6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
medium purple. Very interesting sweet potato nose with some soft Fruity notes in the background. Malty, slightly astringent mouth feel that is a bit strange. Very strange aftertaste. Don’t know if I really like this beer due to the aftertaste
Tried
on 03 Jan 2017
at 01:04
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tap at Ichiya. Dark brown with orange, cloudy, with a low, fine tan head. Rich treacly nose, fudge, raisin, prune. Lovely treacle and toffee flavor, but not overly sweet. Light sherry notes, a bit of tobacco.. Full and smooth with low carbonation. Tons of raisins, and a bit of orange and maybe grape. This is pretty complex, and has an awesome bitter, peppery hop finish that balances everything perfectly. Really top level English-style BW.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Dec 2016
at 17:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thanks to KL about the heads up this was on tap at Ichi-Ya. A deep opaque reddish brown with a thick filmy beige head. A fruity rich bready malt aroma - berries and caramel. Medium bodied but it somehow feels light and yet velvety at the same time. Sweet malted caramel biscuits then chewy malts and stone fruits. The flavor hints at spice and yet remains wonderfully balanced. The takeaway malt biscuity caramel with fruits - a great Barleywine that is dangerously drinkable. Top Knotch.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2016
at 09:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Yamaoka. This is a fruit beer made with citrus bankan fruit, served in a half-pint glass. A cloudy orange-yellow that brings pineapple juice to mind. The aroma is of a thick citrus rind at first then some zestier fruit elements. Medium to light bodied with a seltzer like carbonation and an earthy/woodsy citrus that has an orange and lime character. Tangy citrus and some soda-bread malt character rounds out the beer for another solid fruit beer from Hideji, they rarely knock these out of the park but they also usually deliver solid flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2016
at 10:15
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
lovely russet color. Cherries, caramel, oranges and some chocolate. Sticky full body, malt driven lots of strawberries, oranges, brandy with bready undertones. Fucking awesome. Not overly hoppy. Really well balanced and put together and for 10% it drinks like 7%. Super well executed.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2016
at 04:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Roasty, dark chocolate and nutty notes. Deep jet brown and black with a light brown head. Dark chocolate and coffee with hazelnut.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2016
at 22:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Courtesy of Mark, vintage 2016
Black color, medium frothy head. Some aroma of vanilla and glue. Soft mouthfeel, moderate sweetness, flavor of vanilla, roasted coconut; thin final; it doesn’t feel the alcohol; not much bitterness.
Nice, a bit fake.
Black color, medium frothy head. Some aroma of vanilla and glue. Soft mouthfeel, moderate sweetness, flavor of vanilla, roasted coconut; thin final; it doesn’t feel the alcohol; not much bitterness.
Nice, a bit fake.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2016
at 21:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Oedo. Nice citrus nose, bready malt backbone. Great fruit flavor, very well integrated with the lager, nice bready malts coming through well. Crisp and very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Oct 2016
at 20:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Oedo. Nice bankan citrus fruit nose with pale German lager malts in the background. Citrus flavor is a bit too sharp, though, with almost overwhelms the lovely background.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Oct 2016
at 20:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
very clean, almost non-existent nose. Very rounded, slightly tart mouth, slightly citrusy. Very low bitterness. Fuller body. Not bad but not sure where it’s going
Tried
on 30 Oct 2016
at 16:50