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Level 2 for Japan ticks with a total of 10 from this country.
Otokoyama (Mans Mountain) Junmai Sake from Otokoyama Shuzo Co., Ltd. was the one that did it!
3 weeks ago

flatmatt (2420) reviewed

Otokoyama (Mans Mountain) Junmai Sake from Otokoyama Shuzo Co., Ltd. (Asahikawa, Japan 🇯🇵)

3 weeks ago

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Chilled glass at a restaurant. Pours clear and just slightly darker than water. Aroma is of slightly sweet vanilla/frosting. Flavor is quite light, again mostly the medium sweet vanilla frosting, with just tiny hints of cucumber and light fruit like pear. No real alcohol aroma or taste. Body is fairly light for my taste, but it’s a decent sake.

Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2011 at 21:59

flatmatt (2420) reviewed

Setsugetsubijin Junmai Ginjo Saké from Oimatsu Shuzo Co. Ltd. (Hita-shi, Japan 🇯🇵)

3 weeks ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7

720 mL bottle as Trader Joe-san’s Junmai Ginjo Premium Sake. Served chilled, warming over the course of a couple hours. Pours clear with a faint golden tinge. Alcoholic aroma with a sweet vanilla frosting aroma and hints of banana and vinegar tone. In the flavor, the "frosting" definitely seems more like brown sugar and a bit of vanilla extract, with some candied dark fruit and the banana hints. Slightly sweet with the alcohol pronounced but still smooth. Finish leaves just a little of the vanilla and candied fruit notes. My first time trying sake--that is, the first time I have a clear memory of. Takes a bit of time to get used to, but this certainly seems like a decent place to have started.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2011 at 02:59

flatmatt (2420) reviewed

Oatmeal Stout from Farm Club (Traverse City, United States 🇺🇸)

3 weeks ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

12 oz can. Pours black with a tan head. Roasty coffee, molasses aroma. Smooth medium light flavor, roasty coffee, bitter cocoa, touching on anise. It's very good at what it does.

Tried from Can on 29 Jun 2026 at 02:30

flatmatt added a new beer Oatmeal Stout by Farm Club
3 weeks ago

flatmatt (2420) reviewed

Sun Burner IPA from Five Shores Brewing (Beulah, United States 🇺🇸)

3 weeks ago

8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

Growler from the brewery. Pours a fully hazy pale yellow with a white head. Bright, juicy, lightly sweet citrus hops (grapefruit, orange), moving into some pine and tropical fruit. A little bitter touch at the end to round it out. Great!

Tried from Growler at Five Shores Brewing on 27 Jun 2026 at 03:27

flatmatt added a new beer Sun Burner IPA by Five Shores Brewing
3 weeks ago

flatmatt (2420) reviewed

Citrus Hopslam from Bell's Brewery (Galesburg, United States 🇺🇸)

3 weeks ago

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

16 oz can. Mostly clear golden yellow with a white head. Citrus (grapefruit, orange), pine hops in aroma. Juicy orange, grapefruit, pine, herbal/floral hop flavors.

Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2026 at 04:00

flatmatt (2420) reviewed

Thee Black IPA from Black Calder Brewing Company (Grand Rapids, United States 🇺🇸)

3 weeks ago

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

16 oz can dated 26-Feb-2026. Pours a very deep brown with an of-white head. Roasty malt aroma hinting at hops. Flavor has roasty, slightly smoky maltiness blended with some grassy, citrusy, piney hops. Nicely smooth, not at all aggressive. I like it.

Tried from Can from Meijer - Northville on 15 Jun 2026 at 03:15

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Bark Lord (2026) from Transient Artisan Ales (Bridgman, United States 🇺🇸)

3 weeks ago

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8

On tap at HopCat Livonia. Black pour with a light tan head. Heavy cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla aromas. Many flavors, including cocoa powder, vanilla, cinnamon, sweet and chocolatey. Definitely some alcohol, but it's balanced by the sweetness. Syrupy soy.

Tried from Draft at HopCat - Livonia on 02 Jun 2026 at 01:55