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thebrewsader

Japan 🇯🇵
Been ticking since 2012, thanks to tderoeck. Along the way, I've met amazing people who I can call friends and continue to do so. Always open to share a beer (or more...) and plan the next great brewsade.

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9.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10

Taster showing golden cider.

The nose shows intense notes of baked apple.

The palate is full bodied and sweet apple forward. Balanced throughout with hints of honey.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2025 at 12:09


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Taster showing pitch black with no head.

The nose shows intense notes of burnt coffee with light vanilla.

The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Coffee forward with a light coconut background and a mild bitterness.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2025 at 11:42


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Thanks Virby44 for the 2016 bottle! Taster showing dark gold with sparse white foam.

The nose shows moderately intense acetic notes of apricot and peach.

The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied. Moderately to highly tart with a strong acetic edge with dry notes of apricot and light peach.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2025 at 10:29


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Teku showing moderately turbid pale gold with half a finger of clean white foam.

The nose shows moderately intense notes of pineapple, passionfruit, and white wine grape must.

The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied. White wine grape must forwardness with lighter flavors of light passionfruit throughout, a mild bitterness on the end.

Tried from Can on 03 Aug 2025 at 11:10


thebrewsader updated a beer: Archangel brewed by Hudson Valley Brewery
4 months ago


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Teku showing very hazy pale gold with sparse white foam.

The nose shows intense notes of guava and papaya.

The palate is well carbonated and medium to full bodied. Mango forward with a mid-palate of guava and then a mildly bitter finish followed by a lot more papaya. Fantastic.

Tried from Can at Antenna America Tokyo on 03 Aug 2025 at 07:49


7.8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Teku showing turbid dark gold with half a finger of clean white foam.

The nose shows moderately intense notes of mango, kiwi, and light notes of cannabis and grapefruit.

The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied. Grapefruit forward with lighter notes of mango and kiwi followed by a balanced and sharp grapefruit bitterness on the finish.

Tried from Can on 31 Jul 2025 at 11:07


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Teku showing well-filtered dark gold with half a finger of clean white foam.

The nose shows moderately intense notes of floral Belgian yeast and lighter notes of orange.

The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied. Belgian yeast forward with light notes of orange followed by a mild bitterness. Drinks more like a Belgian ale.

Tried from Can at Antenna America Tokyo on 30 Jul 2025 at 11:18


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Taster showing hazy dark gold with half a finger of clean white foam.

The nose shows intense notes of guava and light papaya.

The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied. Juicy guava forwardness throughout with light notes of papaya and a light grapefruit bitterness on the finish.

Tried from Can at Antenna America Tokyo on 25 Jul 2025 at 12:27