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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7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from my local Natural Lawson. Pours cloudy orange, not that much carbonation, hazy. Soft fruity and yeasty nose, some overripe pears and apple jam. Yeasty bananas. Tastes soft, sweet and has lots of bananas. Yeast spices are there, drinks quite easy and actually really liking this. Light fruity bitterness in the finish, still sweetish but not in unpleasant way. Liking this more than I thought I would, good and satisfying.
Tried from Can on 05 Dec 2017 at 09:21

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
355ml can @ Tokyo. Pours dark orange with a small head. Aroma of caramely malts, pine, earthiness, citrus and grass. Taste is earthy, slightly grassy and grainy with some pine and citrus. Finish is earthy and grainy with some grassy notes. Decent.
Tried from Can on 07 Oct 2017 at 09:02

7.5/10
Tried on 02 Oct 2017 at 11:30

6.5/10
Kinda not exhilarating
Tried on 21 Aug 2017 at 19:18

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from an Aomori & Iwate Antenna shop in Umeda... I got this Ginga Kogen as I’d never seen this can with a big cartoon character with a bowl (wan) full of noodles as a head. Fruity, grains and honey in the aroma. Medium bodied with a smooth texture and a raspy carbonation. The taste is crisp and lightly hoppy, this kolsch really took me by surprise and was much better than the mass-release Kolsch that preceeded it. A good example of what a kolsch can be, perfect for the crazy July heat.
Tried from Can on 17 Jul 2017 at 02:41

6/10
Tried on 04 Jul 2017 at 22:40

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
(Bottle - as "Silver Bottle") Pours hazy golden yellow with small dense white head. Citrus aroma. Light body with nice carbonation. Pleasant wheat beer with citrus and banana notes.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jun 2017 at 08:34

7/10
I had one in a beautiful blue bottle and then one in a can. MUCH better in bottle!
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2017 at 23:36

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
35cl can a friend brought over from Tokyo. Cloudy spent yellow color short white head thin persistence no lacing. Aroma.Unexpectedly sharp, lots of dough, yeast, wheat, banana, bubblegum with citrus backing. Taste sweet balanced by quite strong sourness. Average carbonation medium body solvent finish, thought abv being much higher. Ok japweizen.
Tried from Can on 24 May 2017 at 14:29

6.5/10
Not too shabby
Tried on 07 May 2017 at 21:21