6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at Crafthouse. Black and shiny with an off-white head. Thick and low. Nose is coriander, citrus, smoke, savory and meaty and a bit roasty. Very smoky and savory flavor, roasted too, with light citrus. This is more like a smoked porter than a Black IPA. Too roasted and savory for me to like.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Nov 2020
at 09:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Not sure I’ve had bottles from them yet, I usually get them on tap at Bungalow. Hop Kotan FREEDOMS American IPA 6.5% ABV 70 IBU Got this on sale so a bit past it’s prime. The aroma is quite fruity while the taste is more bitter pine. The finish is a touch too woodsy. Alright but I kind of wish this and the IPL version had been on tap when I had visited Bungalow when it was fresh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2020
at 03:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Komachi. Fresh hopped pilsner. Straw gold, bright, with an airy head. Bright and grassy nose, herbal, bread, biscuit. Crisp, bright, herbal flavor, sulfur notes take away from it, slightly off. Well done besides that.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Oct 2020
at 05:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Komachi. Golden ale made only with their own hops. MEdium gold with a thin head. Lemony nose, honey malts. Grainy malt flavor, resins, lemon, honey, grass. Crisp and clean with unique hop character and crisp, clean bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2020
at 02:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Tap at Komachi. Clear amber-orange with a low, thick head. Nose is citrus, spicy Belgian yeast. Rich, fruity malt flavor, nice citrus notes, spicy, with sweet gumball notes. The finish is very bitter and muddy, however, with a long lasting astringency that was quite unpleasant.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2020
at 02:58
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
More like a golden ale than a pils. Lemon and shandy like. Lacking in excitement. Second time round... Nice stuff. Good wheatiness, but hoppier than the German one. Think I prefer that one but this is a good drop!
Tried
from Draft
at
Mikkeller Tokyo
on 02 Oct 2020
at 13:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Source 6. Bright, deep gold with a fine head. nose is citrus, tropical fruit, a bit soapy, pine, rather unobtrusive malt. Lemony, piny flavor. rich malt, sweet and first with a dry, bitter finish. A bit heavy. Fruity, some grapes.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Sep 2020
at 00:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hop Kotan Get Back IPA 6.5% Crystal clear copper color with a thin foamy top and bright herbal hop bouquet. Medium to light bodied and dry with bitter herbal elements but well balanced by malt sweetness. classic West Coast IPA goodness.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2020
at 14:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Light peppery nose with yeast a bit muted, but then big yeast up front on the palate with apricot crumble, pepper, dry and fairly hoppy and funky. Nicely bitter. Super drinkable. Excellent.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2020
at 03:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Medium dark golden color. Froth white head. The nose is dominated by Belgian yeast, spice with some citrus and lemon notes in the background. I didnt get any tropical fruit notes at all, but as a saison, the nose isnt too bad. The palate is interesting, you get this cleaniness of an IPA, Belgian funk and spicy hop character. Very dry, but enough body to support it. No spices were added, but the descriptions indicates it should be juicy and tropical in the mouth. Its not at all. Ulitimately this comes across as a Belgian IPA. I am not a massive fan of the style, BUT I dont mind this. Dont love it, but certainly would have it again
Tried
on 05 May 2020
at 13:16