7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Thanks Greg Koch for the treat. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of sweet malt and roasted malt, and so is the flavor, leading to a dry and roasted finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2009
at 16:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Hazy nut brown, small head. Rich sweaty pear and grapefruit aroma. Mid-sweet and medium bodied with clean rounded mouthfeel. Gently roasty but richly hoppy. Marked bitter finish. Not so mild perhaps, but pretty darn good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2009
at 10:55
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sweet malts, fruit and light floral notes come through in the aroma. Flavor is a bit more fruity, floral, with light hoping. Decent but not amazing.
Tried
on 30 May 2009
at 10:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught at Ushi-Tora, Tokyo. Clear deep golden. Grapefruity nose. Sweet and hoppy with clean full body. Grapefruiy hops together with buttery caramel with alcohol ever present. Medium bitterness.
Tried
on 23 May 2009
at 09:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Craft Beer Bar, Yokohama (4.5%) Cloudy pale amber. Hoppy grapefruit and passion fruit aroma. Mid sweet with medium body and chewy wheat crackers. Very drinkable with aromatic. citrichops drives it. Like an APA based on wheat.
Tried
on 21 May 2009
at 03:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draught at Eni-bru, Osaka. Hazy amber. Grapefruit and lychee upfront. Medium bodied with dense, rounded mouthfeel. Intensely hoppy, American style with a caramelly backdrop. Hops fde out somewhat towards a bitter finish, but remains aromatic and intense. A good IPA!
Tried
from Can
on 18 May 2009
at 04:54
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tokyo Real Ale Festival. Looks nice. Hoppy, spicy, caramel aroma. A bit faint. Quite hoppy for a mild, but a nice smooth caramel malt behind it. Good malt complexity, with biscuits, grains. Smooth and tasty with decent hop bite at the finish. Great Balance. Nice hoppy finish, not quite up to the hype but decent stuff.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2009
at 21:58
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Very dark body and head. Roasted malts, cocoa, dark fruits, light smoke, and oak. Full, dry mouth. Burnt malts, cocoa, dark fruits, roasted coffee, berries, and some smoke. Very bitter, warm, dry finish. An exceptional impy. Among the best beers brewed in Japan.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2009
at 06:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I’m going to deviate from the previous raters and say this was one heck of a mild ale. Mahogany in color with a firm beige head. Sweet malts, light molasses, plenty of fruit notes, and some toasted malts in the aroma. I’d say it was a bit too sweet of an aroma, but still very inviting. Smooth, medium bodied. The flavor is of lightly toasted malts, caramel, sweetness but lighter than the aroma would lead you to believe, with nice fruits. Finish is where the hops finally become noticeable and give a pleasant hop bite but not too strong. I wish it lasted a bit longer than it does, though. Malty, toasty, and very enjoyable. I could have sessioned this one all night. (Cask at Craft Beer Bar, Yokohama)
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2009
at 09:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark chestnut color. Decent chocolatey, somewhat earthy nose. Palate is surprisingly hoppy and a bit heavier than expected (4.5%?), but nice balancing act. Finish was a bit disappointing as everything abruptly stopped after a couple seconds. Nice, but not going to blow you away.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2009
at 10:14