AJB - Anglo Japanese Brewery
Microbrewery in Shimotakai, Nagano, Japan 🇯🇵
Contact
345-1 Mushiu, Nozawa Onsen, Shimotakai, Japan
Subsidiaries
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Our bottle was called Wee Heavey. Given that the brewer is a Brit I imagine this was intentional rather than a typo. Boozy. Caramel and sweetness plus some nuttiness too. Ovaltine in there, pleasant dubbel like creaminess. Bit confused but it's quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle. Alright, but so so thin. Aroma is wheaty and grainy. Taste has a touch of fruitiness, more wheat, but feels thin and watery. Strawberry there. Not convinced. They seem to have really dropped in quality recently.
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 supplied from the brewery to a potential customer and shared at his bar. Thanks! Very nice. Spiky, coriander, spicy maltiness, bit creamy, light sweetness, pineapple, tropical fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Gremlin! Really nice texture, real ale smoothness but with a bit of body. Easy drinking. Taste is Creme caramel, pudding sauce, lightly nutty, bit of dark fruit. Nice and malty. Ovaltine, just really nice taste. I had a second.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Tap at Gremlin. What a difference a year makes (apparently). Wow, nice. Very fruity, very west coast, grapefruit, resin, and a bit tropical too. Reminds me of house IPA. Got that stinky thing going on that I like. Quite bitter and hides the booze well. Lemon drops, papaya. Find something new with each sip. Biscuity malt. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Gremlin. Nice, lemony, light malty sweetness, really spritzy, minerals. Quite bitter. Maltiness reminds me of their real ale beers, but also has a spritziness that gives it an interesting feel. Biscuits.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Gremlin. Interesting. Soft and low carb. Taste is little sweet, fruity, peach, yoghurt, light citrus sourness. Aroma is fruity with a touch of grain. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Gremlin. Very malty, British bitter feel, but very nice, little sweetness, can really taste the grain. Little caramel. I like it. Soft and easy drinking.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Big grainy aroma, little bit of fruitiness. Taste is good, rhubarb is there, very grainy, some saison like elements. Very easy drinking. Second time: Nice light and crisp, saison like, little rhubarb, but tasty fruitiness. More with the yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Had three times now, but somehow seem to have very few notes still. Aroma is big bourbon, taste is great, chocolate, caramel, some milkiness. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03