tokyobeerdrinker (9001) reviewed Black IPA from Asagaya Bakushu Kobo 6 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Decent. Nice roastiness, fizzy hoppy bitterness, bit of choc, some creamy vanilla at the end, pine. Nice
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Nice. Fruity, easy going, bit floral. Little bit of sweet maltiness in the background too.
tokyobeerdrinker (9001) reviewed Brown from Asagaya Bakushu Kobo 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at the brewpub. Murky brown colour, creamy golden head. Aroma is lightly spicy, bit of citrus, hoppy, booze and sweet malt. Taste is similar, not wildly exciting, but alright, sweet malty body and hoppy bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at the brewpub. Actually stronger than the brown which makes the name a little confusing. Rich brown colour hints of red, creamy off white head. Aroma is fruity, bit yeasty, touch of citrus, cocoa powder. Taste is berries, bready malt, fruity sweetness. Not what I expected but pretty nice. Easy drinking.
tokyobeerdrinker (9001) reviewed Black from Asagaya Bakushu Kobo 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at the brewpub. This version is Jan. 1. Small glass, dark brown, small gold creamy head. Aroma chocolate, bit of coffee, quite sweet, vanilla, roasty, lots of brown bread. Taste is nice, alcohol hidden, bitter chocolate, creamy vanilla in background, slightly burnt. Bit of fudge too. Really nice and easy to drink. Very smooth and not too thick. Bitter and roasty finish.
tokyobeerdrinker (9001) reviewed White from Asagaya Bakushu Kobo 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at the brewpub, this version was Jan. 5. Pale blond colour with white creamy head. Aroma is bit wheaty, citrussy, quite boozy, touch of creamy malt. Taste is wheaty, bitter, booze again. Not that strong, but tastes stronger. Touch of fruitiness, but indistinct. Quite dry and nice enough but something not quite there.
tokyobeerdrinker (9001) reviewed Blonde from Asagaya Bakushu Kobo 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at the brewpub. This was version Jan. 7. Cloudy orange amber colour, off white creamy head. Aroma is slightly hoppy, citrus, orange, touch of creaminess, bit biscuity. Taste is similar, orange, tasty, slight bitterness at the end, solid maltiness. Very easy to drink. Pretty nice. Slight sweetness too and bit of earl grey. Smooth and medium bodied. Really nice blonde ale with lots of flavour.
tokyobeerdrinker (9001) reviewed Creamy from Asagaya Bakushu Kobo 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap at the brewpub, this version is Jan. 2. Pale blond colour, off-white bubbly head. Aroma is very creamy, quite herbal/medicinal, maybe aniseed. Taste is very herbal again, quite original. Maybe a bit too in your face for me. Not really creamy as expected, bit of twiggy hoppiness and bitter finish. Too medicinal for me, but will definitely try the next version when it is out.
TimE (11146) reviewed Session IPA from Asagaya Bakushu Kobo 9 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
clean malty nose. Full body. Modest hops. But really didn’t taste much different than my blonde. Ok
TimE (11146) reviewed Blonde from Asagaya Bakushu Kobo 9 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cloudy golden color. Thick frothy white head. Looks the same as my wife’s session IPA. Grapefruity nose. Very refreshing light mildly hoppy. It was good on a hot August evening.