AJB - Anglo Japanese Brewery
Microbrewery in Shimotakai, Nagano, Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
Contact
345-1 Mushiu, Nozawa Onsen, Shimotakai, Japan
Subsidiaries
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Thanks Megata-san. Nose is weird, some grapes and smoke... Taste has some fruit, smoked ham! But initial grape. Not so sour, but has a little tartness. Feels like it's a little sweet too though. Strange mix. Weird smoky and cheesy finish. Not sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:05
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Aroma of sharp airfix glue, then some dark fruitiness, bit oaky. Taste is alright, dry, grapes, can't get much Brett, dark fruit. Glue again... Confusing and not very pleasant for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Aroma has touch of rhubarb. Taste is decent, little bit of rhubarb, quite peppery and spicy, but not overwhelmingly exciting. Best of the day so far. Bit creamy, decent enough, but where's the barrel again? Easy drinking. Feels a lot like the same beer as last year with a new name.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Surprisingly nice carbonation. Aroma is quite nice, light peachiness. Taste is light, very light, fruitiness is there but it's boring. No trace of barrel, and taste dies quickly. Bit of lemon. Don't get it. Pleasant sipper but not convinced
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Kind of weird aroma, grapes and a touch of smoke again. But less than the ordinary version we had on Friday, strangely. Much less weird than the non-barrel version, candy, grape, tartness, nicer than the non-barrel too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at the Mikkeller pop up. Citrus, light sourness, like a golden ale but with too much sharpness. Yeasty. Alright.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Had this at Will's do but was smashed. Have better memories of it from that night. The second bottle/time, spicy boozy aroma. Strawberry hints. Taste is full on whisky with little hint of the strawberry. Hot booziness. Overwhelmingly so. Fun but not very sophisticated. Raw and rough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Nice aroma of grape, fruit, light sourness, something a little nutty and something lactic. Taste is not so good. Sour, creamy but neither in a particularly nice way. Further down, fruity and sweet, but sweaty. Not for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:05
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle from the series. Aroma is apple pie, booze, yeasty. Taste is apple again, where's the orange? Bit flat as expected. Fruity. Hot, but it's alright. In the yeasty bit, get the orange. Bit murky. Not sure and loads of booze.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:04
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Creme brรปlรฉe pudding smell. Sweet but with some booze too. Decent, dubbel/quad like rather than scotch. Sweetness and some caramel. Like Belgian Xmas beer without the spice. Enjoyable. Well done! They did it on the last one! But maybe i'm the only one who thinks so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:04