8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Deep orange, clear, with a thick head. Rich wheat nose, peaches, oranges. Medium sweet with peach and orange, rich wheat malt, nicely spicy. Very well attenuated so not cloying. Well done.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2025
at 00:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
A beautiful golden amber barleywine with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light grassy hops, light vinous character, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with light grassy hops, light mineral notes, alcohol warmth, light treacle. On tap at Popeye.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bakushu Club Popeye (Popeye Beer Club)
on 21 Feb 2025
at 09:39
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tap at Komachi. Hazy, pale, pastel yellow, low head. Typical. Funky tropical fruit aroma, with some interesting resiny notes that make it more interesting. Sweet, but not crazy, tropical, resiny, citrus. Decent. Not great but did not disappoint.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2025
at 13:45
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
I’ve been meaning to try this for awhile but bottles are in the 3000¥ range I believe.
Ise Kadoya Bourbon Barrel Aged Shadowplay 2024 11.5%
Deep inky black with ruby highlights. Bourbon, oak, treacle and chocolate cake in the aroma. Full bodied with a prickly carbonation. The taste starts off chocolate syrup, then barrel character and heat come through before you got chocolate cake. Sweeter than I expected with less bourbon heat.
I’m really digging this and find it exceptionally well balanced. Would it be worth the high price rate for a bottle? Probably but I’ll stick to 990¥ for 200ml at CBM Porta.
Ise Kadoya Bourbon Barrel Aged Shadowplay 2024 11.5%
Deep inky black with ruby highlights. Bourbon, oak, treacle and chocolate cake in the aroma. Full bodied with a prickly carbonation. The taste starts off chocolate syrup, then barrel character and heat come through before you got chocolate cake. Sweeter than I expected with less bourbon heat.
I’m really digging this and find it exceptionally well balanced. Would it be worth the high price rate for a bottle? Probably but I’ll stick to 990¥ for 200ml at CBM Porta.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jan 2025
at 12:02
7.4/10
Wheaty, slightly sweet. Boozy. Slight earthy note, touch of stewed fruits
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jan 2025
at 11:43
8.2/10
Always love starting the day with a BBA stout >10%. Lots of coconut and some cinnamon spice. Barrel very present. Chocolate is strong, touch of autolysis. Smooth, touch of roasted banana in the palate as well
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jan 2025
at 11:29
7.6/10
Pine and grapefruit. Pretty balanced soft doughy malt. Much better than most of the bottled stuff I’ve had from these guys
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jan 2025
at 11:15
6.6/10
Peppermint and pineapple. It’s getting somewhere but not there yet. Sourish
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2024
at 02:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at Lucua Kitchen, Osaka Station. Clear golden with a low head. Dank nose, tropical fruit, light caramel, NZ hops. Sweet and hoppy flavor, grass, tropical fruit, white grapes, nice hop expression.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2024
at 01:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Komachi. 10% this year. Pitch black, low head. Nose is chocolate, soy sauce, light roast, light coffee. Sweet but not crazy, dark chocolate, soy sauce umami, thick and a bit heavy bit dangerously drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Nov 2024
at 13:34