8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Great cloudy orange appearance. The head was very big but also very thin and was gone quickly. Aromas of malt and sour citrus. Also some herbal character. Sweet, with a lingering sweet aftertaste. Crisp on the palate.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2003
at 17:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Botted. Hazy golden. Acidic rice and toffee nose. Malty with notes of cookies and nuts. Oily finish. Unusual, complex and interesting.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2003
at 15:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
No head whatsoever. very mild hops on the nose, with some faint orange, hazy amber, nice rounded body with a chalky end, hops are more present at the beginning but dissipate quickly to reveal the malt. Some sweet malt near the end.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2003
at 19:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Ah, my first Japenese Belgian. This is probably the best Japanese beer I have sampled so far. Pours a murky light orange with a thin white head. Quick lacing, and some sediment at the bottom of the glass. Strong citrus aroma (all orange), with a pinch of spice as well. Crisp and refreshing with a decent balance of orange, ginger, yeast and peaches. Also has a fairly crisp finish. Pricey at over $3 for a 12oz. bottle but a good summer brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2003
at 16:03
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Is this soy sauce? Aroma dominated by soy and coffee. I can't help but expect a crazy "Kikkoman" commmerical to appear on my monitor. The flavor is very sweet, almost sour, with very little roasted backbone I've come to expect from beers of this style. Not exactly "stout" enough for my preferences; this could use a stronger, thicker body.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2003
at 16:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy light amber; great nutty aroma (i guess that's the red rice) with evaporated milk and soap nuances, neither of which is unpleasant in the slightest. Hint of phenols detected. Unique nutty, slightly fruity (lemon, longan, rambutan) palate with almond skin notes appearing late. Light, appetizing finish. 8.5%?? Are you sure? Wins points for uniqueness.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2003
at 23:53
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Fizzy, diminishing head atop dark red-brown body. Vinous aroma of toffee, soy sauce; unfermented wort on the palate, sweet sugariness, definite acidic bite. Watery texture, quick finish.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2003
at 17:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
I’m deleting my old rating, in which I proclaimed it disgusting, with its overly strong musty orange flavors that reminded my Floridian friend of eating over-ripe nearly spoiled oranges off the tree. While that unpleasant reaction may have been due to the surprise of this unusual beer and perhaps my palate not being ready, a second more controlled rating revealed this to be far less disgusting than previously thought. That’s not to say I think its particularly great, only finishable compared to drainpour. The orange flavors are still quite strikingly and borderline unpleasantly strong. There’s an interesting spicy component that I can’t quite pin, but it seems more like hops than coriander to me. Palate is soft, appearance nearly correct for witbier, slightly more golden than some.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2002
at 09:42
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Amber coloured, very hazy. Lively, estery. Big banan flavour. mellow and drinkable. They could have fooled me into believing I was drinking a Bavarian hefeweizen.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2002
at 15:07
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Golden coloured, slightly hazy. Light bodied, spicy. Balanced citrus aroma.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2002
at 14:48