7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Wachi. Supposedly they planned to ferment this with Trappist yeast but didn’t in the end. I’m not really sure what they did, but it didn’t taste like a Tripel at all. Big citrus aroma, peppery. Medium bronze color with a low head. Sweet flavors of caramel and lemon. Nothing Belgian—but nice enough. Basically an IPA with lots of honey-lemon. A bit too sweet, but pretty interesting citrus bang! This didn’t work as a tripel, but the yeast should change for the next batch, so I will leave it here.
Tried
on 21 Feb 2011
at 16:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught at Ushi Tora. Seems like a wheat ale aiming to be a session beer, about 5%. Aroma of big citrus hops, grains, crackers. Cloudy, dark, gold color. Malty flavor with lots of cereals, crackers, bread. Nice hops. Good stuff and very drinkable. Probably a lot of citra hops, and it is similar in hop profile to their Citra Weiss, but not as luscious as that one.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2011
at 23:40
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Draught at Q-Brick. 2011 version. Aroma of lemon, even more orange, Wheat, banana, peach. Cloudy, yellow-orange-brown. Smooth, helles weizenbock-like taste. Banana, honey, melon, pineapple, lemon, cookies. Thick and rich with grat smooth body. The citrus hops work. Nicely bitter finish, no alcohol felt. Nice and interesting—fabulously complex and very drinkable, like a Schneider Hopfen, maybe better. Wonder beer.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2011
at 00:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Lots of caramel. Malty. Some apples and oranges, smooth but lacking real. Complexity. Lacking bitterness. Ok but hardly inspiring.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2010
at 05:43
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 1
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Light brown color. Cloudy. Toffe and caramel dominate the nose. Very unbalanced with some toffe and roasted character in the mouth. Hardly any hops. A bit of a disaster from these guys. Not impressed
Tried
on 30 Apr 2010
at 21:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Like the Hana, it uses Cherry Blossom yeast, however, it is lighter, with an evident smooth wheaty body. Not as tangy as the hana. Unique twist on a hefe.
Tried
on 27 Apr 2010
at 08:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at the brewpub. Cloudy, medium brown color with a rocky, frothy, ice cream head. Big banana and clove aroma with a bit of chocolate. No clear dark malts. Chocolate malt flavor with creamy banana—banana split! Sweet, creamy, pretty full-flavored, with decent dark malts. Quite fruity. Nice, but a bit too sweet and cloying.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2009
at 00:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at the brewpub. This may be a different beer than what earlier raters have tried. It is now basically a replacement for their Helles. Slightly dark golden color with a thin, fine head. Nice biscuit malt aroma, low hops, very rich malt. Sweet, malty flavor. Low hops yet retrained sweetness. A good authentic helles. Proper palate with a nice dry finish and just enough hops.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2009
at 00:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught at the brewpub. Deep gold, almost amber, with a tall, fine head. Malt-centered aroma, Urquel-like, with nice, though mild hopping. Great balance. Very nice Bohemian malt with a good hops grab. Fruity, malty, nice hop. Wow! A big surprise with rich, full-flavored malt.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2009
at 00:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at the brewpub. Deep amber color. Malty, sweet, caramel aroma with a lot of fruit. Malty caramel flavor, sweet, but with a dry, hoppy, bitter finish. Really long-lasting bitter burn at the finish. Balance is not perfect—good but a bit extreme with slightly too sweet flavor followed by a rather too strong bitterness.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2009
at 02:14