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KansaiBeerLovers

Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵 Member
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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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Garcia Brewing Buenavista Pale Ale was a solid west coast piney and citrusy brew with a smooth medium to full body.

Tried from Can from Yamaoka Sake Shop on 19 Mar 2026 at 15:00


KansaiBeerLovers has a new beer style achievement

Level 2 for Lager - Rice ticks with a total of 10 ticks of this sub style.
Japanese Style Lager from Chuckanut Brewery was the one that did it!
1 month ago


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Hadn’t seen Chuckanut in a long while so grabbed this when I saw it online.

Chuckanut Japanese-Style Lager 4.8%

Straw gold with fizzy white foam and a straw and light herbal spice hop bouquet. Light bodied, crisp and dry.

Tried from Can on 22 Feb 2026 at 08:31



7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

KBC Hop Idol Eggers Nelson
West Coast IPA 6.5%

Matte gold with white foam and an orange blossom aroma. Honestly, it looks more like a hazy IPA than a West Coast IPA. The taste is of a modern IPA midway between juicy and west coast. It’s like what they call a mountain IPA sometimes. The taste starts off citrusy sweet, then you get pithy grapefruit and tangy citrus before a cleaner bitter finish more evocative of a west coast IPA. Fun beer.

Tried from Can at Kyoto Brewing Company on 17 Feb 2026 at 14:34


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

I got this in Fukui on New Year’s Day so it’s probably getting a bit long in the tooth…

Our Brewing Beron Juicy
Hazy IPA 6%

Matte straw gold with thin fizzy white foam and a citrusy lightly minty hop bouquet. Medium to light bodied with a very dry finish. I got LOADS of hops but in a green hop burn kind of way plus notes of prickly pear. It’s ok.

Tried from Can on 17 Feb 2026 at 05:59



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

Baeren Unfiltered Bock 6.5%

I wasn't planning to do drink this tonight but I enjoyed the filtered version so much I cracked open the unfiltered version.

It’s a similar looking dark reddish brown with thick fluffy dense tan foam but I think the unfiltered is longer lasting and leaves better lacing behind. The aroma is more subtle than the filtered while the mouthfeel is much smoother. The taste is similar but I’d say the unfiltered feels more put together. Both are good, the filtered comes off bolder while the unfiltered comes off subtle and even more crushable.

Both were great.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2026 at 15:41


8.1
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Baeren Filtered Bock 6.5%

Deep brown with dense thick fluffy beige foam and a roasty chocolatey aroma. Medium to full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Apparently made with Japanese grown cascade hops. I thought this was great, really well balanced .

Tried from Bottle on 16 Feb 2026 at 15:29


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

KBC Fuyu no Kimagure 2026
White IPA 6%

Pouring a hazy straw gold with a thick white fluffy topping of foam. It has a hugely fragrant sweet citrus hop bouquet. Zesty carbonation with loads of citrusy lime hoppiness and white pepper and wheat malt notes.

Tried from Can on 11 Feb 2026 at 05:57