bb (18428) reviewed Lucky Dog from Kizakura Sake Brewing Co. Ltd. 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a dark cream head. Citrus and light skunky aroma. Grapefruit and light grain flavor. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and light grain linger.
bb (18428) reviewed Lucky Cat from Kizakura Sake Brewing Co. Ltd. 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
Bottle. Amber beer with an off-white head. Wheat and spice aroma with light yeast. Wheat and light metallic flavor with light spice. Medium bodied. Wheat and stronger metallic tastes linger with light grain.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Clear colour. Moderate almond aroma. Moderate marcipan/almond flavor. Slightly acetic. Average nice finish. Creamy palate Nice sake.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Clear colour. Moderate marcipan aroma. Powerful marcipan flavor. Average fnish. Slightly alcoholic.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
clear brownish ruby colour, huge creamy and long lasting beige-ish head; aroma of msrmalade, piney and burnt sugary notes; bittersweet taste with marmalade, burnt sugary and even some plum jam notes; ok, it is definitely not an IPA - but at least really enjoyable
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Finally screwed up the courage to drink this and free up fridge space. Once opened the green foam and bright/deep green (depending on the light) beer had me wishing I had saved it for St-Patrick’s Day. Kizakura Matcha 5% Insane green color and foam, weird herbal matcha aroma. Light bodied and very rough flavor but in the finish after taste you DO actually get matcha powder coming through that’s not bad but overall this just tastes like they dumped a ton of low grade matcha in a crappy blonde ale. Gimmicky Omiyage beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8
Bottle getting to 10 for style. Clearly labeled Futsu on bottle. Clear pour. Nose is fruity and some alcohol. Tastes of pear and pomegranate. Rice and alcohol touch of almond. Cheap and low polishing for sure but not unpleasant.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Kizakura For Your Dream Golden Ale 5% Brewd with “Japanese rice” smooth and clear taste Clear copper gold with a filmy bright white foam top. Tangy grainy aroma, light bodied and dry. The taste is clean with a decent bitter bite. Ok just boring.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Can from Isetan Kyoto. Nose is lemony, bready malts, and green tea. Matcha, more precisely. Pours a deep cloudy green--no, actually it's clear, with a all, fine, greenish-white head. Not as goopy looking as the IPA version. Lighter flavor, lemony, crackery, touch of cardboard, and matcha. More beer-like than the big brother, and much less nasty as well. I almost like it. It avoids the nasty, bitter finish, the vegetal qualities, and the thick sweetness. A completely different beer. Not as interesting, but much better.