6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at MBCC2025 Blue session, Copenhagen. Clear golden with small white head . Aromas and flavours: Grain, malts...
Tried
on 11 May 2026
at 18:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at MBCC2025 Yellow session, Copenhagen. Aromas and flavours: Coffee, dryness...
Tried
on 08 May 2026
at 18:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
First up is:
Baeren Ichiaku no Saison
Tokuboku 140th Anniversary Brew 5.5%
Nice matte orange gold with light beige foam and a spicy citrusy aroma. Medium bodied with prickly carbonation. The flavor starts off with a punch of white pepper saison spice then you get earthy cloves and hints of citrus.
Decent brew but feels a bit rough.
Baeren Ichiaku no Saison
Tokuboku 140th Anniversary Brew 5.5%
Nice matte orange gold with light beige foam and a spicy citrusy aroma. Medium bodied with prickly carbonation. The flavor starts off with a punch of white pepper saison spice then you get earthy cloves and hints of citrus.
Decent brew but feels a bit rough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2026
at 14:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Baeren Amber Lager Unfiltered 5%
Reddish Amber color with tan foam and sweetly rich malty aroma. Medium to full bodied with floral and caramel notes.
Nice and smooth.
Reddish Amber color with tan foam and sweetly rich malty aroma. Medium to full bodied with floral and caramel notes.
Nice and smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2026
at 15:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Baeren Amber Lager Filtered 5%
I felt this was a slightly darker reddish amber color than the unfiltered but crystal clear with nice thick beige foam. It is very light bodied but crisp.
The flavor was much maltier than the unfiltered and I kind of feel the filtration stripped away all the subtleties from the beer.
It’s still a nice beer but as usual unfiltered wins out.
I felt this was a slightly darker reddish amber color than the unfiltered but crystal clear with nice thick beige foam. It is very light bodied but crisp.
The flavor was much maltier than the unfiltered and I kind of feel the filtration stripped away all the subtleties from the beer.
It’s still a nice beer but as usual unfiltered wins out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2026
at 15:00
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Baeren Unfiltered Bock 6.5%
I wasn't planning to do drink this tonight but I enjoyed the filtered version so much I cracked open the unfiltered version.
It’s a similar looking dark reddish brown with thick fluffy dense tan foam but I think the unfiltered is longer lasting and leaves better lacing behind. The aroma is more subtle than the filtered while the mouthfeel is much smoother. The taste is similar but I’d say the unfiltered feels more put together. Both are good, the filtered comes off bolder while the unfiltered comes off subtle and even more crushable.
Both were great.
I wasn't planning to do drink this tonight but I enjoyed the filtered version so much I cracked open the unfiltered version.
It’s a similar looking dark reddish brown with thick fluffy dense tan foam but I think the unfiltered is longer lasting and leaves better lacing behind. The aroma is more subtle than the filtered while the mouthfeel is much smoother. The taste is similar but I’d say the unfiltered feels more put together. Both are good, the filtered comes off bolder while the unfiltered comes off subtle and even more crushable.
Both were great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2026
at 15:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Baeren Filtered Bock 6.5%
Deep brown with dense thick fluffy beige foam and a roasty chocolatey aroma. Medium to full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Apparently made with Japanese grown cascade hops. I thought this was great, really well balanced .
Deep brown with dense thick fluffy beige foam and a roasty chocolatey aroma. Medium to full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Apparently made with Japanese grown cascade hops. I thought this was great, really well balanced .
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2026
at 15:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Not sure if this is the same beer as it’s now called a red ale…
This was a random find at Yamaoka Saketen for 5-600¥ I believe.
Baeren Torioh King of Chicken Original Red Ale
5 hops 5%
Baeren x Ofchicke 5th Anniversary collaboration. Nice russet amber red color with thick beige foam that lingers. Malty aroma with hints of tobacco leaf. Medium to light bodied and smooth. Nice mild bitter bite on a big caramel malt body with tobacco and some peppery notes.
Really solid stuff.
This was a random find at Yamaoka Saketen for 5-600¥ I believe.
Baeren Torioh King of Chicken Original Red Ale
5 hops 5%
Baeren x Ofchicke 5th Anniversary collaboration. Nice russet amber red color with thick beige foam that lingers. Malty aroma with hints of tobacco leaf. Medium to light bodied and smooth. Nice mild bitter bite on a big caramel malt body with tobacco and some peppery notes.
Really solid stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Yamaoka Sake Shop
on 06 Feb 2026
at 08:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Baeren German Pils 5%
Gold with thin foam. It’s got a smooth medium body and a nice crisp bitter bite in the finish. Butter herbal with enough malt backbone to make it eminently crushable.
Greatly enjoyable.
Gold with thin foam. It’s got a smooth medium body and a nice crisp bitter bite in the finish. Butter herbal with enough malt backbone to make it eminently crushable.
Greatly enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2026
at 15:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
I’m gonna start off with the less traditional sounding:
Baeren Sorachi Gold Lager 5%
Matte gold with fizzy white foam that didn’t stick around. The aroma is herbal and slightly minty. I felt the medium to light body was smooth and crisp but more bitter than I expected.
Solid lager with a twist.
Baeren Sorachi Gold Lager 5%
Matte gold with fizzy white foam that didn’t stick around. The aroma is herbal and slightly minty. I felt the medium to light body was smooth and crisp but more bitter than I expected.
Solid lager with a twist.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2026
at 04:41