6.5/10
Not too shabby --- Beer merged from original tick of The Premium Malt's Kaoru Ale Houjun (香るエール芳醇) on 22 Feb 2018 at 21:32 - Score: 7
Tried
on 23 Aug 2017
at 12:20
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Can from my local Seiyu. Pours clear golden, white foam that appears only instantly. Well for 1-2 minutes. Nose is a bit rough, mainly malty and biscuity. Slight corn sweetness. Tastes also a bit rough, "full-bodied" in a sense that this type of beer feels quite boozy at 6% abv. Bitterness is relatively strong, not really balanced in taste as malts are not really coming out, some underlying sweetness, yes, that’s it. Overall, somewhat drinkable and I was afraid it would be worse than that (still not good though).
Tried
from Can
on 23 Aug 2017
at 09:17
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Tasting at SF; can
Golden color, the aroma is not too bad, balanced, some malt, light citrusy hos; the flavor is honeyish and bready, not exciting.
Golden color, the aroma is not too bad, balanced, some malt, light citrusy hos; the flavor is honeyish and bready, not exciting.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Aug 2017
at 13:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
From old tasting notes. Medium gold color with a bubbly white head. Grainy malt aroma. Crisp fruity malt flavor has a hint of citrus. Good balance. Light dry finish.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2017
at 21:03
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
350 ml can. Big malty, syrupy noce, honey and biscuit. Touch of grassy noble hop. Clear go,d, thick low head. Ass sweet, sugar and adjuncts, awful malt character, low hops. Heavy and oily. No thanks.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2017
at 02:39
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Clear golden coloured body with a thick pure white head, about five centimetres tall. Aroma of rich metal, some light malt and grass and a suprisingly good dose of light hops. Light-bodied; Strong grassy and herbal flavour at first with some medicinal and metallic flavours and very little else - perhaps some metal and malt, but that’s it. Aftertaste shows some grasses, hay, caster sugar sweetness and little else. Overall, a decent beer that goes down easy and works well with salty food, including soups, but that’s about it. I sampled this 33 cL can purchased from Lawson’s [Pharmacy] in Tokyo, Japan on 22-July-2017 for JPY160 sampled in my hotel room in Hamamatsucho, Tokyo, Japan on 22-July-2017.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jul 2017
at 04:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear golden coloured body with a thick white head, about three centimetres tall. Aroma of grass, light yeast, a touch of small spices and a hint of citrus and dry hay. Light-bodied; Strong grassy and dry fresh hop flavours with a dose of lemons and coriander seed along with a bit of spices noticeable right afterwards. Aftertaste shows more of the dry malt along with some grassy hop bitterness, a touch of citrus, lemons and yeast. Overall, a good saison, especially in the heat and over here in the East - much better than expected, with the hops really coming out, while the grass and hay stay dry. I sampled this 33 cL can purchased from 7-11 in the Shida Night Market in Taipei, Taiwan on 26-July-2017 for NT$45 sampled a few minutes later on 26-July-2017 while walking the streets of Taipei, Taiwan.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jul 2017
at 20:56
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can - Grains with a touch of spicy hops. Clear gold with a small white head. Light cardboard and some spicy hops.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jul 2017
at 00:24
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Small can shared at Brian’s office. Pours a clear golden with a weak white head. Malty, grainy.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2017
at 23:55
3.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Grabbed this at a convenience store in Narita Airport during a layover. Score! Amber. Smells a bit industrial, like a fair bit of a caramel for a generally pale beer. Bland, caramelly, industrial throwaway beer. Would taste better if sampled on a Japanese train.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2017
at 23:52