7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Q-Brick. Their monthly release for Feb. 2010. Shiny black color with a fine, tan head. Rich, malty, roasty aroma with coffee and chocolate. roasty, milky, rich flavor. Nice balance. Tasty-not very original, but nice.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2010
at 21:46
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Draught at Eni-bru, Osaka. Cloudy dark yellow, minimal head. Fruity and bready with notes of raspberry. Clean rounded mouthfeel with some caramel hanging around. No bitterness. lacks depth and sting.
Tried
on 18 May 2009
at 04:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at Beer Belly. Cloudy yellow-orange color with a smooth, fine head. Spicy aroma of citrus, peaches, wheat malt. Relatively lightly-spiced flavor, with banana, cloves, peaches. Nice balance. Fruity and rich. Not really original but a solid Belgian Wit.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2009
at 23:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Not sure why it was called an Abbey, but it could be the yeast. Lacking esters, very little banana or cloves anywhere. Body was a bit unbalanced. Not bad, but the beer is simply light and refreshing without complexity. I can get the same thing with more hops from a Japanese macro lager for a lot less. I missed the point of this beer.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2009
at 09:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Smokey, woody aroma with coffee, chocolate, and caramel. Medium roasting, quite complex. Pitch black with a lovely, fine, tan head. Very creamy, rich flavor, medium roasting, rather sweet, with cream, chocolate, café au lait, caramel. Very rich and well balanced. Thick, rich mouth as well. One of the best light stouts I have had lately.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2009
at 06:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Yamaoka. Rich malt aroma, slightly fruity with ok noble hopping. Very Bohemian nose. Slightly dark golden color, clear, with a big frothy head. Nice malty flavor, slight fruit and butter, medium hopping. Decent malt depth. Rich enough, yet quite light. Good pilsner, though could use a bit more hopping.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2009
at 06:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Yamaoka. Caramel-malt aroma, slightly fruity and earthy, with relatively fragrant underlying citrus hops and yes, a bit of smoke. Medium copper color with a rather high head. Well balanced flavor with earthy amber malts, caramel, chocolate, and citrus hops. Hoppy, peppery, smokey finish is quite dry and clean. Great balance, really well made, if not particularly exciting. Could drink lots of it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2009
at 03:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Eni-bru. Fruity, citrus aroma, hops noticeable. Ale-like. Clean malty flavor, very fruity, with decent hops, menthol, pine. Fruity, citrus, bitter hop finish. Extremely fruity, maybe a bit too much, but well done.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2009
at 04:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Slightly dark gold color, very tall, fine white head. Cloudy. Definitely darker than usual, similar to a Schneider. Lots of visible carbonation. Medium strong aroma of banana, wheat malt, clove. Relatively rich. Very rich wheat malt flavor, lots of bananas and cloves. Quite sweet, with very little citrus or sour flavors. Excellent wheat malt. Very rich and flavorful. Slight sour flavor kicks in at the finish to bring a bit of balance. Maybe a bit too sweet, but truly excellent wheat flavor. Near the top in terms of Japanese weizen. Full and rounded flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2008
at 02:14
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Draught at the Beer Belly in Osaka. A fantastically fruity, rich, and hoppy lager. Very similar to the best Austrian Spezial types: rich malt character, good body, perfectly balanced with great hops, some butter. Light and refreshing. Satisfying and fantastic. One of the best lagers I have had in Japan.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2008
at 00:51