5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3
Clear golden with medium white head. Aroma is corn, hops, some butter, grassy hops, some paper. Bitter hops with not much else. Boring texture of crispy carbonation. Not very good.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2016
at 15:35
4.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can. Clear golden color with small white head. Aroma is cardboard, corn syrup. Taste is cardboard, wet carton, grainy, corn. Thick and sweet. Low carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Oct 2016
at 15:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
F: average, white, average retention. C: gold, clear. A: malty, grainy, light buttery, bread, caramel, honey, yeast. T: malty, buttery, caramel, honey, grainy, bread, medium body, nice grassy-floral bitterness, good balanced and tasty Pilsner from Japan and organic, positive surprise, 33cl bottle from Tagawa Vleurgat shop in Brussels.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2016
at 13:05
5/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can. Gummy nose, plastic, orange, sweat. A bit weird and funk-ass. Some caramel and biscuit too. Orange-gold with a fine high head and tons of bubbles. Malty flavor, minerals, sweet bredy, grapefruit. Weird. Very gassy. Seems to have a bacterial infection, with the off nose and all the bubbles. I had one a couple weeks back after a night of drinking and it did not taste like this. Bad 2nd batch? This is gross.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Oct 2016
at 04:51
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 5
Can from Tanakaya. Pours a clear golden copper with a fluffy white head that dissipates fairly quickly. Harsh grassy and malt-forward nose that is more lager-like than IPA-like. Big earthiness on the palate with very strong malt character. The malt seems a little old to me as well. Very astringent bitter finish that feels way to over-attenuated. Not a fan, and prefer captain crow buy a landslide. Nope.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2016
at 09:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a bit darker shade of golden, decent white foam that takes its time to settle. Surprisingly aromatic. I havenβt really been a big fan of Echigo beers but this one is rather surprising. Lightly fruity, some passion fruit in the nose, complementing light grassiness. Grassy hops are also in the taste, relatively toned down alcohol and not so strong body - but does not really feel unbalanced. Not the greatest IPA in Japan but definitely well done by Echigo and a good deal for its price.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2016
at 04:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Echigo most likley made this Flying IPA to cater to the export market judging by the cool US style dragon on the label. A clear copper gold with a citrus, prickly pine and sweet malty aroma. Medium bodied with a raspy carbonation. The taste is earthy pine while the sweetness is a touch on the cloying side. An average IPA in the Aooni vein so good enough for the price but I prefer Captain Crow or the aforementioned Aooni which feel smoother.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2016
at 08:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle shared at Pre-Borefts Ratebeer Tasting 2016. Pale yellow pour with a thin white head. Notes of cooked rie, pale malts, grains, light pilsner hops. --- Beer merged from original tick of Koshihikari on 29 Sep 2016 at 15:59 - Score: 5
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2016
at 07:10
3.5/10
β
Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle shared at Pre-Borefts Ratebeer Tasting 2016. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of dull malt, grain and cardboard. Flavour is light sweet and bitter. Light bodied with soft carbonation. [22-09-2016]
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2016
at 12:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thank you jmgreenuk. 500 ml. bottle sampled @ Pre-Borefts Ratebeer Tasting 2016. Clear pale golden, little white head. Nose is mellow sweet paper, bread, sugar, neutral. Taste is dull cereal, sugar, rice, sugar, bland, neutral no bad notes. Quite bland, boring, hollow. Given that this is a German styled lager made with rice, this is pretty decent for what it is even it isnβt all that good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2016
at 02:15