AJB - Anglo Japanese Brewery

Microbrewery in Shimotakai, Nagano, Japan 🇯🇵

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345-1 Mushiu, Nozawa Onsen, Shimotakai, Japan
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AJB - Anglo Japanese Brewery owns 1 brewery:

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7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at the July 2023 DC RB Tasting. Poured a light yellow-orange color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was light sour notes, grapefruit, light bitterness. Flavor was light sour, funky notes.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2023 at 04:39

7/10
On tap at Popeyes. Pours a dark red brown hue with almost no head. Rich sweet nose. Sour soy sauce, wine, dark fruit, molasses.
Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2023 at 10:50

7.6/10
Light peach and apricot, spritzy and light. Mild funk, slightly woody
Tried from Bottle on 12 Aug 2023 at 23:11

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Grapefruit and cheese crackers, almost like Ritz. Dark amber pour with ok head. Crisp sour finish. Interesting vibe here. Bottle thanks to beastie.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2023 at 02:38

5.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
On tap at Popeye, pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a small tan head. Aroma is messed up, with iodine, soy sauce, harsh roast and perfumey, black vinegary barrel notes. Flavour is full of black vinegary, charred barrels, soy sauce and iodine. Like with the King Kong, the barrels here are pretty messed up. Not very good.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jul 2023 at 00:08

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
On tap at Mikkeller Kiosk/Bar (Tokyo), pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is on the brutal side, with heavy charred roast, iodine/soy sauce, perfumey bourbon barrels, and booze. Flavour is much the same, with a rather difficult-to-palate charred, perfumey character from the interplay of the roast and bourbon. Lots of soy sauce and iodine. Either the barrels are ruining this or the base beer just isn't solid enough — or both I guess. Not infected and not even that bad, just rather harsh and difficult.
Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2023 at 12:41

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
light amber color. Mildly tart and refreshing. No bad but not memorable
Tried on 26 Jul 2023 at 12:46

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
medium amber color. Slight tart apricot. Overall it’s fairly average,
Tried on 26 Jul 2023 at 12:43

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
turbid golden color. Mangos and Muscat notes. Dank and juicy. Nice stuff.
Tried on 26 Jul 2023 at 12:41

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
dirty amber color. Apricot pretty lame. Medium bitterness. . It’s ok.
Tried on 26 Jul 2023 at 12:39