Strange Brewing

Microbrewery in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan 🇯🇵
Associated Venue: Bakushu Club Popeye

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黒土新田79-5, Minamiuonuma, Japan

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7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

On tap at Popeye. Pours a hazy orange hue with a medium white head. A big sweet citrus tropical nose. Very rich, toast, some big mango, tropical fruit, smooth clean finish. Good.

Tried from Draft on 29 Jun 2019 at 05:55


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Popeyes. Pours a somewhat hazy yellow color with a large white head. A big bready nose. Yeast, soft but very clear buckwheat, almost like mugi-cha. Sweet, soft, yeasty. Very good.

Tried from Draft on 29 Jun 2019 at 05:49


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Popeye. Pours a hazy orange hue, a small white head. A big sweet citrus nose. Oranges, husky, some deep overripe pulp. Very smooth, flavorful.

Tried from Draft on 29 Jun 2019 at 05:40


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at Popeyes. Pours a clear orange hue with a medium white head. A nice big sweet citrus nose. Floral, some toast, almost caramel, big citrus. Smooth. Good.

Tried from Draft on 27 Jun 2019 at 12:05


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught @ Popeye, Tokyo. Pours clear dark orange with a tiny head. Aroma of caramely malts, pine, toffee and earthiness. Taste is sweetish, earthy and caramely malty with some pine and toffee. Finish is sweet and slightly syrupy with some earthiness, berries and herbal notes. Decent.

Tried on 06 Oct 2017 at 03:56


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Hazy white-yellow, not much foam. Aroma is quite usual cider one, apple peels and fermentation, not much bitterness from dry-hopping is there. Tastes also quite normal, nice sweet and a bit sourish, very drinkable fermented apple drink. Malty edge (this cider is supposed to have some beer addition blended in) is not very evident, maybe contributing to that average medium body that it has. Nice one.

Tried on 02 Sep 2017 at 10:58


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Oddly listed as a Barley Wine at Popeye’s, seems like a Scotch Barley Wine. Pours a dark brown reddish color with a small white head. A big hot sweet nose. The flavor is light banana, lots of sugars, light heat. Pretty smooth. Toffee.

Tried on 16 Jul 2017 at 07:50


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Popeyes. Pours a pitch black color with a medium white head. A big malty smoky nose. Meaty, big smoke, some toffee, maybe a bit of toasted toffee. Quite good.

Tried from Draft on 11 Jul 2017 at 09:48


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Popeyes. Pours a bright orange color with a small white head. A nice sweet fruity citrus nose. Oranges, sweet toast, lemon zest, some medium bitterness. Caramel. Solid.

Tried from Draft on 11 Jul 2017 at 09:46


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Popeyes. Pours a pitch black color with a small beige head. A nice rich malty nose, smoke. The flavor is dark roast, some ashy chocolate base, a bit of sweetness. Pretty solid.

Tried from Draft on 11 Jul 2017 at 09:44