Subsidiaries
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Barrel aged version at the Brewer Anniversary, May 2008. Fresh, creamy type stout with little roasted bitterness. Strong, sweet, and very well done. Smooth and mellow, but big flavor. Much more mature than the bottle. Really nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2008
at 21:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Real Ale from the Handpump. Coffee big time. Unabashed. This was a very interesting stout, although when I tried it I had trouble tasting the beer for the coffee. Intense coffee flavors seem to rule everything. Nice body, nice looking, decent sweetness, but too much coffee for me. New rating, much better balanced, with hazelnut coffee, good notes of chocolate and nuts, well balanced.
Tried
on 07 Dec 2008
at 21:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Beer Belly Edobori. This has gotten much better recently. Cloudy, glowing golden color. Now it is clearly in the Bohemian style, with biggish malt, decent hops, and a buttery quality. Rich, well balanced, good hops. A great session beer, though quality can be variable.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2008
at 20:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Beer Belly Edobori. They have stepped it up a notch lately. Beautiful glistening black color with a full head. Thick and rich dark malt, with chocolate, caramel, and a touch of coffee. Fresh, tasty, but not cloying. Very well balanced dark beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2008
at 20:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at Beer Belly Edobori. Light hops, thick, rich caramel malts, some fruit. Very good, though not too hoppy. Amber color, with amberish, slightly earthy malts. Really needs more hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2008
at 02:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hand pump at Beer Belly Higobashi. Keeps getting rich and more flavorful. Smooth and rich, with more of the same flavors listed last time. Becoming a top quality stout. Previous rating: Aroma of roasted barley, dark chocolate and cafe au lait. Rich and creamy, decent coffee and chocolate flavors, well roasted. Very nice, smooth body on the handpump. Seems to be getting better every time I have it. 7/3/7/4/15
Tried
on 07 Dec 2008
at 02:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pitch black color. Dark brown head. Sweet malty nose with distinctive coffee and dark chocolate notes. This is one of those sweet coffee stouts where its all about the malty sweetness and coffee. Hops are barely noticable. Still somewhat rather intense coffee flavors and enjoyable, but like most coffee stouts, one is enough. Would have again, especially in the morning.
Tried
on 20 Nov 2008
at 10:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Yamaoka. A seasonal. Dark amber with a very low head (for something called Belgian!). Amber malt aroma, with dry hops, earth, and a definite Belgian or Biere de garde yeast aroma. Slightly fruity, grassy, a touch of sweet dark fruit. Rather sweet, fruity, flavor, cherries, earth, dryish hops. Similar to a Belgian or French amber. Decent balance and complexity, very well balanced actually. Not a killer flavor, but very nice. Dry, hoppy finish; very earthy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2008
at 00:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A strawberry wheat beer. Drank on tap at Wachi in Kyoto. A very cloudy, deep golden color with reddish tints. Aroma of strawberries, wheat malt, butter, and spices. Tart and sweet. Big strawberry flavor; rather sour, with banana, cloves, and a strong yeast presence. Good balance between sweet and tart. Sour, yeasty wheat malt finish. I thought I would hate it, but it was very well made.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Sep 2008
at 21:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at the Beer Belly. A decent weizen, rather light in flavor but does what it is supposed to do, with bananas, cloves, etc. Well done, though not quite inspiring.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2008
at 03:38