 2013
at 01:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Seijo Ishii, Karasuma. Rich caramel malt nose, chocolate, earthy hops with some grass and a touch of citrus. Malty, yet earthy and dry. Medium amber color with a low, fine head. Rich malty flavor, good caramel with a bit of chocolate, but nicely balance by hops as well. A bit of orange and cherry complement the nutty and earthy character. Nice drinking beer, and much better than their old Christmas red. Good rich body as well.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Nov 2013
at 01:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
350 ml can from Seijo Ishii @ Nagoya station. Pours with a huge head but it goes away quite fast. Looks like a slightly hazy freshly pressed apple juice, dark copper. Aroma is mango and pineapple, surprisingly fruity and flowery. Some notes of malty bread pressing through. Taste is quite round, maruyaka. First it feels just as the aroma - mouthful of sweet tropical fruits, very soft mouthfeel with pleasant flowery hops. However, this first sensation fades soon and taste turns sour and a bit buttery. Aftertaste is bitter but maybe not so dry. Wet bitter? Overall a pleasant experience, perhaps even one of my favourites from Helios.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Nov 2013
at 07:44
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Canned, thanks KansaiBeerLvrs1 Cloudy pale golden, minimal head. light citrus and banana up front. Sweetish with light body and clean, rounded mouthfeel.Orange and banana, slight notes of paper. Low bitterness Refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2013
at 09:56
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Canned, thanks KansaiBeerLvrs! Hazy pale golden, small head. Vague, peculiar aroma of star anise and kumquat. Light bodied with clean mouthfeel. Some honey and white pepper. Low bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Aug 2013
at 09:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at the GJBF Osaka. Maybe served too cold, a vegetable aroma. A slightly cloudy gold pour. The flavor is more peppery than I remember from the brewpub with less of the goya bitterness. A decent take on a lager & definitely something to try when youβre in Okinawa.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jul 2013
at 05:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the GJBF Osaka. Wow, this is actually a really flavorful weizen, with nice spicy notes to it. A cloudy gold pour. Clove dominates no real banana, I was impressed. I liked this more than the goya dry but that is a more uniquely Japanese beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jul 2013
at 05:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
5% about 300 yen from my local Lawson, their winter seasonal which has been sitting there for awhile. It pours a nice amber with a light beige head. A fruity aroma, possibly with hints of peach? The flavor is sweet with a mild malt taste, easy to drink but kind of average. Pretty good for a convenience store beer.
Tried
on 06 May 2013
at 08:07