7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Nice grassy hops and cereal malt in the nose, that comes across a bit malt forward. Medium full body, with aggressive bitterness. Excellent grassy hops nose. Very clean and balanced. Excellent
Tried
on 02 Jan 2021
at 01:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
deep amber color. Frothy white head. Very clean nose with strawberries and cherries. Very clean. Minerally maltines with some strawberries and cherries. Super clean. Very nice amber lager. Medium full body with low medium bitterness.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2020
at 02:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
excellent grassy hoppy clean nose. Super clean palate, excellent grassy noble hops, dry a touch of cereal malt. Aggressive bitterness. Very authentic. Love this.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2020
at 02:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery. Nutty malt nose, bread, light caramel, toast. Very nice. Deep amber to medium brown. low head. I think these were bottled from the keg or something, as many have had this issue. Nutty, toasty bready flavor, nice caramel, touch of roastiness, dry finish with a nice hop bite. They nailed the style. I think there is a slight covid-related bottling issue, as the carbonation is also a touch too low. Otherwise great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2020
at 08:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery. Lightly grassy, herbal, citrus hop nose, clean malt. Just slightly bready. Clear gold with a fast-fading head. Fruity, citrusy flavor, nice hops. They are noble but very cleanly lemony, slightly spicy, and very bitter. Low malt character like a Northern pils. Super crisp, clean, and hoppy. Tastes lovely. Nose could be a bit more prominent, as could the head. Want to try on tap.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2020
at 07:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the brewery, as Helles Lager 4.5%. Biscuity, bready malt nose, very nice, rich malts. A bit of lemony, spicy noble hops. Great nose. Bright, clear gold. Head fades too fast. Bready flavor, soft, malty, just right. Touch of hops. Fluffy, fresh baked bread-like body. This ticks all the boxes. Just slightly under-carbonated maybe. Most authentic Helles in Japan--this year anyway.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2020
at 07:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the brewery. Dark brown, almost black, with a thick, pretty, airy pale tan head. Nose is dark chocolate, toasted dark bread, light cafe au lait, a touch of licorice, a fine berry note. Complex malt character, quite authentically Czech. More coffee roastiness in the flavor, toast, dark chocolate. The finish is roasty, not burnt, with a touch of hoppiness and some berries. Crisp and rather light despite being so malty. Maybe a bit thin. Not sweet. Just a bit in the middle, but dry finish. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2020
at 08:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
beautiful deep golden color. Frothy white head. Excellent herbal hop character with some biscuit malt in the background. The herbal character is really fantastic. Wow. Sharp, crisp hops, excellent maltiness and superb herbally. Super clean. Hands down one of the best Pilsners made in japan.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2020
at 06:03
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Keyaki. Low in flavour apart from ones that might not be supposed to be there. Apples... bit of caramel. Not great at all.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keyaki. Light caramel, little hoppiness but more sweet. Something a little fruity. Bit boring in my opinion.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03