Kirin Brewery Company (Kirin Holdings)

Commercial Brewery in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 🇯🇵

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1-17 Namamugi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
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Kirin Brewery Company (Kirin Holdings) owns 11 breweries:

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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can. I buy this at the convenient store, thinking, "Yeah, that’s one I haven’t rated for some reason." Then I start worrying that I have and if so I don’t want it. Well I haven’t. Drank it several times I suppose over the years, but not in a few. Let’s see how it goes. Malty nose with cereals and pretty nice hops--grass and citrus too. Nothing special, but ok start. Look ok, deep gold with a medium, fine head. Flavor is grainy and the adjuncts start kicking in, but there is rich malt flavor and still decent hops. A touch of lemon, decent bitterness. This is said to be hoppier and bitterer than the regular Kirin Lager, and it is. Definitely better. Actually, it might be the best of the adjunct beers made by the big 4 in Japan. Actually quite drinkable--something I would choose out of the cooler, though probably will never need to buy again.
Tried from Can on 02 May 2013 at 01:36

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
330ml bottle 5.0%. Straw yellow colour , foamy white head that diminishes leaving some lacing and aroma of grain & hay. Taste is sweet, malt & grain, and a very slight bitterness. Light bodied, medium carbonation. Standard lager.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2013 at 11:07

3.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Canned (thanks Kim S!)@vPBFII. Yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is eggy and bready notes. Flavour is rice, eggs, dry and some hay.
Tried from Can on 26 Apr 2013 at 16:02

3.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
35 cl can @ wPBF. Canned 10/2012, BBE 06/2013
Aroma is sweetish with corn and grainy malt. Also hints of wet paper. Flavour has cardboard, corn and sweetish malt. A pale lager below average.
Tried from Can on 26 Apr 2013 at 16:02

2.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 1.5
Can from Lawson. Pale yellow colour with a white head. Weak malt aroma. Flavour is weak malt, soapy, watery.
Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2013 at 03:49

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
Obefintlig smak och doft, vattning och tunn. Men antar att det finns en del humle och malt i denna öl.
Tried on 14 Apr 2013 at 03:10

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Can from Lawson. Pale yellow colour with a rather large white head. Aroma is fruit, malt, herbal. Flavour is the same as the aroma, fruity, malty with some herbal tones to it.
Tried from Can on 11 Apr 2013 at 23:00

4/10
Tried on 04 Apr 2013 at 06:50


5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Draught at Kirin City Shibuya. Black colour with an uneven bubbly beige head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt. Flavour of dark chocolate, coffee.
Tried on 28 Mar 2013 at 18:46