Baeren Apple Lager

Brewed by Baeren
Style: Fruit Beer
Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Serve in Flute

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A slightly hazy gold/straw color with a small white head. Sweet fruity scent, not just apples but pears, watermelon and malts. Initial sweetness of apple cider melding quickly into a lager flavor and even has a bit of a hop follow. Not bad for a fruit beer, somewhat like Newtons Apple. (But I guess all Aplle beers are similar)

Bottle from Yamaoka. 2008 version. Malty aroma, butter, apples, hops. Slightly sweet but not at all overly so. Super light gold color, thin looking, like a cider, low head quickly turning to lace. Sparkling and clear. Deep malt flavor, rich and thick, with bitter and honey, a touch of molasses, and apples, but not too much. Very well balanced. Hops just barely there, but they add just enough bitterness. Could be slightly less sweet. A proper lager with nice apple added, and not too much. Way better than last year’s. Nicely done fruit beer. Great mouthfeel with weight but sparkling enough to lift it up.