Subsidiaries
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
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Handpump at Beer Belly, Osaka. This beer is always a bit different. I have had it from Keg, Handpump, and in the bottle, and the hop to malt balance is always a little different. The cask version, which I am writing about here, tends to have more complex malt with less hopping than the keg version. At any rate, it is a powerful, flavorful beer that should be tasted. Dark brown, strong (usually more like 8-9%) but hiding it well, good hops and well balanced.(P.S. This beer has gone way down in quality since I wrote this, but I won’t change it, just to remember what it once was)
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2008
at 23:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught at Thrash Zone. I got really excited about this brew when I saw it on the tap list because it said it had been specially dry hopped for Thrash and I hadn’t had a well hopped beer lately. The copper body with a frothy white head made me even more excited. The intense aroma of floral, citrus, orange, and caramel malts made my mouth water. The subdued flavor that was full of earth and grass brought me back to ground. Sadly the flavor just doen’t back up the aroma. Not bad, but a little dissapointing.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2008
at 18:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottled. Cloudy pale yellow, smal head. Citric banana aroma Dry and lemony with evident wheat malt character complimented by cloves and some light phenols. Light and freshening.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2008
at 11:58
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled (as Minoh Seasonal Belgian Pale Ale). Hazy brownish amber, creamy head. Lactic tangerine aroma. Sweet and medium bodied with careful, fragile rounded maltiness. Lactic and orangey. No bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2008
at 11:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle, courtesy of hogfodder, shared with after4ever and myself on 3/20/08. Pour is hazy deep orange an off white head. Aroma deep sweetness, Werther’s candy. Taste of sweet floral maltiness and more of the caramel sweetness. Some nice bitterness in the finish. Good one, thanks Rick!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2008
at 14:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Big creamy light brown head. Dark chocolate cake, cherries, maraschino cherries, dark chocolate nose. The body is soooooo smooooth and light. Unbelievably drinkable and dangerous given its 7%. Lingering dark chocolate cake finish. The first imperial stout session beer.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2008
at 08:20
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught at Thrash Zone. Dark brown/black with a deep tan head. Roasted malts, chocolate, light vanilla, some milk, and little smoke. Medium, easy drinking body. Roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, and some vanilla. Much like their stout, this isn’t a ground breaking imperial stout but it is a very solid entry and easy to down a few pints. I hope to have more of this before it’s gone.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2008
at 23:28