TimE (11146) reviewed Belgian Stout from Kumazawa Brewing (Shonan Beer) 13 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
On handpump at Mokichi. I asked for the ABV and no one seemed to know, so I think they just guess 7%. I would say more like 8-9%, but whatever.Pitch black color with nice dark brown head. The nose explodes with malty goodness, hops and a touch of esters. Cherries, bready, earthy, pie crust. Smooth, alcohol well hidden, rich but never cloying. Very full bodied.Cherries and wooden finish. So rounded and smooth. Wow. Excellent. Tons of depth and very well made - again, these guys are really becoming one of the best breweries in Japan. This is one of the best Japanese craft beers I’ve ever tasted.
TimE (11146) reviewed Barley Wine from Kumazawa Brewing (Shonan Beer) 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
very malty, cherries, bready, earthy, pie crust. Smooth, alcohol well hidden, rich but never cloying. Cherries and wooden finish. So rounded and smooth. Wow. Excellent
TimE (11146) reviewed Belgian IPA from Kumazawa Brewing (Shonan Beer) 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
funky estery, lots of hops, very well made . Moderate bitterness. Basically this beer is fruit and funk that is executed marvelously
TimE (11146) reviewed Maibock from Kumazawa Brewing (Shonan Beer) 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
dark golden color. Eastery, apricots and earth. Big malty mouth, oranges and apricots. Full bodied. Extremely well made. Lots of fruit goodness. Excellent.
TimE (11146) reviewed Rauch Weizen from Kumazawa Brewing (Shonan Beer) 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
cloudy golden color. Lots of cloves with a hint of smoke. A bit sour. Pretty refreshing, but not smokey enough. Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at 1020. Pretty orange color, cloudy, with lace. Typical weizen nose, banana and good clove, only very lightly smoky. Also smoke is barely distinguishable in the flavor (heard it was stronger when the keg was first opened), lightly tart, banana and clove. Tastes nice enough for a weizen, can barely call it a rauch. Needs about 10 times as much smoked malts.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught at Snow Monkey Craft Beer Live. Deep gold with orange, lacy foam head. Faint citrus and grass nose. Rounded citrus hop flavor, with a bit of mango and other tropical fruits, and hay. Nice bitterness. Decent stuff, but not as good as their last two versions.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at Osaka BBS 2012. Pretty orange-copper with lace. Lovely, soft, oily nose with mango and tropical fruits, melon, soft malts. Oily, smooth body. Nice malt flavor with great topical fruits, creamy, oily, great.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at Craft Beer Mokichi. Orange-copper with a fine, high head. Pretty. Nice citrus and grass nose. Orange and some honey. Spicy hop flavor, nice bitterness, light caramel. Flavorful with citrus and grass, oranges. Hops really work well. Nice body too. Very good. Much better than the regular IPA I had from them last year. The more I drink, the more I like it!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Deep golden color. Nice resiny hoppy nose with some floral notes. Well balanced smooth mouth with not too aggressive hop profile. Somewhat moderate finish. Well balanced and very drinkable. Enjoyable.