tokyobeerdrinker (9001) reviewed Belgian Subtle IPA from Aoi Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at CBM Koenji. Nice, subtle, light caramel, light hops light soapiness. My first beer from them and it's a pleasant surprise.
tokyobeerdrinker (9001) reviewed Honnori Ocha Ale from Aoi Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle, thanks Davido. Can't get the matcha which is good. Starts sweet and end is slightly bitter with a bit of spice. Alright.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Mass Jokki Senyou from Aoi Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at CBM Sendai. Phenolic nose, malty biscuity. Clear golden color. Very fruity flavor, with oranges, grapes. Sweet and not really good for drinking by the liter in that sense, but relatively clean. Suspect ale yeast. Peppery, bitter finish works.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Zen-infused Ocha Ale from Aoi Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Nose is maybe tea, peaches, orange, bread. The green tea is light. Deep golden color, cloudy and lacy. Lemony flavor, some green tea, crisp and light but altogether a bit weird and vegetal.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Garage Revolution Dry Stout from Aoi Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Nose of lots of cocoa, plus some miso and a bit of coffee. Huge cocoa flavor, light, soft, creamy. Approaching milk stout sweetness, so not really dry, but tasty.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Paid Vacation IPA from Aoi Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from the brewer. Grassy hop nose, caramel, toffee, tobacco, orange. Biscuity malt flavor, toasty, ok caramel, bread, some chocolate, apples. Full body, with nice earthy hops.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Ice Breaker Golden Ale from Aoi Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from the brewer. Lovely golden with a touch of hazy and a nice head. Crisp pilsner malt nose, peaches, biscuits, crackers, quite like a helles, malty, with some esters. Peppery, bitter finish, some pineapple and white grape. PRetty nice stuff.
TimE (11146) reviewed Kuro Coco from Aoi Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
dark brown color. Light body a lot of cocoa, but not balanced . Don’t really like that much.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Dozen Roses from Aoi Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at Q-brick. Deep brown with orange. Low head going to lace. Spicy nose, cinnamon, orange, vanilla, toffee, cherry. Flavors of cola, spice, cinnamon, chocolate, ginger, vanilla. Cake-like. Interesting, with a great nose, but too much spice in the end, with a somewhat nasty finish of spicy astringency. Very reminiscent of Nest Celebration.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Aoi Brewing Hollyhock Christmas Ale,. This was a guest beer half-pint at Marca. It pours an opaque brown/red. The aroma is freshly baked bread and cinnamon. Med-full bodied this is a sweet cinnamon Bomb with a big dose of breadiness. A bit too much spicing but pretty good for what I am guessing is a first attempt at a Christmas beer.