7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at Beerwarming Party. Pours a cloudy gold with a fizzy, white head. Very sweet aroma with honey, malts and citrus hops. Sweet flavor as well, with caramel malts and some light, grapefruit hops. The bitterness seems to have mellowed a bit due to this bottle being pretty old (appx 8 months?) but the sweet, maltiness works for me. The body is medium with smooth carbonation. Finishes sweet and a bit sticky, with some fruity bitters. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2010
at 09:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy, orange-gold with a soft, white head. Pleasant, hoppy aroma with malty notes. Flavor has wonderful balance. Begins sweet with light bread and caramel, then goes into bitter territory. The hop presence is quite strong, a touch that I quite liked. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Finishes lightly sweet with lingering, though not excessive, hops. Very good. I’m surprised by some of these low rates.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2010
at 05:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at the Tanabata Beer Festa Toyama, 2010. Aroma of wheat and citrus hops. Looks and smells like an American wheat ale with just a bit of Belgian yeast. Spicy, hoppy, wheat malt flavor. A touch of cardboard and peaches too. A very interesting Wit and American Wheat Ale hybrid, which the brewer confirmed was his intention.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jul 2010
at 20:17
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours light gold with a soft, white head. Lightly sweet aroma with malts, citrus (lemon), and mild funk. Interesting flavor. Rice character is there, with some tart and salt notes, decent sweetness, crisp and clean finish. Light bodied and effervescent. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2010
at 07:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at the Kyoto Craft Beer Festa. Interesting, slightly strange fruity, dry aroma, but clean, fresh, lovely flavors of light fruit and caramel with a nice bitter finish. Feels like I could drink liters of it.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2010
at 17:54
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Light amber. Pineapple, passion fruits in the nose. Nicely balanced mouth. Lots of tropical fruit. Light med body. Light bitter dry finish. Definitely one of the better examples of the style I’ve had.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2010
at 08:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught at Barley and Q-Brick. Medium light gold color. Good fruity hop aroma; grassy, with some citrus and biscuity malt. Fruity, citrusy flavor. Great hops and light, crisp malts. Good bitter finish. Slight biscuit flavor. A fruity, hoppy, light session beer. Beautiful.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2010
at 18:06
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4
Pours light copper color with off white head. Aroma of grains and brown rice with sour mustiness. Brown rice and plastic flavor. Not all that good. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 25 Mar 2010
at 12:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Ledgers Liquors. Pours dark, but it’s ruby where the light comes through. Head is a huge 4+ finger tan - see the picture! Aroma of smooth burnt toast. Not the harsh version. Medium body with lots of frothy carbonation. Flavor is pretty hoppy over dark burnt malt - but smooth - not at all harsh. It finishes more chocolate than not. Coffee pops out after awhile.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2010
at 18:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Clear brown with a cream colored head. Hoppy aroma for a brown. Citrus, grapefruit, some orange, light caramel malts, but they are there, and chocolate. Thinnish body, but not bad. Flavor has a stronger caramel malt note than the aroma implies. Citrus hops, toasted malt, and some grapefruit. Very bitter finish. I really like this beer but isn’t what I expect from a brown. Still, I drank gallons of this at the Isekadoya Nomihodai. Great stuff.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2010
at 02:40