7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Momo Sushi Shack, Brooklyn bottle: pours golden with a noce and very long lasting white head. Aroma is citrus, pineapple, flowers. Taste is very bright and fruity. Nice hop bitterness. Tasted very fresh despite the voyage across the sea. Very satisfied and not expecting all that much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2015
at 19:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Ozeno Yukidoki Weizen 5% Bottle on sale from Yamaoka & served in my weizen glass. It pours an opaque gold with a dense eggshell white head of foam. The nose is peppery, celery & coriander with a sharp edge to it. Medium bodied with a smooth wheatiness to it & a raspy active carbonation. The taste is sweet coriander & cloves but with some buttery diacetyl. Passable I suppose.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2015
at 07:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle (I think, it was a strange shaped bottle) at Raku in Dupont, Washington DC. Poured a slightly hazy yellow color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was some light sweet malts, nice earthy and some citrus hops. Flavor was light malt, some earthy and tropical hop character. Better than I expected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2014
at 23:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
11-12 oz bottle served in a lowball glass at Toki Underground in DC. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of citrus fruit and peel, light floral notes. Tastes of citrus, lemon, floral notes, sweet malt. Nice fruitiness. Medium body with a semi-dry finish. Medium carbonation. Tasty with Taiwanese ramen and Japanese inspired dishes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2014
at 16:37
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle (from Japan)
Golden color, small white head. Aroma has tropical fruits, resiny hop oily stickyness. Medium-bodied. Front shows that lots of hops have been used. Very oily, resiny flavor. Citrus, fruityness. Then has enough sweet fruityness to make aftertaste less bitter. Interesting flavors and aromas for "only" 5% beer.
Golden color, small white head. Aroma has tropical fruits, resiny hop oily stickyness. Medium-bodied. Front shows that lots of hops have been used. Very oily, resiny flavor. Citrus, fruityness. Then has enough sweet fruityness to make aftertaste less bitter. Interesting flavors and aromas for "only" 5% beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2014
at 12:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Slightly hazy rich yellown with spongy white head, light hops aroma, sweetish hoppy taste with floral flavor, medium carbonation, meddium finish. Nice IPA with a bit weak finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2014
at 16:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
I picked up a bottle of this IPA from Ryujin Brewery (Gunma) at Yamaoka in Kyoto. Served in a shaker half-pint glass it pours a lovely clear copperish gold with a great hop bouquet of pine, citrus & resin/dank notes - good stuff. The medium body is smooth and the taste is a dank bitter pine with a sweet bitter finish. It’s really well balanced. This is a really solid Japanese IPA you don’t hear much about down in Kansai. I’ll have to try more beers from these guys. At 5 % I nominate this as a good sessionable Japanese IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2014
at 01:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
330 ml bottle from a mall in Utsunomiya. Pours hazy brown with a small head that is gone in a few seconds. Aroma is quite faint, some yeast, a bit of sour alcohol, tropical fruits. Taste is more roasty, some toffee and black bread - mixed with some notes of sour yeast. A bit of hop bitterness remaining on your tongue at the end. Overall pretty decent, nicely drinkable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2013
at 03:58
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Backlog. On tap @ Popeye, June 2008. Copper to brown color. Aroma’s: sweet malts, sweet fruits. Flavor is mainly sweet, with a hint of bitterness. Medium bodied. Finishes moderate bitter. More Belgian style strong ale than a UK or US Barley Wine, but OK enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Nov 2013
at 01:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Craft Beer Market Jimbocho, Tokyo. Hazy golden colour with a thick white head. Citrus aroma. Mild hops, citrus flavour.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Apr 2013
at 05:05