Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Dark, no much head, a bit flat. Aroma displays some roasted barley, quite subtle. I dig the taste, body feels thin but has a bit of meaty smoke there, nice and drinkable. Overall feels grainy and not dry, not sweet. Sessionable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Medium dark brown color. Lightly smoked nose with good roasted character. The mouth is a tad thin, but nice roasted character. The Belgian yeast is also very subtle. Decent, but not exceptional.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap at iBeer in Hikarie. Mostly clear gold with a nice fluffy white head. Aromas of honey, flowers and rice. Taste is more of the same but overly sweet. Medium body with average carbonation. Not bad, but too sweet for me. --- Beer merged from original tick of Koshinomai Koshihikari Jikomi Beer on 03 Aug 2015 at 20:01 - Score: 6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft at Craft Beer Forrest. Deep black with a small tan head. Roasted coffee, earthiness and woody notes with a funky yeast character as well. Cola-like mouthfeel. Nice roasted malt flavor with earthiness and yeast on the palate. Smooth finish with some Farnese and bitterness present. Great. --- Beer merged from original tick of Grey Stout on 13 Jul 2015 at 21:06 - Score: 7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Crystal ale a milky honey gold pour with a hoppy fruity nose. Medium bodied with a fruity hop flavor. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Craft Beer Bar Marciero. Pours out a hazy golden topped with a small head. Nose is citrus heavy yeast and some spice. Taste is more of the yeast nice hop touch and a some spice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at molto. Pours out a cloudy copper topped with a nice head. Nose is pine citrus hops and a nice cereal malt. Taste is more of the hop mix and nice mellow malty sweetness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
On tap at Beer Komachi. A cola black with a tan head. The nose is sweet chocolate malts with some yeast character. Med-light body with sharp carbonation. The taste is sweet, chocolatey, a bit bready with a minimal roasty finish. Pretty good but doesn’t seem as good as it was at Keyaki I guess.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Keyaki Spring 2015. Almost black with a low head. Nose give Belgian yeast, licorice, chocolate, coffee. Very spicy yeast flavor, chocolate and cream. Crisp and tasty and very drinkable. Well done light Belgian stout.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at Kamikaze. Haikei Ogenki sama desu is a Swan Lake Nakayoshi Beer collaboration. Nakayoshi are a contract brewery made up of several Japanese beer bars. This Amber Rice Lager pours a semi clear amber brown with a malty sweet bready aroma with possibly just a hint of fruits. Fairly light bodied with a sweet dry finish. The taste is a bit fruity, earthy and nutty with a candy sweet malty finish. Interesting but a bit too light bodied for my taste.