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KansaiBeerLovers

Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵 Member

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Member since Jan 1 2013 (on RB as KansaiBeerLvrs( Avg Score Given 3.53 Avg Beer Rated 3.47 Look up my group Kansai Beer Lovers on Facebook if you want more information about the beer scene in Japan in English. My ratings seem to go: under 2 - sucks ] under 3 - not very good ] 3 to 3.3 meh, alright ] 3.4 average but not so memorable ] 3.5 pretty good ] 3.6 to 3.9 good to great ] 4 Great, really nice ] 4.5 + among the best I’ve ever had I guess double these on Brewver?

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KansaiBeerLovers has a new beer style achievement

Level 5 for Cider ticks with a total of 50 ticks of this master style.
French Oak Finish 6 from Crazy Cider was the one that did it!
3 weeks ago

KansaiBeerLovers (8988) reviewed

French Oak Finish 6 from Crazy Cider

3 weeks ago

7.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

Only having one for Tuesday this week, a cider.

Crazy Cider French Oak Finish 6
6%

From Aomori is this deep gold cider with a slightly petey oak apple aroma. Medium to full bodied with quite a bit of pitch and oak giving it a slightly medicinal character. Very much not a sweet mass market cider.

Picked up at Hanshin department store.

Tried from Bottle from Craft Beer Base Seed Hanshin on 09 Jun 2026 at 15:45

KansaiBeerLovers added a new beer French Oak Finish 6 by Crazy Cider
3 weeks ago

KansaiBeerLovers added a new brewery: Crazy Cider located in Japan
3 weeks ago

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KansaiBeerLovers (8988) reviewed

Dyed in Deep Blue from Kyoto Brewing Company

4 weeks ago

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

KBC Dyed in Deep Blue
Brown ale

I believe this is another collaboration with the JRA. Deep brown with thick foam. Light roast and cocoa aroma/flavor on a fairly smooth medium body.

Tried from Can at Kyoto Brewing Company on 07 Jun 2026 at 07:31

KansaiBeerLovers (8988) reviewed

Vintage Ale Bourbon from Two Rabbits Brewing Company

1 month ago

8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

Headed to a local park to enjoy the cool breeze…

Two Rabbits Vintage Ale Bourbon 9%

I believe I got this at Isetan awhile back. Reddish color with light beige foam that didn’t last all that long.

Rich malty aroma with notes of oak. Fairly full bodied with a slightly scratchy carbonation. The taste is big bourbon notes up front, loads of woodsy oak, some boozy heat before you get subtle flashes of vanilla sweetness.

Solid stuff. A great exemplar of a barrel aged brew.

Tried from Can from Isetan Department Store, Kyoto Station on 02 Jun 2026 at 15:49

KansaiBeerLovers added a new beer Vintage Ale Bourbon by Two Rabbits Brewing Company
1 month ago

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KansaiBeerLovers (8988) reviewed

Vintage Ale Sherry from Two Rabbits Brewing Company

1 month ago

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

Two Rabbits Vintage Ale Sherry 9%

A deep plum brown with fluffy beige foam that didn’t stick around all that long.

It has a big rich sweet plum-like sherry aroma. It is full-bodied with a raspy carbonation. The taste is big oak sherry barrels with raisin and plum notes.

It left a pleasing heat in the pit of my stomach.

Tried from Can from Isetan Department Store, Kyoto Station on 02 Jun 2026 at 15:44

KansaiBeerLovers added a new beer Vintage Ale Sherry by Two Rabbits Brewing Company
1 month ago

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KansaiBeerLovers (8988) reviewed

Where's My Blanket? Brett IPA from Kyoto Brewing Company

1 month ago

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

Had this early in the afternoon:

KBC x JRA Where’s my blanket?
Brett IPA 8%

Deep brassy gold with thick long-lasting off-white foam. The aroma was very farmhouse with sweet tart Brett notes.

Medium bodied with a chewy mouthfeel. The flavor matched the aroma giving me a rustic take on an IPA.

Pretty interesting and I kind of feel it’d be cool to grab one to cellar and see how it develops.

Tried from Can at Kyoto Brewing Company on 02 Jun 2026 at 12:31