Subsidiaries
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Komachi. Juicy mango slush looking. Nice nose os mango, tropical fruit, orange, apricot. Flavor is very big mango and citrus and thankfully not sweet. Very peppery and spicy as well, seemingly from both the hops and the mango. The finish leaves my mouth buzzing a little more than I like, somewhat numb like when you eat you close to the mango stone. Good stuff, although why they believe their beers should cost more than any other craft beer in Japan is beyond me and frankly quite annoying.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Apr 2018
at 03:42
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Takumiya. Think back with lace. Nose is vanilla, chocolate, light bourbon. As Tim notes, the bourbon character is quite subdued. Full, sweet chocolate, dark fruits, vanilla, light soy. A bit too sweet for me. Nice but not as special as Imperiality once was.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2018
at 06:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Tap at Takumiya. Tropical fruit nose, papaya, apricot. Cloudy amber orange with lace. Very fruity flavor, almost juicy, tropical, citrus, touch of caramel, prickly, peppery hop finish that is slightly rough. Body is a bit heavy and obtrusive.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2018
at 01:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
dark brown color. The nose is modestly subdued for a 9.2% BA imperial stout with some vanilla, chocolate, dark fruit and oak notes. Nice mouth feel, the bourbon doesn’t shine, but more like dark fruit, chocolate and vanilla across the palate. Slightly warming finish. Medium carbonation. Nice stuff and if you don’t like over the top BA beers, you’ll like this, but I would prefer more edge
Tried
on 01 Apr 2018
at 01:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12th December 2017
Bodney Towers bottle share. Thanks to Leighton. Hazy deep reddish - amber beer, small pale tan head. Smooth light palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light sweetish malts. Banana esters and mild bitterness. Red berries and a touch of pine. Not sure I could have identified this as a Scotch Ale but it's quite a tasty affair.
Bodney Towers bottle share. Thanks to Leighton. Hazy deep reddish - amber beer, small pale tan head. Smooth light palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light sweetish malts. Banana esters and mild bitterness. Red berries and a touch of pine. Not sure I could have identified this as a Scotch Ale but it's quite a tasty affair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2018
at 17:15
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 1
Bottle into a tulip showing unfiltered deep amber with no head. The nose shows moderately intense notes of sweet Belgian yeast and malts. The palate is light bodied and flat. Practically water. Subtle sweetness with barely perceivable notes of bourbon with strong hoppy bitterness throughout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2018
at 06:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at LKS - thanks to the host! It pours lightly hazy red - brown with a small, bubbly white head. The aroma is earthy, toasty, vanilla, toffee, nougat, cereal and millionaire's shortbread. The taste is crisp, dry, bitter, oily, toffee, nougat, maltesers, shortcake, fudge, toffee, salted caramel, spice, slick feel and some alcohol warmth. The finish is dry and woody. Medium body and fine carbonation. Quite fun, but it is a touch too sweet for my liking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2018
at 04:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
750 ml bottle. Nose is lemon, herbs, a bit of wheaty malt. Sweet and simple, grainy, lemony. Light and decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2018
at 21:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Leighton's place at the Ktwse tasting, 12/12/2017. Thanks to LKS, A clear nutty brown coloured pour with no head. Aroma i s brown bready, jammy fruit, liquoorice, grape, . Flavour is composed of semi sweet, brown malts, nutty, light umami, salty, praline. Palate si medium boided, moderate carboantion, salty. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2017
at 18:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Gulp. Nose is coriander, wheat, citrus. Light, sweet, malty flavor, coriander. Crisp, light decently made, nothing particularly special.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2017
at 19:48