Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle picked up at the brewery in Hamamatsu with the cool retro typographic label instead of the cutesy cartoon one. It pours a dark reddish nutty brown with a thick beige head of foam that clings to the glass. The aroma is a bit grainy with oat/wheat notes & a soft milk chocolate aroma. Interesting. Medium bodied, this beer has some sweet lactic qualities evoking a milk stout. The taste is a touch sour with chocolate dominating but it does have a bit of roastiness. It has a really effervescent carbonation. An interesting dark beer, lighter than most porters with a sweet+sour lactic vibe over chocolate. Tasty. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
One last beer to relax with before bed... Tenjingura’s Weizen. 5%, bottle from the brewery for 410 yen-old school typography label. A cloudy honey gold, a touch darker than your average weizen-great thick head of foam though. The aroma is sweet, spicy, cloves & possibly a bit of pepperiness... & some subtle banana. Medium bodied, sweet, yeasty clove & mild banana notes, some butteriness. It’s nice but a bit too yeasty, another decent beer from Tenjingura.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
They no longer seemed to have any taps, just bottles at the brewery... So bottle drunk at the brewery, 410 yen. The beer is a crystal clear gold with a soft grassy & earthy nose. It had a good head of foam but left behind minimal lacing. The malt profile is a bit rough or grolsch like but it has a crisp refreshing dry finish. Just enough bitterness in the finish to keep it interesting. This is not really my style of beer but I can imagine it being very thirst quenching on a hot summer day. A really solid pils.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Tobinkakoi from Hamamatsu Shuzo 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Absolutly massive thanks... huge thanks just arent enought to thanks TimE for this. Man id forgotten how much i liked Sake, and this was Worlds above anything ive ever had ... So MANY MANY thanks to him for this...
see http://tenjingura.cart.fc2.com/ca6/2/p-r-s/, and also http://shizuokasake.wordpress.com/2007/06/ and http://shizuokasake.wordpress.com/list-of-shizuoka-sake-brewers/ searching on Tobinkakoi to find right section...
and now on to the important part ... the review... its Clear !! ...nose is rice and jasmine with maybe just a hint of rose hip ..flavour is a little warming ... with a nice sweetness ... deep and intence with some licorice tones really nice .. i wish i had the words for sake.. but oh wow ... just opened a bottle of sake i had in house to calbrate. f..k me the other bottle i had isnt bad but its a poor imitation of the one TimE very kindly supplied
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Tenjingura Pilsner from Hamamatsu Shuzo 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at the brewery. Pretty golden color with a decent hoppy aroma. Rich pilsner malt flavor with balanced sweetness, biscuits, and grains. Decent stuff—rather authentic indeed. Decently bitter finish. A bit fruity too. Clean and refreshing. Good stuff.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Tenjingura Porter from Hamamatsu Shuzo 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at the brewery. Rich roasted malt aroma with chocolate and coffee, and a touch of fruity sourness. Well balanced and creamy. Not outstanding, but tasty. A lager.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Tenjingura Weizen from Hamamatsu Shuzo 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
On tap at the brewery. Creamy, banana and butter aroma. Too much butter. Same for the flavor diacetyl galore. Creamy and sweet bananas. Unbalanced.