5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared. Thanks TimE. Very old school nose with caramel and grassy notes dominating. Body is balanced but kind of simple. Mostly chewy caramel and some light hop character. Bitter finish. Simple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2016
at 21:30
6/10
Tried
on 18 Jun 2016
at 22:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Frothy white head. Big clean hoppy nose of grapefruit and apples. Modest hoppiness. Light very drinkable. Decent.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2016
at 06:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Gift from Terje. Pours hazy golden amber with small white head. Aroma is malt, orange, mandarin, caramel, sugar, bread, allspice and cardamom. Taste is light sweet, medium to very bitter, light to medium acidic and light umami. Body is light syrupy with sparking carbonation. Finish is long and mostly bitter with notes of malt, caramel, pepper, allspice, juniper, sweet licorice, bread and roasted malt (swartzbier style). Very interesting beer with good complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2016
at 16:54
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle. Clear golden amber color, medium white head. Aroma of grassy citrus, light caramel. Taste has toffee, caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2015
at 19:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
This is not a brown ale, but OK. Thanks for the bottle Sam! Pours a golden yellow with no head to speak of. Aromas of orange and sweet mandarin with a hint of grain. Body is thin and a bit too watery, but still holds together alright. Sweet on the palate with a light bitter finish, but a little too sweet for my taste. Way better than I was expecting. --- Beer merged from original tick of Tokyo Blues Session Ale on 12 May 2015 at 19:21 - Score: 5
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2015
at 09:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
330 ml bottle with old-looking label design. Pours almost clear amber, small head looks nice. Aroma is sweetish, some toffee and modestly some hops too. Taste has a bit of malty caramel, good body, relatively weak hops making it also easily drinkable. Would be good to have this by the pint at brewery, right now OK but not amazing. Still, a good take on historical beer I guess.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2015
at 21:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle at Izakaya Seki in DC. 2013.11 stamped on the lower left side of the label. Mostly clear yellow with just a hint of haziness, big rapid forming off-white head. Aromas of lemon lime, floral notes, light funk, Brett, caramel. Tastes of lemon citrus, floral notes, citrus peel, light Brett. Medium body with a dry finish. Pretty enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2015
at 21:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at 1020. Rich caramel malt nose, a but earthy, some fruits. Brown orange color. Malty and rich flavor, bread, bruits. Decently tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Oct 2014
at 06:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 330ml "Tokyo Beer" 5.5 % (sampled in Kyoto)
Hazy amber color, small steady white head. Grainy, bready, hoppy aroma. Medium-bodied. Grainy, fruity flavor, some yeastyness. Mango, very light pine touch, sweetish. Really gives quite "bottle conditioned" feeling.
Hazy amber color, small steady white head. Grainy, bready, hoppy aroma. Medium-bodied. Grainy, fruity flavor, some yeastyness. Mango, very light pine touch, sweetish. Really gives quite "bottle conditioned" feeling.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2014
at 06:49