7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at the Watering Hole. Dark amber brown, bit cloudy. Small golden head. Aroma is lightly spicy, biscuity malt, Belgian yeasty, maybe. Taste is very good initial ginger spice, then malty sweetness, lightly fruity, decent creamy body, bananas, lovely. Further down sweetness becomes more dominant. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at iBrew. Pale blond amber colour. Aroma is lightly floral and of course citrussy. Taste is really good. Nice, dry, quite yeasty, bit of sweetnes. Really tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Goodbeer Faucets. Amber colour, aroma sweet not much else some hop. Taste nice and bitter, some sweetness, bit sour cream. Bitter finish, very much a classic double IPA. Harsh but nice bitterness. Quite sweet. Lovely. Rerate at Oedo fest 2016. Nice dank hoppy aroma, taste is good, caramel, light bitterness, alcohol is well hidden. Maybe a touch too easy, perhaps feels a little watery. I like it though.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:54
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Goodbeer Faucets. Pale hazy blond colour with white bubbly head. Aroma is cream, wheat, lemon citrus. Taste is fruity, lemon and orange, bitter finish. Very nice. Aqula beers seem to be damn good even when they are simple.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:54
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Clear dark golden colour, not much head. Aroma is ultra fruity, cherry, orange, maybe some pineapple and something floral. Bit of grainy malt there too, bready and a little touch of spice. Taste is similarly fruity. Bit of apricot, pineapple, just a hint of the malt. Maybe a bit of marzipan there too. Really nice taste and pretty unusual. Fairly easy drinking as most Aqula beers seem to be, but not simplistic. Looks very thin, but doesn't feel that way in the mouth. Really nice. Rerate: tap at CBM koenji. Not so exciting. English real ale feel, fruitiness is reduced, light sakura. Still nice but but so exciting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:54
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home from the brewery webshop. Very clear blond colour, white bubbly head. Aroma lots of wheat and grain, grassy lemon hops, slight floury mustiness. Taste is hoppy, nice grain, something floral too. Nice bitterness. Slight fruity sweetness too, peach nectar like maybe. Very nice, very easy drinking. Nice and crisp.Earlier Rating: 8/28/2012 Total Score: 3.7Bottle at home. Quite clear light amber/golden colour, small bubbly off-white head that fades quite quickly. Aroma touch of caramel, lightly fruity, lots of maltiness, slightly floral and a touch of spice. Taste is nice and crisp, bit of hoppy bitterness, slightly citrus at the end. Lots of sweet malt, caramel. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at home from the brewery webshop. Rich brown small golden thin head. Aroma is black treacle, bit of smoke and spice, roasty malt, some beefiness, bit of soy sauce, maybe some sweetness. Taste is similar. Quite full on, lots more black treacle taste, bit of caramel, some savoury bitterness, slightly meaty. Further down sweetness gets stronger. Lots of caramel. Sweet thick lingering finish. Nice but feels boozier than it is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery mail order. Light amber/golden colour with small bubbly golden head. Aroma is nice and hoppy, grassy and citrus, something floral, and a bit of biscuity malt too. Slight fruitiness in the background. Taste is not exciting, but still nice. Quite crisp, hoppiness is much more in the background allowing a nice maltiness to dominate. Some lingering sweetness and nice bitterness at the end. Slightly spritzy but very drinkable. Really surprisingly nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Watering Hole. Amber dark golden colour, small bubbly off white head. Aroma is bit fruity, quite caramel malty, but not too sweet. Taste is slightly sweet and nicely fruity, apples maybe. Bit of caramel in there too. Not the most exciting Aqula beer, but still solidly nice. Slight lemony bitterness in the finish too.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at CBM Jinbocho. Light amber colour with golden head. Aroma is full on resinous hops, sweet caramelly malt, bit of stink. Taste is nice, more mellow than smell suggests. Sweet and malty with just a hint of bitter and spiky hops. Very easy to drink. Can feel the booze but it is not in your face. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53