Ginga Kogen Beer Company

Commercial Brewery in Sawauchi, Iwate, Japan 🇯🇵
Owned by Yo-Ho Brewing Company

Established in 1996

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Sawauchi, Japan

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5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
33cl bottle. Pours dark brown with a creamy brown head. Very weak & anonymous overall. Vague caramel, bread & roasted malts. Medium body. Drinkable!
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2008 at 02:38

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Copper with a full, active head. Aroma is very earthy, light citrus hops, and plenty of sweet, biscuit malts. Very malty flavor. Caramel, biscuit, and earth tones. Smooth body. After a while the sweet malty aroma got to me. A decent english pale, but nothing all that exciting.
Tried on 13 Jun 2008 at 05:06

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Big shiny offwhite head. Hazy opaque pale yellow body with some carbonation. Fruity, spicy, mealy aroma with yeasty citric notes. Fruity yeasty mealy taste with tart spicy background. Dry, citric, spicy aftertaste. Very like a weizen, but without the banana. A bit drier and spicier. An interesting beer, but lacking something. (0.3l bottle. Rating really from 24 March 2007, but had DB trouble.)
Earlier Rating: 4/24/2007 Total Score: 2.9
Small white head with some larger bubbles. Hazy opaque pale yellow body. Papery mealy spicy aroma. Taste is slightly acidic soft mealy with notes of citrus and spice. Some carbonation in mouth. Dry spicy aftertaste. A decent weizen. (0.3l blue bottle. Label says "Silver bottle" in Latin characters. Rating really from 24 April 2007, but had DB trouble.)
Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2007 at 15:29

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of Grovlam. Haus der 131 Biere version - probably license brewed in Belgium. Pours a beautiful, warm, clear, reddish brown with a handsome, creamy, beige head. Lightly sweet, chocolatey nose. Medium body, soft, roasted malt notes, not overly burned. Subdued bitterness. Quite nice actually. 150807
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2007 at 09:01

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
33 cL bottle. Pours deep brown with a reddish hue with a slight light brown and creamy head. Roasted malty aroma. Malty flavour, lacks darker notes. Thin finish, not watery though.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2007 at 02:31

2.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 1 Flavor 1 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Dark brown color. Bad smell, sewage and dirty water. Quite weak body, some caramel flavor and again dirty water flavor too. Horrible.
Tried on 15 Aug 2007 at 11:11

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
"Star Bottle," not sure which one to put it under, since I hear they are the same beer, but I’ll just put it here. Pours a hazy orange with a medium white head. Aroma is skunky right off the bat. Banana, yeast, and spice. Has a medium, cremy body. Flavor is spices, yeast, malt, wheat, and some clove. Uh, it’s OK.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2007 at 01:46

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 3
Bottled (German brewn... Haus der 131 Biere...). Dark ruby reddish/almost black colour, with small brown head. Aroma is malts and sweetness. Flavour is acidic, malty and then quite full of nothing. Could do as a dunkel or dark lager...
Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2007 at 10:49

4.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
(33 cl bottle at Delirium Café, Göteborg, Sweden) Dark color, might be black, but hard to see in the light setting of the pub. Huge bubble tan head. High CO2 level, pours over the edge of the glass fairly easy. Fresh malty, sort of lager, scent. A bit acid, but not much. Acid taste. Weak mouth feel and very low bitterness. A rather week stout.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2006 at 18:31

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Clear, dark amber with a creamy, off-white head. Vaguely malty nose. Medium body with notes of roasted malt and perhaps a touch of metal. Bitter, hoppy finish. I bet this is brewed in Germany or Belgium. 280606
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2006 at 08:26