7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I obviously had a good can compared to other here. Dark Golden color, thin head with a lightly lemon nose that oozes with clean maltiness. Full bodied and hoppy with just a touch of lemon dashing in and out of the tastebuds. Finishing dry and mildly bitter. I thought this was pretty good for the style.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2004
at 05:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This comes in a tiny 5 oz can. The hazy golden brew carried a slightly frothy head with an excellent nose of cloves and bannanas. Mild smoke appeared in the mouth along with some cloves, but I was looking for a little more depth. Then a mildly dry finish. Started great, but then just coasted.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Oct 2004
at 10:53
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Dark brown with a small head. Smooth toffee-ish aroma. Thin and watery flavour of brown sugar and maybe some chocolate.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2004
at 13:27
2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
Bottled, this version is made for Haus der 131 Biere, and most likely has nothing to do with the real Ginga Kogen Stout. Dark brown, dish water head. Unclean, acidic metallic nose. Sweet with piss poor malt structure and strong, sharp rusty metallic flavour. Had I known it was a Haus der 131 Biere and not a real beer I would never have bought it. This company is absolutely disgraceful in their labelling and marketing, which leads you to believe that you are buying an exotic import from a reknown microbrewery, when you're really buying local cheaply made crap sold for 5 times the price of a good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2004
at 09:38
3.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1
The aroma is sweet and malty with a weird slightly smoked coffee note. The color is red-brown and it has a small fast disappearing head. The flavor is a very weird sweetness with a somewhat sour note. There is no hints of smoke nor roasted malt - so in my universe this can't be a stout. It is rather thin in the middle. A very weird "beer" - that I cannot recommend.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2003
at 09:23
3.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 3
Sour- and bitterness in the aroma. Mostly brown color with creamy head. Sour like milk just before it goes bad. Medium body . I wonder if "stout" has a different meaning in Japan?
Tried
on 10 Jan 2003
at 10:13
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
I listed this as a brown ale because quite frankly that's what it is. There really isn't any roast to speak of, and the body is quite light. There are some malty, walnutty, caramel flavours.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2001
at 10:29