6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap. Pours clear black, medium beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is super roasty, cocoa, molasses. Flavors is light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. 4,7,6,4,13
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jun 2018
at 19:28
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Bud. Hazy deep golden orange with a medium head. Oranges, grapefruits, pineapple in the nose. PRety nice. Flavor is sweet and fruity, slightly oily and candy-ish, with lactose, grapefruit and rind, mango. Decent, but doesn't need the lactose.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Apr 2018
at 07:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours hazy yellow, melon creamy white head, lacing. Aroma is sea air, fruity, Dusty, yuzu. Flavor is light tart, light plus salty. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Apr 2018
at 09:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Japan Brewer's Cup 2018. Still had a bit of a cold, so my palate may not have been quite right. Dark brown, slightly oily and very cloudy. Looks rough! Nose of caramel, oak, quite woody, grapes, raisins, spicy, caramel or treacle. Sweet and tasty, with a slightly rough tannic woody finish to balance. Enjoyable stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2018
at 06:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
the whiskey and brandy meld immaculately. This is butter whiskey with a slight hint of beer. Oh there is chocolate. Low carbonation. So smooth. Fantastic.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2018
at 03:51
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, 2014 vintage (thanks jinroh). Pours amber. Aroma is fruity, apple puree, malt. Flavor is sweet and malty, caramel, sugar, apples, fruits, malt. Overall: good, but too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2018
at 20:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Bud. Unfiltered Kolsch using Ibuki fresh hops. Hazy gold, shiny, thick medium head. Nose is biscuit, crackers, some pine, grass. Minty, slightly piny flavor, bready malt, a bit sweet. Decent but a bit heavy. Again we see that Ibuki dry hopping gets us nowhere special.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Oct 2017
at 23:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap @ Keyaki Beer Festival Autumn 2017. Pours nice golden, grainy, not completely clear, maybe just a bit cloudy. Aroma has nice kettle sour acidity, also grainy and biscuity at the same time, bit chalky. Tastes as a berliner weisse should taste, beautiful sour acidity, grainy and lightly fruity with pears and salt. Did not try the syrup version but the base is definitely very well done, tastes exactly like those style examples I tried in Berlin. Thumbs up!
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Sep 2017
at 10:39
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at the Ichinoseki Beer Fest 2017. Brewed for the event. Belgian Strong Golden Ale. Spicy nose, honey and sweet malt. Got the yeast right. Deep gold with lace. Sweet and malty, honey, lemon, orange. Spicy peppery finish. Oily, full body. The yeast and malts are correct. I would like it a bit drier and with more pronounced hops, but it is a decent take on the style.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2017
at 03:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at the Ichinoseki Beer Fest 2017. No syrup for me. Pale gold with lace. Tart nose, proper BW style, lactic, lemony. Soft, tart, lactic flavor, lots of citrus. Crisp, soft, silky and refreshing. Very well done.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2017
at 00:46