6.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle (from Japan, vintage 2013)
Rating #13000. Murky brown color, small off-white head. Aroma has toffee, alcohol, tart fruits, hints of vinegar. Medium to full-bodied. Toffee, tart fruits, yeastyness. Alcohol in the finish. Dessert beer with odd cellary vibe. Perharps aging has not gone totally ok.
Rating #13000. Murky brown color, small off-white head. Aroma has toffee, alcohol, tart fruits, hints of vinegar. Medium to full-bodied. Toffee, tart fruits, yeastyness. Alcohol in the finish. Dessert beer with odd cellary vibe. Perharps aging has not gone totally ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2014
at 14:21
6.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 330ml (from Japan)
Dark brown color, small steady off-white head. Chocolaty, alcoholic, rye and soya sauce. Medium-bodied. Chocolate, alcohol and tartness. Some coffee, coffee beans. Maybe not aged so well, has some potential.
Dark brown color, small steady off-white head. Chocolaty, alcoholic, rye and soya sauce. Medium-bodied. Chocolate, alcohol and tartness. Some coffee, coffee beans. Maybe not aged so well, has some potential.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2014
at 16:00
7/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at the Beer Belly Tosabori Daisen Event. Daisen Pilsner on tap at Beer Belly Tosabori. It pours a light semi-cloudy gold. 5% 23 IBU a nice foamy white head, a bready light malt nose with a light fruity hop nose. Light easy drinking body with crackery/biscuit malts & a mild bitterness. Crisp green vibrant hoppiness, dry finish and a crisp flavor. Pretty nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2014
at 05:46
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
A beer made with sake yeast. 6.5% On tap at Beer Komachi a nice bare bones place in a neglected shopping arcade near Higashiyama station. The beer pours a fairly clear gold with a fruity, yoghurty aroma. The taste clearly owes a great deal to the yeast, yoghurt lactic quality, tart fruitiness and a dry palate cleansing finish. Really interesting and probably one of the better sake-beer hybrids out there.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Oct 2014
at 06:22
7.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Yamaoka. Orange-gold color, hazy, tall, fine head. Fruity nose, rice, malt, wheat, estery. Sweet, fruity, spicy flavor. You can taste the ginjo yeast. Lemon, melon, peaches, lots of orange, light bitterness, light funk. Interesting stuff. Too sweet to be super drinkable, but tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2014
at 03:57
6.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Ushi-Tora, Tokyo. Dark amber color, small off-white head. Aroma has caramel with light fruity notes. Medium-bodied. Flavor has caramel then spicey hoppyness. Nice and clean. But this is not imp lager but more like Vienna.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2014
at 02:52
6.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Ushi-Tora. Hazy yellow color, small white head. Peachy, lemony aroma. Light-bodied to medium-bodied. Flavor has lemon, lemon peels and fruity lemon. Slightly acidic aftertaste. Refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2014
at 02:18
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep amber-colored lager with very big hopping. Flavors of orange, caramel, and a touch of cinnamon. Rich and full, very good balance. Nicely done.
Tried
on 10 May 2014
at 18:37
7/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the Kyoto 2014 Craft Beer. The Yago poured a cloudy light gold with a pretty nice banana & cloves aroma. Medium bodied with tons of weizen flavor, really spicy with cloves up the wazoo. Tasty but an aggressive weizen like beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 May 2014
at 07:09
8.2/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
The imperial lager poured a beautiful amber color with a big hoppy nose of herbal & citrusy hop notes - delicious. Medium bodied with a palate cleansing bitterness. This is frikin delicious! A fest highlight for sure, the solid malt background gives the hops the support to shine with tons of flavor. Excellent.
Tried
on 10 May 2014
at 07:06