KansaiBeerLovers
Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵 MemberOptions
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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?
Activity
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Funky Fauna Glee of 1000 Otters
Fresh Hop West Coast Saison 5.8%
It’s a beautiful hazy ultra pale gold with thin wispy foam. The aroma is saison spice and bright tropical hops. This beer is bang on with sweet pineapple candy notes in the finish after tangy spicy white pepper saison notes.
Fresh Hop West Coast Saison 5.8%
It’s a beautiful hazy ultra pale gold with thin wispy foam. The aroma is saison spice and bright tropical hops. This beer is bang on with sweet pineapple candy notes in the finish after tangy spicy white pepper saison notes.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Oct 2025
at 07:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
KBC x Hino Gensen Polish Hazy IPA 6.5%
Pale cloudy gold with wispy eggshell white foam. Unique hop bouquet and a quite floral hop flavor. Light dry and and crushable.
Pale cloudy gold with wispy eggshell white foam. Unique hop bouquet and a quite floral hop flavor. Light dry and and crushable.
Tried
from Can
at
Kyoto Brewing Company
on 31 Oct 2025
at 07:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
AJB Dry-hopped Foeder Saison 2022 5%
Nice pale gold with wispy foam. Tangy tart and crushable. This is drinking really well.
Nice pale gold with wispy foam. Tangy tart and crushable. This is drinking really well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2025
at 07:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
High Park Pumpkin Spice Latteale 6%
Deep Orange gold with loads of spice. Medium bodied and smooth. This is a spot on pumpkin beer and one of the few I could find when I was in Ontario last year.
Deep Orange gold with loads of spice. Medium bodied and smooth. This is a spot on pumpkin beer and one of the few I could find when I was in Ontario last year.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Oct 2025
at 07:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Baeren Dry Kabosu Radler 2.5%
Matte gold with an incredibly bright summery aroma. Minty pine and sweet citrus in the nose. Light bone dry body and a flavor of mint, citrus and fresh grains.
Great, honestly to me one of the best radler I’ve had as it isn’t just syrupy sweet.
Matte gold with an incredibly bright summery aroma. Minty pine and sweet citrus in the nose. Light bone dry body and a flavor of mint, citrus and fresh grains.
Great, honestly to me one of the best radler I’ve had as it isn’t just syrupy sweet.
Tried
on 04 Nov 2025
at 05:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
I was able to get my hands on this year’s April Fool’s brew courtesy of Rakuten.
Sankt Gallen カレーは飲み物
Curry is a Drink Hazy IPA 5.5%
This beer is full on!
It’s not my first curry beer but right from cracking it open I got a coriander and cumin aroma that made me think of kea curry.
The medium bodied brew added notes of lemongrass and even chickpeas.
It really is spot on like drinking a curry in hazy IPA form. It makes me want to pair it with a bowl of white rice.
What a trip! It’s a divisive brew, those who like spice will like it, doesn’t feel like beer but I’ve gotta say it looks good and is damn well made.
Sankt Gallen カレーは飲み物
Curry is a Drink Hazy IPA 5.5%
This beer is full on!
It’s not my first curry beer but right from cracking it open I got a coriander and cumin aroma that made me think of kea curry.
The medium bodied brew added notes of lemongrass and even chickpeas.
It really is spot on like drinking a curry in hazy IPA form. It makes me want to pair it with a bowl of white rice.
What a trip! It’s a divisive brew, those who like spice will like it, doesn’t feel like beer but I’ve gotta say it looks good and is damn well made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2025
at 05:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
I’ve not had the regular warlock yet but…
Southern Tier Maple Warlock
Imperial Pumpkin Stout 8.6%
Deep Ruby verging on black with wispy beige foam. Huge maple fudge aroma, medium bodied and smooth with nutty maple treacle flavor but not all that much pumpkin to be honest.
Southern Tier Maple Warlock
Imperial Pumpkin Stout 8.6%
Deep Ruby verging on black with wispy beige foam. Huge maple fudge aroma, medium bodied and smooth with nutty maple treacle flavor but not all that much pumpkin to be honest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2025
at 04:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cheers to my buddy who brought some Southern Tier back from the US!
Southern Tier Caramel Pumpking
Imperial Pumpkin Ale 8.6%
Beautiful Orange color with virtually no foam. It’s got a big caramel aroma with light pumpkin spices. Fairly full bodied and smooth the taste is syrupy caramel with light pumpkin spices. Solid.
Southern Tier Caramel Pumpking
Imperial Pumpkin Ale 8.6%
Beautiful Orange color with virtually no foam. It’s got a big caramel aroma with light pumpkin spices. Fairly full bodied and smooth the taste is syrupy caramel with light pumpkin spices. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2025
at 04:37
7.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Range Rituals II
BA Imperial Stout 10.5%
Exceptionally beautiful looking beer with a hugely sweet coconut and sharp bourbon barrel aroma. When you taste it, it’s exceptionally sweet and doesn’t deliver much stout. It’s really sweet, nice but not terribly impressive.
BA Imperial Stout 10.5%
Exceptionally beautiful looking beer with a hugely sweet coconut and sharp bourbon barrel aroma. When you taste it, it’s exceptionally sweet and doesn’t deliver much stout. It’s really sweet, nice but not terribly impressive.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Oct 2025
at 04:36