Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Strawberry, maltiness, brown bread, not so bitter
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Floury, light citrus, easy going but feels quite pilsner like
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at CBM. Dark brown with creamy golden head. Aroma is fresh hoppy, citrus and slightly grassy. Taste is interesting, roasty malt dominates but the body is quite light and the lemony hops come through nicely. Has the smoothness of a stout but without the thickness. Very drinkable. Further down hops begin to take over
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Keyaki. Nice enough, lightly wheaty, little bitterness, little lemon, easy drinking. Good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at Craftsman Sendai. Nice. Smoke is there but surprisingly subtle. Get more smoked cheese than meat, but there's a bit of sausage there. Some wheaty sweetness too. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at JBC. Spicy aroma, almost sausage like! Taste is very different. Good banana creaminess with light spice at the end. Vanilla ice cream. Actually very nice. Full bodied but easy drinking.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at JBC. Amber coloured, very interesting aroma, bit of toffee but something herbal too. Taste is good. Little bit of sweetness them after hint of sake. Light boozy finish but still very drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at JBC. Starts off grainy but graduates towards light citrus. Some creamy sweetness at the end. Bitter too though and feels quite boozy. Grassy aroma, dry.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at CBM Kichijoji. Kind of like a light Hefeweizen. Banana and creaminess there, bit of vanilla. Not so bitter. Maybe little bit of lemon. Pretty smooth. Nice and refreshing. Clove in the aroma but taste is pretty much just wheaty and sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at Raku. Cloudy, lots of wheatiness, not as crisp as I might expect. Quite dry, little bit of sweetness. Lots of wheat and grain.