7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured on tap at the Suntory Kyoto brewery on a tour. Deep, rich orange-amber with an extremely thick, fine head. Clear. Nose is vanilla, caramel, stone fruit, apple, melon. Rich and fruity with big but subdued whisky. Flavor is rich and malty, vanilla, caramel, lots of fruit, no peat or smoke to speak of. Not much of hops, but lovely barrel character. Smooth, full, and silky texture. A great dram. Ridiculously overpriced, but the best in their barrel aged beer series to date.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2026
at 13:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Plain easy drinkable amber
Bread, fruity and herbal
[Can – shared by ChrisOfstad]
Brewery #3269
Bread, fruity and herbal
[Can – shared by ChrisOfstad]
Brewery #3269
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jun 2026
at 18:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Family Mart. Pours a deep golden amber with a low, thick head. Lovely. Closing in on Marzen territory with this color. Aroma too. Very malty, toasty, yeah, I'm going to change this to a Marzen. It's very toasty, slightly nutty, and a touch of caramel. Lovely malt nose. Light, herbal hops. Nutty, toasty flavor, some caramel, a touch of stone fruit, and strong bitterness in the finish with light, subtle, noble hop flavors. This is really well done. Just a bit metallic in the finish. I keep saying this, but maybe the best of the lineup so far?
Tried
on 23 Jun 2026
at 10:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500 ml can. Medium golden. Fruity, creamy nose, orange, lemon, stone fruit. Somewhat sweet, fruity flavor, stone fruit and citrus. Not sure if the Saphir hops couldn't have been put to a better use, but this was decent enough.
Tried
on 27 May 2026
at 08:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
Can from Yamaya. ¥205. Cheap. Pours a bright, clear gold with a tall, effervescent head. Proper helles nose. Bready malt, a touch doughy, with light, lemony hops and some herbality. Flavor is fruity and sweet with a sofy breadiness and a touch of dough. Lightly bitter in the finish. AS bit too highly carbonated, but soft besides that. For a cheap, industrial Japanese helles, it's not bad at all. It's not an Augustiner, of course.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2026
at 08:21
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
From one Japanese shop, in Paris. It is a regular lager, smooth and pleasant, bready, classical hop, a bit watery, simple and refreshing, 28.03.19, at Epalinges.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2026
at 05:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can in Okinawa.
Pours clear golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Grassy, herbal, malty, pine resin.
A decent IPA.
Pours clear golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Grassy, herbal, malty, pine resin.
A decent IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2026
at 12:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can in Okinawa.
Pours clear golden with a medium sized white head, light lacing. Grassy, bread, caramel malts, bitter.
Ok.
Pours clear golden with a medium sized white head, light lacing. Grassy, bread, caramel malts, bitter.
Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2026
at 11:40
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can in Okinawa.
Pours clear light golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Herbal tea, floral, honey, rice.
Unique flavors, good.
Pours clear light golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Herbal tea, floral, honey, rice.
Unique flavors, good.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 11:07
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Can in Okinawa.
Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Earthy, paper, lemon, citrus zest, spicy hops.
Ok, weird.
Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Earthy, paper, lemon, citrus zest, spicy hops.
Ok, weird.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2026
at 11:37