6.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
21st June 2023, new region and rare beer tasting with minutemat (and a sample for Grumbo) at my place. Thanks cyclist Shirley for the 330ml bottle of this: BB15th December 2023. Light amber body, mostly clear, white head. Nice sweet brew with an orange like hint in both the aroma and taste, good start to our four Japanese beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2023
at 05:36
6.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
You get a big whack of banana on the nose plus some light grapefruit and peach. The taste has a bit of an aspirin-y aftertaste which takes away from what is otherwise a very nice beer.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2023
at 11:09
7.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A strong, well-balanced pale ale. Aromas of honey, mandarin, biscuit and boiled lollies. It has a restrained but excellent hop flavour with great length. Can from Hiroshima Station 7-11.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2023
at 11:09
6.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Medium brown color. Toasty caramel in the nose, piny and herbal hops. Flavor is toasty and slightly roasted, piny and herbal with light citrus, cherry, caramel. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2022
at 06:57
3.9/10
—
Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Can. Seems still to be made at Niigata Beer. Nose is caramel. Not particularly rich or nice, but nothing completely off either. Maybe a bit metallic. Pours a muddy, ugly brown. Not close to Blonde, and crappy looking. Flavor is not pleasant. Sweet caramel, metal, plastics. Not gross, but close to it. Probably will be gross once it warms. Body is also soft and flabby. Seems Niigata is making whisky now too. They never learned to make beer.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2020
at 09:27
5/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Dirty coppery blond. Bready and yeasty with a touch of butterscotch. Caramel and bready notes with a light apple in the finish.
Tried
from Can
at
Miyajima Brewery
on 20 Jan 2020
at 20:55
6.1/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear dark gold with a rich white head Malty citrus notes. Sweet and malty and a touch of citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Miyajima Brewery
on 20 Jan 2020
at 10:56
5/10
—
Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Cloudy gold with a small white head. Dirty grains. Honey sweetness and a light bitterness. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Miyajima Brewery
on 20 Jan 2020
at 07:26
5.3/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cloudy amber with a decent beige head. Earthy and dirty hops. Dirty and earthy with a bitterness. Not great.
Tried
from Draft
at
Miyajima Brewery
on 19 Jan 2020
at 06:07
5.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cloudy copper gold with a decent white head. Intense lemon and peel. Bitter lemon peel with a long finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Miyajima Brewery
on 19 Jan 2020
at 05:59