7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Yamaoka. Very nice hoppy nose, lemon, grass, a bit of catpiss. Very light, bready maltiness, clean and lager-like. A lot of Nelson, I would guess. Orange-golden coilor, clear, with a low, bubbly head. Hoppy and lemony flavor, with rich biscuit and bready malts, slightly pissy hops. Very round, mellow, soft and silky body. Rather bitter finish. Good, but not perfect.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2014
at 00:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
630 yen on tap at Yellow Ape Craft, 250ml. 5.8% pours a deep clear gold with a thin filmy head of foam. Served in a stange. A surprising citrus grapefruit aroma. The taste is a very crisp dry lightly puckering citrus bitterness with just hints of bitterness in the finish. Slightly slick mouthfeel on a medium-light body. A really good lager, some might label it that new "style" India Pale Lager.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jan 2014
at 05:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft - A bit herbal, coffee and some roast malts. Pitch black with a thin brown head. Dark malts and a vegetal herbal quality, coriander? Not sure, as I know i am looking for it and not sure what I am getting along with the roast. It is a vegetal bitterness though which I donโt thin overall make for a good beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Nov 2013
at 03:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Bungalow. Pretty deep golden color with a fine head. Fruity, hoppy nose with white grapes and citrus. Sweet and fruity flavor, hot and bitter finish. Should be a couple % less booze, I think, as it starts off really sweet and ends up too hot. Nice flavors, but a bit rough.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2013
at 17:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Dig Bar, a collaboration beer between North Island & Coedo launched at the Sapporo Beer Forest event. It poured a clear copper gold with a malty crisp biscuit aroma. The taste was bitter pine, ascerbic, hoppy a touch fruity with a crisp malty body. Bitter but tasty, really well done.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Nov 2013
at 22:26
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Ant n Bee, August 2013. Hazy orange with a small white head. A bit sour and really bitter with grape and citrus. Quite on the extreme side and not that balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2013
at 23:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
North Islandโs IPA. 7% 630 yen. Tulip @ Yellow Ape Craft. A nice malty sweet fruity beer, definitely hop forward. Probably the closest Iโve seen to a Dogfish Head IPA made in Japan. North Island are one of the better breweries in Japan no doubt.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2013
at 06:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at 1020. Great NS nose, grassy, citrus, with some Belgian-yeast induced spice and honey. In the mouth, though, it gets a bit weird, with cat piss and honey and sweet orange. Oily palate. Interesting but something doesnโt go together right.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2013
at 18:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Tanakaya, Tokyo. Golden colour with a large white head. Aroma of banana, citrus. Flavour is malt, citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2013
at 04:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Tanakaya, Tokyo. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is fruity, plum, raisin. Flavour is slightly sweet, roasted, dry, sour, chocolate, milk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2013
at 04:35