Dotonbori Ji-Beer

Microbrewery in Osaka-shi, Osaka, Japan 🇯🇵
Associated with 3 Venues

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Dōtonbori, 1-9-19 大阪松竹座, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tap at the brewpub. Poured a slightly hazy medium amber with a big frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light toffee, buttery, light yeast, woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter light sweet with a smooth, malty, light red berry fruit, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 19 May 2019 at 09:57

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Tap at Kitaoji Vivre’s Kyoto Craft Beer Picnic Event. Opaque orange with a little get beige head. The aroma is citrus , the taste yuzu zest and light malts. Not bad, as I continued drinking it I liked the graham maltiness more and more.
Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2017 at 07:00

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tap at Kyoto Craft Beer Garden 2017 in Kitaoji Vivre. 300ml for 500 yen. First beer after work, a. ruddy brown with a beige head and biscuity caramel aroma. Medium bodied with a crisp nutty malt character. Not exciting but well made and to style in my opinion, ’twas refreshing I downed it fairly fast.
Tried from Draft on 03 Jun 2017 at 05:54

6.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at Craft Beer Live Osaka 2017. Cloudy orange-brown, lace. Muddy. Oranges, peaches, some tropical fruit in the nose. Dry, fruity flavor, tropical fruit and citrus, bread. Light body, bitter finish. Ok.
Tried from Draft on 27 May 2017 at 21:54

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Not sure if this is the same or not, it seems to have been rebranded as Hoppy Baby sharky and is 5.2% It’s a good looking opaque gold with a dense soapy looking off-white head of foam. It’s got a delicious hop bouquet featuring zesty citrus with mild evergreen pine. The taste is an invigorating fresh pine bitterness with a bit of a bite to it and mint as well as ugh the citrus notes in the aftertaste. My favorite among the three beers I had at the Kyoto Craft Beer Garden though admittedly Tango Craft still has a ways to go
Tried on 04 Jun 2016 at 09:21

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at Beer Fes Osaka 2015. Pretty tan lace on a black beer. Creamy, roasty nose, chocolate, coffee, decent citrus hops. A bit sweet, quite hoppy flavor, bitter roast. Solid, light and very drinkable hoppy porter.
Tried from Draft on 18 Jul 2015 at 20:28

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
On tap at Craft Beer Live 2015. A deep black pour with a tan head. Th nose is cocoa powder. Med-light bodied with a super dry raspy finish. The taste is bitter toasted dark malts & toasted oats. Pretty good.
Tried from Draft on 30 May 2015 at 19:26

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
On tap at the Craft Beer Picnic. Dark Ale 5.5% pours a dark brown with a big creamy beige head. The aroma is a chalky woodsy almost tangy nuttiness with hints of cocoa. Light bodied with a round carbonation. The taste is bitter dark chocolate - think 70% + cacao, a bit of roastiness and a chalky aftertaste. Quite bitter and a bit acrid, possibly too much black patent malt? Overall it is OK.
Tried from Draft on 10 Oct 2014 at 08:27

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewpub. It’s a soft opaque gold with a solid head of creamy looking foam. It’s cool drinking it with the a/c, peaceful Japanese music, quiet of the empty restaurant while enjoying the view of the big copper tanks. Served in a glass similar to a stange. Bready, sweet, lightly fruity, mild graininess. Quite an active round-to-sharp carbonation. Served too cold but today is beastly hot (35C or so?) so I don’t mind that much. The taste is a bit rough, initial bitter earthy hit, sweet light malts and some fruitiness. A crisp refreshing dry finish. I like it though it is pretty average, if I had this anywhere other than the brewpub it’d probably have a lower rating, set & setting...
Tried from Draft on 01 Aug 2014 at 03:01

5.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught at Craft Beer Live 2014. Cloying, syrupy nose of burnt caramel. Sweet caramel flavor, a bit astringent in the malts and rough.
Tried on 24 May 2014 at 22:50