8/10
One of the better of these 30 taps.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2018
at 19:28
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Tap @ Beer Boy in Nakameguro. Hazy yellow orange pour, kind of muddy type of haze there. Nose has some fruits, tropical and coated with a light layer of honey. Taste has fruits also, tropical and pretty good. Lacks carbonation and also bitterness. Not even hop dust tingle there. This beer has potential but now it drinks a bit heavier than it should. Overall not bad though.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Dec 2018
at 09:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
cloudy, a mix between east and west coast. Fairly bitter with some tropical fruit notes. Not true be but ok
Tried
on 19 Nov 2018
at 12:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Apparently this is a NEIPA. Tap at Craft Beer Holiday. Johana Masaru IPA 6% IBU 60 Cloudy gold with a soapy white head and a sweet juicy aroma, maybe a bit of butterscotch diacetyl but less than in Nangokukiban. Medium bodied and pretty dry for a NEIPA, the taste has a buttery character up front mixed with lots of juicy hazy hop goodness. Abrasive carbonic body this beer has the makings of greatness but doesn’t seem to come together well. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Oct 2018
at 15:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Tap @ Shinbashi iBREW. Pours golden, almost cleast, just lightly cloudy. Some white foam on top, stays for a bit. Bitter and herbal nose, somewhat harsh, grainy but laks fruitiness. Taste is also dry, getting some yeast character and just plan dry bitterness. What is gone on me and overall feeling that this print is actually a bit much, was hoping for something quite different. Will finish this but a bit disappointed.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Sep 2018
at 11:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
This seems to be a similar recipe to the regular Hakama, but ramped up to an imperial. Deep orange amber, clear, with a low fine head. Nose is caramel, pine, grass, very resiny. Old school. Flavor of citrus, caramel, some chocolate, pine. Like a somewhat heavier version of Minoh's WIPA. Very bitter finish which makes it crisp. Decent but a bit out of date.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2018
at 22:49
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Komachi. Clear orange-gold, though I heard it was a NE IPA and cloudy until this last pint of the keg (?). Nice citrus nose, orange, grapefruit, some tropical fruit, bit of honey malts. A bit sweet and very fruity, nice citrus. Balanced and tasty, not really juicy in the NE vein but good.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Dec 2017
at 01:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at craft beer holiday, the aroma is big juicy citrus a bit pithy. Grapefruit and dry wheat dust on a light crisp body. Opaque matte copper in color, this is a richly satisfying beer but needs to be a bit fuller to satisfy the requirements of the style though it is a damn nice IPA which makes the people chasing the blue Johanna garbage all the more galling.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Oct 2017
at 09:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This secret beer got no love at Craft Beer Holiday while everyone chased their blue garbage beer cocktail, though when I mentioned it had been quietly tapped to staff elsewhere they went running to get some. A rich sweet malty whiskey aroma. Medium to full bodied on an inky black pour. The aroma was oaky whiskey, the beer was super smooth lots of soy and whiskey big dark beer flavors. Later on, I found it to be full of treacle, whiskey and oak. Brian would have loved this. A big bold BA beer that blew me away and had me wondering why they don't do better more often? I guess crappy beer cocktails pay the bills...
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Oct 2017
at 09:29
7/10
Osaka Beer Holiday festival 9/10. A bit too sweet for me, but good on this hot day and an easy break from heavier brews.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2017
at 23:01