Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can shared. Clear brown with a finger of foam that lingers. Dark fruit and toasted caramel on the nose. A little too sweet on the palate but some light peppery notes on the finish. Decent enough.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
33cl bottle from eDrinks, Tallinn. Pours slightly hazy golden with a small, but dense, white head. Mild malty aroma with some fruity notes and hints of sour berries. Moderate sweet with fairly low flavour intensity and a light bitterness. Nothing to interesting going on here. --- Beer merged from original tick of Kyoto Bakushu Kölsch (京都麦酒 ケルシュ) on 04 Sep 2016 at 18:36 - Score: 6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Grainy golden, slightly hazy, it of foam. Aroma has some flowery grain character. Some wet cardboard also. Taste is relatively light, slightly grassy and has some yeasty character - not your usual lager, which is a definite plus. Still drink easy and does not have awful lot of character. Again, I think I got a fresh can this time, feels quite nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
No foam, or very little, brown and relatively clear. Aroma is just caramel, sort of one dimensional but not necessarily bad. Taste has some more caramel, malt character is good and only a slight hint of bitterness. This batch seems to be in good shape, not that foul shit I had when I drank their pale ale. Probably they have some major issues with their quality, glad that this can is OK though. Not great but not spectacularly bad either.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Odd, not pinning this as black bean, has a starchy note, off dry finish, light toastiness. Interesting beer. Not something I’d drink much, but the black bean character is very unique.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Light amber, slight toasty, nice amber malts...unusual grain. Ok beer, even if the unusual grain signature lends itself to a wholly conventional product.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Slightly hazy, has a bit dirty character. Not bad, a bit tart and light. Sweetish malt.
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
Cloudy, thin head. Looks awful. Aroma is a touch foul. Thin. Bland, then a hit of diacetyl, total crap. Fuck off.
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5
Can of "Gold". Hazy, dull gold, light apple nose, not a lot of maltiness. Dull, yeasty, kinda sour. Just a poorly made beer, unimpressed.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cloudy, pale. Lots of coriander and it smells quite sweet. Thick head. Balanced sweet/fruity wit with a lot of coriander and a big bright orangey character.