Daisen G Beer

Microbrewery in Saihaku, Tottori, Japan 🇯🇵
Associated Venue: Bierhof Gambarius (Daisen G Beer)

Established in 1997

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伯耆町丸山 1740-30, Saihaku, Japan
Description
Daisen G Beer is a craft beer brewery located in Tottori prefecture, in the Chugoku region, just north of Okayama. Located at the base of Mt. Daisen, which is more commonly known as Hōkifuji in the area, the brewery opened in 1997 as an off-shoot of the sake producing company Kumezakura Shuzō and San-in Sanso Corporation, a company that deals with high-pressure gas. The local area is famous for its clear spring water, sourced from the snow at the top of the mountain, and its black soil, kuroboku in Japanese, which is said to be some of the most fertile in Japan. This fertile soil has resulted in Daisen G Beer being able to grow its own barley, in the form of Daisen Gold, in the spring; Daisen G Beer’s own hops, called Weihen Hop, which are harvested in the summer, and also Yamadanishiki, a sake yeast that is used in the production of the beers such as Daisen G Yagō.

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7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
330 ml from Tanakaya @ Mejiro. Pours hazy golden with a thin head. Has a thick and deep wheat aroma, a small hint of alcohol. Bananas, melon and bread dough. Taste is quite sweet that is balanced by spices and alcohol bitterness. Quite warming brew that leaves you with a dry tongue and a long lingering slightly bitter aftertaste. Good stuff.
Tried on 28 Mar 2014 at 08:16

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
330 ml bottle from Tanakaya @ Mejiro. Pours pitch black with a brown head. Looks good, although the head doesn’t stay. Aroma is quite soft and subdued - there is still some roast and a bit of lactose. Taste is also quite soft, with a fuller roast palate and some bitter spikes coming through as well. Chocolate, cocoa, some bitter coffee. Some kind of soft, milky or lactose background stays throughout. Alcohol is well hidden, nice beer to sip. Well made - and not your usual imperial stout, this one has its own character.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2014 at 04:50

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
330 ml bottle at a tasting on October 30, 2013 (backlog). Thanks to Ingo!Marked 2013.9.24/2013. 12/23.Hazy pale straw yellow color, small off-white to greenish head. Odd, some sulphur, DMS, vegetable, cabbage scent. Sugary, sweet, sulphur taste. Weird dry aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, medium low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2014 at 07:18

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tap at CBB. Glowing orange-amber color with a medium head. Very cloudy. Nose of tangy mango, banana, oranges. Quite tangy flavor, what and mango. Green tasting, and quite thin. It’s not clear what it is aiming for, and no where near the usual quality of their wheat beers.
Tried from Draft on 07 Jan 2014 at 22:51

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
33 cl bottle thanks to Ingo! Sampled on December 21, 2013.Marked 2013.03.11 and also 2015.03.12.Hazy yellow color, small white head. Sweet, herbal, spicy, yeasty scent. Belgian, yeasty, banana ester, spicy, wit taste. Medium a bit fizzy mouthfeel, medium low bitterness. Herbal, spicy, yeasty aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2013 at 07:46

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Bottle thx to Ingo cons 2013-12-21 Göteborg AR; banana foam, wee yeasty, flour AP: hazy golden, no head F: yeasty, banan foam, dry, fizzy, wee coriander
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2013 at 07:17

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle - Sweet grains, ginger and light lemon. Almost clear gold with a thin white head. Light sweet grain, which is the rice, lychee and some apricot. With all the fruit this isn’t very sweet just flavourful. No bitterness and a rich mouthfeel. I don’t know if I really like this but it is an interesting beer that I would like to puzzle over again.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Dec 2013 at 16:24

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
On tap at Dig Bar, a copper gold with a grape aroma, fruity + bitter taste and a dry finish. A nice enough beer.
Tried from Draft on 06 Nov 2013 at 22:14

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
9% courtesy of Chewy shared at CBB. A very cloudy straw gold, a very farmhouse smelling beer. Medium-bodied, spicy, fruity  with a bit of heat to it. Really nicely done.
Tried on 20 Oct 2013 at 06:17

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5
6%  On tap at the Ibaraki Bakuon fest 2013. A cloudy straw gold with a white head. A spicy hop aroma. A full body with a smooth feel to it. The taste is slightly spicy, a touch sour & sweet. Not bad. Average but ok.
Tried from Draft on 23 Sep 2013 at 06:36