On tap at Bungalow as Crimson Lager which is what it was listed as at the GJBF maybe add that as an alternate? 5.5%, part of the Miyazaki no Mori series along with hyuganatsu & kinkan. This one is made with murasaki imo(sweet potato). It pours a luscious reddish purple, somewhat kool-aidesque. A sweet earthy fruity aroma. The taste is rough, artificial, sweet grape skins, chalky, a bit of a red wine type of tannic bitterness in the finish. Possibly also a bit of cardboard in the flavor as well. Not terrible per se but sub-par for sure.

On tap at the GJBF in Osaka 2014. A light gold with a thin filmy head. Bready but slightly toe jam aroma not too appetizing. Medium bodied with a decent mouthfeel. The taste is of a bready clean lightly hoppy lager, not bad. Just the aroma doesn’t do it for me.

Tap at Devil’s Craft, Tokyo. Golden color, small white head. Citrusy, orange peel aroma. Light-bodied. Citrus, lime peels, honeyish maltyness in the flavor. Simple and refreshing.

Tap at Maricero. Pastel yellow, cloudy, with a fine, thin head. Lemon-orange citrus nose, bread, biscuit, yeast. Light and crisp. Lovely flavor of light citrus nicely balancing a bready but light lager. Citrus is always there but does not overwhelm and is never sweet. Tart and dry. Fruity and crisp. Wonderful fruit lager.

Bottle from Aeon Mall Kyoto, 514 yen tax included. Served in a tulip, it pours an incredibly pale cloudy straw gold with a big fizzy white head that leaves some soapy lacing clinging to the glass. The nose is really interesting, it gives me a spicy green kind of vibe, fruity with a bit of a dank mary jane quality to it. Very zesty carbonation, soft mouthfeel. The taste is light, refreshing, pale malts and kumquats - good citrus fruitiness. It gives me the impression of a tonic kumquat seltzer. Not so surprising as the label indicates the malt content is fairly low. Pretty good, my wife liked it - kind of pricey for what it is though.

Tap at Marciero. Brilliant gold with lace. Nose of biscuit malt and some oranges, a bit faint. Rich pilsner malt flavor, nicely grassy and peppery hops. Very clean. Decent saison yeast character. Nice.

Tap at Yellow APe. PRetty pale yellow color, closing in on pastel. Very big, fresh yuzu nose. Quite nice fruit character. Flavor also is pretty much just yuzu. A bit too light in body and flavor, and tasting nothing like beer. Nice refreshing summer drink though.

Tap @ Miyazaki themed restaurant in Shinjuku. Pours nice golden pale, with a small head. Fresh hop aroma, a bit of bread. Taste has carbonation, a bit of fruitiness that surprises me in a pilsener - in a positive way. Has quite a good body and snappy bitter finish. Very well made, great beer to have under a hot sun (as the name suggests).

330 ml bottle from Tanakaya @ Meijro. Pours pale yellow, slight haziness but on the clear side. Small head that is gone in seconds. Aroma is very citrusy, just as smelling some kind of lemon drink. A sweet note of honey and some yuzu aromatics as well. Doesn’t really smell like beer. First taste has a bit of carbonation and maybe a pinch of malts - but other than that it feels like watery yuzu lemonade. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a tasty lemonade, doesn’t just feel like beer. Aftertaste rather dry, has a bit of malts and yuzu peels. On a hot day that would be good drink to have - but not really as a beer.

moderately tart fairly bitter and fruity IPL . Fairly dry and well balanced makes it a winner.