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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Draught at Cooper’s Ales. Dark brown. Aroma of caramel, earth, licorice, strange funky fruit. Smokey caramel flavor with dried fruit. Light sweetness, a bit funky and edgy—rather earthy. Interesting and good.
Tried on 26 Jan 2011 at 23:35

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Draught. Nice cascade aroma with light caramel malts. Light, fruity beer with nice balance and cascade hop presence. Very sessionable, clean, tasty beer.
Tried on 03 Nov 2010 at 19:24

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Draught at Wachi. Pretty deep orange color. Nice head. Malty aroma with a bit of honey and caramel. Sweet, luscious malty flavor. Rich and deep, with slight honey and peaches. Very low hop aroma and flavor, bit a slight bitterness at the end. Heavy, smooth body with low carbonation and perfect mouthfeel. This beer shows some lovely, tasty malts, but it desperately needs more hopping—either noble or American, it needs more hop aroma and flavor to balance.
Tried from Can on 30 Jul 2010 at 22:20

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Draught at Q-Brick. Clean wit-like yeasty spicyness with full wheat flavor and a crisp bitter finish. Not sweet; no strange spicing. Great stuff. Good cross between a Belgian Wit and an American Wheat Ale.
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2010 at 21:47

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Draught at Beer Belly. Deep, rich, golden color with huge yeast cloudiness. Thick head going to lace. Beautiful! Aromas of orange, creamsicle, grass, Belgian yeast. Warm wheat flavor, with citrus, tropical fruit, pineapple. Manages to be bready as well. Spicy, lemony, with orange. Wow! great, clean, bitterness at the finish. Rich and smooth. Absolutely wonderful, with perfect balance and huge complexity. Daisen G can do wheat!
Tried from Can on 11 May 2010 at 19:52

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Draught at the GJBF 2009. Same base as their European Dark Lager, plus 3% roasted malts, and using Chimay’s yeast strain. Doesn’t taste very Belgian, more like a dunkel weizen, although there is no wheat it in. Weird, spicy, a little funky. Don’t know if I really like it. Estery, wheaty without wheat. Interesting and dry, almost champagne-like, with chocolate, caramel, banana. All right.
Tried on 07 Apr 2010 at 06:08

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Draught at 2010 Best Beer Selection, Osaka. Pretty, glowing, light yellow color with lace. Spicy, fruity aroma with rice and sake notes. Sweet, grainy flavor, with lemon, banana, estery, complex, and interesting, with a good bitter finish Very drinkable.
Tried on 07 Mar 2010 at 16:19

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Dark brown to black color. Medium to light aroma of roasted malt, paperboard and alcohol. Medium to light body strength, chocolate flavor; the final is a bit mellower than expected. Pleasant.
Tried on 30 Sep 2009 at 06:47

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Draught at Golden Garden in Hiroshima. Sweet but not cloying, with rich wheat malt. Quite estery, with no sour edge at all. Very drinkable and rich. Nicely done.
Tried on 19 Sep 2009 at 01:54

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Bottle, 1 month over its date. Jet black with a frothy tan head. Chocolate, sweet, slightly fruity aroma, sweet, chocolate flavor, with burnt wood and coffee. A bit fruity as well. Nice balance, not overly complex. Nothing wrong with it either. Enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2009 at 00:57