Echigo Beer Company

Microbrewery in Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan 🇯🇵

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松山 2, 西蒲区, Niigata-shi, Japan

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5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
500ml bottle at restaurant in Canberra. Crystal clear golden beer with thin white head. Light rice taste, lightly carbonated. Vegetal finish. Not great but fine with Japanese food.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2017 at 04:53

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Hay nose. Crystal clear yellow, medium head, little retention. Hay, clean. Light body, easy carbonation, waxy mouthfeel. Japan tick!
Tried on 17 Mar 2017 at 19:51

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From notes: bottle bought in Tokyo in May 2008, enjoyed October 2008. Almost black color. Small head. Aroma’s: sweetish, roasted malts. More roasted retronasal with additional sweetness and some bitterness. Flavor is moderate sweet, coffee, moderate bitter. Light to medium bodied. Finishes with coffee, bitter, but not harsh. Nice!
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2017 at 15:22

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Can. Golden color, slightly hazy. Sticky, uneven off white head. Aroma’s: sweetish, sweet fruit, light resin. Retronasal it’s resinous, sweetish, fruit. Flavor is moderate to full bitter with a light malty sweetness. Medium bodied (@5.5%). Dry finish, moderate bitter. Not the best of IPA’s but decent enough.
Tried from Can on 07 Jan 2017 at 08:27

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Negra espuma cremosa beige, duradera. Aroma muy tostado. En boca sabor a malta tostada, catacter entre dulce y ahumado, sabrosa, notas de chocolate. Cuerpo moderado, final seco y más amargo.
Tried on 22 Dec 2016 at 15:33

4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle sample at a tasting at Lior D’s place. Thanks Shmupi. Clear golden with a white head. Grainy aroma with corn. Sweetish flavor, grainy, corny, with a bitterish finish, slightly metallic. Light-bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2016 at 11:15

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle at Takumi Craft Bar, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy reddish brown with a thin broken off white head. The aroma is metallic hop, light red berry fruit. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light crisp watery grainy biscuit malt, fruity, metallic hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2016 at 04:55

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at Kogiya Korean BBQ in Annandale, VA. Poured into a small glass. Dark brown with beige head. Aromas of roast and caramel. Tastes of roast, caramel, dark fruit, chocolate. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2016 at 19:55

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle at Kogiya Korean BBQ in Annandale, VA. Poured into a small glass. Clear straw yellow with off-white head. Aromas of hay, malt, citrus. Tastes of straw, hay, citrus, malt. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2016 at 19:53

3.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
can. corn,paper, grain aroma. Pale golden, low head. Bad herbal, grainy, papery base. Sweet corny, blech.
Tried from Can on 12 Oct 2016 at 15:36