5.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draught at the Bikkuri Donkey Kyoto Sanjo restaurant. Reddish pink color with a tall, airy head.. Lots of bubbles. Somewhat fake looking. Big raspberry nose, a bit syrupy, not too bad. No way this is pure fruit. Sweet and fruity flavor, raspberry with cherry, slightly tangy, with a bit of pils malt in the background and some hop bitterness. Way too sweet, and the finish is still sweet and not nice. Well, I know the brewery is just doing this for the restaurant chain as a gimmick or something, but I hoped they might pull it off.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2011
at 23:25
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at Leibspeise, Sapporo fall 2009. Banana, peach and wheat. Cloudy, orange yellow, golden cream. Creamy mouthfeel. Sticky fruitsalad flavour. A bit dusty.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2011
at 04:39
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Tap at Leibspeise, Sapporo fall 2009. Golden, creamy layer, low carbonation. Chewy. Light diacetyl. Flour note. Sticky aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2011
at 04:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Leibspeise, Sapporo fall 2009. Neutral nose. Pretty golden cream. Light fruit entry, a bit honeyish roast. Chewy body. Sugar sirup, retronasal lebkuchen,
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2011
at 04:37
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at Leibspeise, Sapporo fall 2009. Fruity yeast nose. Im krug, golden head. Fruity base, ok balance, a bit thin. Drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jan 2011
at 04:36
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Bikkuri Donkey in Kyoto. This is made by Otaru for these hamburger chains and only served there, as far as I know. Deep golden to amber color with a nice tall head. Malty, sweet, cookie aroma with slight diacetyl. Clean, rich, fruity flavor with biscuits and a good bitter finish. A bit buttery/creamy. Very good beer, with great hops.
Tried
on 11 Nov 2009
at 15:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Good Beer. Rich, malty nose, grains, some caramel, biscuits, a bit worty. A tiny touch of grassy hops. Deep amber-orange with a low head. Rich and malty flavor, fruity, grains, bread. A touch of cardboard and grass, with a bit of peppery hops at the finish. Seriously low on hops. Nice malt, and smooth, but not a whole lot happening. Not as convincing as it was a few years back. Bottle. 2009 7/3/7/4/14. It was rather rich and full-bodied, with a decent malt character. A bit too sweet, really, but nice and slightly biscuity. It had a strong caramel flavor, and some vanilla as well. There werenβt a lot of hops, maybe not quite enough, but it was overall a nice tasting, all-malt beer with decent complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2009
at 23:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at Leibespeise, the brewery tap in Sapporo, 2007. Medium amber color, nice head. Rich malt aroma, with a bit of caramel and cereals. Slightly cookieish. Full malt flavor, rich and grainy, a touch of light amber roasting, a bit sweet, slightly fruity and buttery. Light hopping, but enough. An excellent fest bier, with full flavor. Drying, slightly roasted finish, round and mellow. Gets fuller and maltier as it warms. Excellent for the type. The bottled version has a more pronounced cereal character, still excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2008
at 21:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
On tap at the brewery tap in Sapporo. Cloudy, slightly darker than usual. Very fragrant, with pears, spices, a touch of citrus, and the requisite bananas. Rich, thick malt flavor. Smooth, crisp. Slightly sour, with bananas and pears. Excellent. Great balance. Good sourness. Interesting, highly original fruit character.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2008
at 20:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at the brewery tap in Sapporo. Golden color with a tall, foamy head. Big bubbles. Aroma of fruit and hops. Full malt flavor. Light, clean flavor. Good hops. Very tasty, round, and slightly buttery. Dry, hoppy finish. Excellent. Great hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2008
at 20:52