Ushi-Tora Brewing
Microbrewery
in Shimotsuke,
Tochigi,
Japan 🇯🇵
Associated with 2 Venues
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at CBM Koenji. Light yellow, little cloudy. Very bitter, nice grapefruit. Grainy too, almost tart. Very easy drinking. Wish it wasn't the last half in the keg so I could get better acquainted. Will look out for another chance.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Tap at CBM Koenji. Aroma is nice, pineapple, grainy. Taste is very watery, light fruit, not much else. I know it's a Radler type thing, but it tasted like air. A bit of a waste of time for me. Not unpleasant, but I'd even prefer one of the Johana beers that tastes like a soft drink instead of this which seems to be heading in that direction but doesn't really taste of anything. Maybe it wasn't in the best condition, but can only rate on what I drank.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at CBM Koenji. Never had the original, so no idea what the revision is apart from the lower alcohol %. Nice enough taste but very watery again (like the pineapple one). Bit of fruit and citrus, but more sugary caramel water. Haven't particularly enjoyed one of their non Luc beers yet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Keyaki. Nice enough, minerals, grainy, little bit creamy. Not so exciting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Keyaki part 2. Light pineapple, bit of sweetness, malty richness. Fruitiness is good. An improvement on Hey Painappo, but pretty much anything would have been for me.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at CBM event. Light black ipa. Lots of hop in the nose but taste is bit more restrained. Bit of roast, bit sweet choc, bit pine hoppiness. Very nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at GBF. Nice! Good stuff, light citrus, minerals, fruity, very easy drinking. Pineapple. Yum. Sweet cloudiness. --- Beer merged from original tick of Luc Lafontaine 15 to Go: Dryhopped Session Blonde Ale on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:05 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Tap at GBF. Nice! Good stuff, light citrus, minerals, fruity, very easy drinking. Pineapple. Yum. Sweet cloudiness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at CBM event. Light smoke in aroma. Taste is interesting. Nice combination. Smoke is subtle and Kölsch creaminess still manages to peak out.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at CBM event. Very tropical, can taste the shikwasa citrus but probably only because it's in the name. Feels boozier than the others, but still easy drinking. Little bit of bitterness at the end. Good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at CBM event. Light smoke, light roast. Rich and fruity. Taste has a little tartness, slightly creamy and sour, like a gueuze. Smoke is subtle. Very interesting mix. Big taste for low percentage. Light citrus at the end. Good stuff.