Subsidiaries
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at Molto. Nice, bright golden colour, cloudy, fine head. Nose is vinegar and peaches, plus some lemon and yogurt. Sweet and sour flavor, acetic acid, peach, yogurt. Doesn’t really work. Too sweet, and too vinegary.
Tried
on 21 May 2013
at 18:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at CBB. Golden colored. Nice grapefruit nose, catpiss, minerals. Sweet and cfreamy flavor, nice hops, grapefruit, good peppery bitterness. No caramel. Pretty good stuff.
Tried
on 03 May 2013
at 00:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Watering Hole, Tokyo. Hazy pale yellow colour with a small white head. Sweet fruity yuzu aroma. Fruity yuzu, pineapple flavour.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Apr 2013
at 04:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Tenma. Cloudy gold amber. Yeasty, spicy nose, earthy caramel, estery. Nice caramel malt flavor, estery and spicy. Decent bitterness and nice drinkability. Not super exciting but solid. They called it a Belgian IPA, though it is more like a typical Belgian amber or pa.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2013
at 19:11
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
550 yen real ale at Temma Beer Belly. It poured a dark honey brown with an off-white head. No discernible aroma, nice mild sweet malty taste with a hint of bitterness. Great full body for a smooth mouthfeel, easy to drink. Almost no carbonation which jibes with what I remember of real ales.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2013
at 19:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at Temma Beer Belly. It pours a classic inky black with a tan head. Aroma of caramel, chocolate with a hint of coffee. The flavor is slightly roasted or smokey sweet dark malts with a bit of a bitter coffee finish. Light body for the style but easy to drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2013
at 19:50
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
33 cl bottle thanks to Ingo! Sampled on April 8, 2013. Marked (BB?) 13.01.30, purchased late December 2012.Dark reddish brown color, big brown head. Acidic, roasted scent, coffee as well, way too acidic. Acidic, roasted, thin taste, not pleasant. Thin mouthfeel, low bitterness.Did not finish my pour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2013
at 06:36
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
33 cl bottle thanks to Ingo! Sampled on April 8, 2013. Marked (BB?) 13.03.09, purchased late December 2012.Hazy golden color, off-white head. Sweet, malty, hoppy scent. Malty, fruity, mineral taste. Medium mouthfeel, a bit spritzy. Medium bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2013
at 04:37
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
33 cl bottle thanks to Ingo! Sampled on April 8, 2013. Marked (BB?) 13.01.30, purchased late December 2012.Clear pale golden color, small white head. Sweet, vegetables, a bit fruity scent, light minty. Mineral, a bit malty taste. Dry light bitter aftertaste. Spritzy mouthfeel, medium low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2013
at 01:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
I had wanted to try this on tap at Craft Beer Base’s IPA event in Osaka but they never got around to that keg >_< So I was happy to grab a taste at El Nubichinom in Yokohama. It is a great looking IPA with a west coast aroma profile of pine & citrus. Wow, it was quite bitter for a Japanese IPA. An astringeant mouth-puckering beer, not so balanced with mostly pine coming through. Decent on a hot day though.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Apr 2013
at 03:23