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
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Dark brown, a touch of orange, low, tan head, quickly turning to a touch of lace. Woody, caramel, nutty aroma. Lots of dark chocolate. Dry, nutty flavor. Chocolate and a bit of caramel, roasted well. Very dry. Almost no sweetness. Claims to be a Bohemian dark, and it seems quite like one. Not a ton of flavor, but good. Well-balanced and without faults, but a bit light.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2008
at 00:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Very black, rich beige head. Chocolatey nose with some paper and spices. Dryish and a bit medicinal with coca powder and milk chocolate. Low bitterness. Mild and pleasant, but well medicinal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2008
at 08:26
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Clear deep golden. Tangerine aroma. Medium sweet with rounded mouthfeel. Lots of tangerines, some caramelly malt, very subtle smoke. Fruity and quite hopy with medium bitterness. Good beer, but the smoke is so restrained that it is easy to miss it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2008
at 08:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottled. Clear golden, small head. Careful grassy nose. Light bodied with clean mouthfeel. Lightly grassy with medium bitterness. Correct and well organized, but also very restrained.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2008
at 08:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Had on draft at Bulldog during a special Hideji week in June. Dark amber-brown color. Hazelnuts, slighlty perfumy nose. Rich. warming milk chocolate, hazelnut mouth that is slightly alcoholic. Very malty. Smooth and has great depth. Nearing an English style barley wine.Warming milk chocolate and hazelnut finish. yum.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Aug 2008
at 07:07
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottled. Cloudy amber, small head. Papery caramelly nose.Sweet and medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. No esters, no bitterness, not much really.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2008
at 09:33