7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
2020 version: Ushitora #448 Heads up! barleywine 11% 43 IBU Rich amber-orange-brown color with a big malty fruity (raisins) aroma and wafer malt notes. Very full bodied, smooth and velvety with sharp tobacco leaf bitter flavor at first then treacle and rich raisins plus candied figs or plums. No heat for 11% which is surprising. Quite good. As someone else said itβll be banging with a year of age on it.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2020
at 07:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Kamikaze beer tap room in Osaka. Great pub with cask options. Anyway, this beer was incredibly fresh on keg. Light coffee in there and supremely drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Feb 2020
at 08:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Ant'n Bee. Clear dark golden with a small white head. Mild with hops, citrus, caramel and some malt. The finish was medium bitter. An ok one.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2020
at 23:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Ant'n Bee. Hazy golden with a small white head. Mild with some notes of Pear, funk and light bread. The finish was a bit sour.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2020
at 23:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Very pale straw color. Muscat and citrus notes with a touch of grassiness. Very clean. Modestly bitter and dry
Tried
on 24 Feb 2020
at 00:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy golden color. Tastes like suntan lotion, but fairly dry and tons of bananas. Good summer beer.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2020
at 00:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Light straw color. Nose is dominated by pineapple and citrus in the background. Modestly bitter. Decent.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2020
at 00:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
light hazy golden color. Creamy white head.smells like banana creampie with citrusy and slight lactobacillis notes in the background. Oh that is interesting. Very tart very light very refreshing but without the burnt rubber character or heavier mouthfeel you get with kettle sours. This is perfectly balanced. The wheat body and firm tartness work in harmony. Still get a lot of banana creampie character but generally I love this. Perfect summer beer but why am I drink in mid February!??
Tried
on 18 Feb 2020
at 16:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Tap at craft House Kyoto. Nutty coffee nose, chocolate. Nice use of coffee, chocolate malts, nice enough but body is too thin.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jan 2020
at 08:25
8/10
Who is Johnson, and why is he dreaming about my Johnson? Gimme more oβ that.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jan 2020
at 22:35