Echigo Beer Company
Microbrewery in Niigata-shi, Niigata, Japan 🇯🇵
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松山 2, 西蒲区, Niigata-shi, Japan
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz, long neck bottle at Raku in DC. Poured a dark cola color with a creamy tan head. Aroma is light roast. Flavor is light chocolate, creamy malt notes. Interesting. A bit macro, thin, but sufficient for dinner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2014
at 17:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Milchig trüb, goldgelb, ordentliche weiße Schaumkrone. Aber das ist doch kein Kristallweizen? Geruch leicht hefig, fruchtig, bananig, typisch Weizen. Geschmack hefig, bananig fruchtig, Ester, süß bananiger Abgang, ok!
Tried
on 26 Nov 2014
at 12:55
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6
Bottle rated from notes. A dark black pour with a smooth body and a somewhat more intense flavor than their regular canned stout. Good stuff I wonder why I don’t see this around anymore?
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2014
at 20:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can 350ml (from Japan)
Deep ruby color, small beige head. Aroma is a bit ashy, cardboardish-papery. Medium-bodied. Toasted malty, licorice, caramel, bitterish aftertaste. Even with roastyness gives a bit Baltic Porterish feeling. Taste is ok, but aroma was bland.
Deep ruby color, small beige head. Aroma is a bit ashy, cardboardish-papery. Medium-bodied. Toasted malty, licorice, caramel, bitterish aftertaste. Even with roastyness gives a bit Baltic Porterish feeling. Taste is ok, but aroma was bland.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2014
at 12:38
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: Bottle at The General, 8/30/14
Aroma: The aroma is similar to most pale lagers, slightly sweeter, light hop, notes of rice
Appearance: It pours a golden-orange color with a fairly small head and light lace
Flavor: The flavor is light as well, with a bit of sweetness, and a mild bitterness
Palate: The body is light with plenty of carbonation, not as watery as many of the pale lagers around
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty decent example example of a pale lager. It has more flavor than many in the style, and comes off as less watery as well. Not a great beer, but you could do a lot worse.
Aroma: The aroma is similar to most pale lagers, slightly sweeter, light hop, notes of rice
Appearance: It pours a golden-orange color with a fairly small head and light lace
Flavor: The flavor is light as well, with a bit of sweetness, and a mild bitterness
Palate: The body is light with plenty of carbonation, not as watery as many of the pale lagers around
Overall Impression: I thought this was a pretty decent example example of a pale lager. It has more flavor than many in the style, and comes off as less watery as well. Not a great beer, but you could do a lot worse.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2014
at 08:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle from Yamaya Liquors. Pours dark brown, almost black with a beige head. Foam is not too rich but some lacing stays for longer. Aroma has roasted malt, is quite soft. Taste is soft as well, almost like a milk stout / kind of sweet and soft roast. Aftertaste is nice, has a lot of roast, bitter chocolate. Overall quite nice brew, on the sweeter side but quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2014
at 05:11
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours beautiful golden with a nice top, has lively carbonation. Aroma is soft and very malty. Bread. Taste is also rather soft, has more body than usual macro lagers, although bittering hops feel better. Aftertaste is short and dry. Overall not really very exciting beer but tastes OK and is definitely better than your usual Asahi or Kirin. Good beer when it’s cold and the day is hot outside.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2014
at 19:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from citysuper at IFC. Tastes a bit generically hoppy with some sweet malts. Slightly roasted flavor too. So so.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Aug 2014
at 03:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
świeży zielony zapach - zioła, chmiel, słoma, trawa. odrobinę drożdży i karmelu. dość słodowy. kolor złoty, lekko zmętniony, piana obfita, dość trwała. w smaku wytrawny, ale wcale nie wodnisty. na pierwszy plan wychodzi przyjemna, średnia i mocno wyczuwalna goryczka - zioła, trawa. pozostawia ciekawy, trudny do określenia posmak. trochę jak woda po płukaniu ryżu, lekko słodki, lekko mączny. dość aksamitne i gładkie mimo wysokiego nasycenia. zdecydowanie ciekawe i warte polecenia piwo.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2014
at 22:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can sample at a tasting at Naama’s place. Thanks Naama. Black with a small light brown head. Pleasant aroma of roast, chocolate, a bit of coffee, slightly acidic and a light smoky touch. Bittersweet flavor, roast, with a smoky note, chocolate, a bit of coffee and a drier finish with some bitterness. Rounded mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2014
at 05:38