7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Tanakaya. Dark chocolate brown colour, small gold head. Aroma is sweet and chocolatey, bit of caramel, roasty malt. Taste is sweet and rich and also a bit fruity, maybe berries of some sort. Finish is caramel and like Tim said like Rolos. Very smooth and very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:54
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at iBrew. Pale blonde, bit hazy, small white bubbly head. Aroma is light citrus. Lemon and bit of orange. Taste is nice, subtle citrus, orange and lemon, slight sourness, bit floury but just a hint. Nice and crisp. Bitter citrus finish. Very easy drinking. Maybe a touch thin, but definitely a thirst quencher.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at Izuya. End of a long day rating... Golden colour with small white head. Aroma very grainy, sweet malt too, caramel. Taste similar, nice sweetness, caramel again, nice and drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Dry Dock. Dark brown colour, small golden head. Aroma is coffee roasty, not much else. Taste is similar, coffee, with a bit of beer. Lighter than most coffee beers, so nice drinkability, naturally less full bodied than a coffee stout. It's alright, but maybe not so exciting. Coffee IPAs and stouts seem to make more sense to me than coffee lagers.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at their izakaya a second time. Aroma is roasty, bit creamy. Touch of smoke and spice. Bit of chocolate too. Taste is nice, chocolate, creamy, soy sauce hint. Nice and smooth.
Tap at Gambrinus. Dark chocolate brown colour, small creamy golden head. Aroma is roasty, bit creamy. Touch of smoke and spice. Bit of chocolate too. Taste is nice, chocolate, creamy, soy sauce hint. Nice and smooth. Interesting enough. Not out of this world, but nice.
Tap at Gambrinus. Dark chocolate brown colour, small creamy golden head. Aroma is roasty, bit creamy. Touch of smoke and spice. Bit of chocolate too. Taste is nice, chocolate, creamy, soy sauce hint. Nice and smooth. Interesting enough. Not out of this world, but nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hideji Doppelbock 9% Amber brown with a lovely caramel aroma. Medium bodied with a smooth bready caramel flavor, some toasted vis out notes as well. A fantastic pairing with the Lucua curry as well.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2019
at 04:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle courtesy of TimE. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a thin broken off white head. The aroma is light roasty malt, fake sugar, floral,light aniseed, red berry fruits. The flavour is moderate to strong sweet, with a sweet, rich, malty, grainy, sweet fruity, light vanilla, light boozy palate. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2019
at 07:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at our temporary home in Kyoto thanks to TimE. Dark brown with a small light tan head. Aroma of rich malt, butterscotch, boozy notes, overripe dark fruits and toffee. Flavour is light heavy sweet and bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 May 2019
at 22:32
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery. This is a new series, replacing previous incarnations of these citrus lagers. It seems that recipes and raw materials have changed, so they get a new entry. Pale golden, cloudy. Looks like mikan juice. Lot lacy head. Aroma is natsumikan with a bit of bready malt. Flavor is tart natsumikan juice, a bit of zest and pith, and underlying that is a soft, biscuity pilsner malt. The lager character is not as pronounced as it was in previous versions, probably because they are using less malt now. Still nice. Light sweetness to go with the tart citrus. Very crisp and refreshing. Very nice I not as beery as past examples.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2019
at 07:02
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Tap @ Furusatomatsuri (18.01.2019). Darker golden pour, super clean and some white foam on the top. Light malts and light fruits in the nose. Taste has a bit of citrus and some light bitterish sweetness. Light-bodied with low-medium bitterness. Clean and fruity. I guess Hideji does not brew too many ales but this one is not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Feb 2019
at 16:09