Sweetish, smooth and slick with loads of soft oaky bourbon, vanilla, cocoa, chocolate and hints of molasses. Soft and quite balanced, a bit thin body but tasty nevertheless.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
9th August 2025
Near clear deep amber brown beer, small bubbly tan head. Airy smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied dark malts, candyish dark chocolate and coffee, fair dose of vanilla. Pretty cakey overall! The rum barrelling is just about spot on, brings the ripe brown sugar soaked ripe fruits in good balance to the other elements. Airy smooth finish leaves a mild alcohol spice linger. Good pastry by old stalwarts Central Waters. Bravo!
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Best of Beers. Hazy very dark red brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit, raisin and lots of bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and rather bitter. Sweet and rather bitter finish with lots of warming alcohol. Oily and soft. 080725
Drake (22940) reviewed Hikari from Central Waters Brewing Co. 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg at Central Waters MKE, 7/31/25. Clear gold, medium white head, average retention. Aroma of rice, grassy hops. Taste is bready malt, rice, grassy hops. Crisp.
Bourbon, boozy and barrel aged. Bit roasty and thin, easy to drink. Thanks Alex R.
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6
12 ounce bottle, 7/12/25. Clear dark brown, medium tan head, average retention. Aroma of ginger, roast, soap, caramel. Sadly a soapy note. Taste is roast, cherry, ginger, lime, strong spice. Tart, not much barrel character. Gingerbread viibe. Meh.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sampled from the tap at the MKE location. Pours a hazy yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has dank citrus, light tropical fruits and sweet grains backing. Flavor has dank citrus and grass with a bit of tropical fruits in the finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Sampled from the tap at the MKE location. Pours a black with a light yellow brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has earthy dark grains with bourbon and a bit of roast supporting. Flavor has bourbon and earthy roast with a rich dark grain backbone.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sampled from the tap at the MKE location. Pours a clear amber gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has earthy pine and bread with grass supporting. Flavor has dank pine and grass with a bit of bread and grains backing.