Coedo Beniaka

Brewed by Kyodo Shoji Koedo Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Kawagoe-shi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Not sure why this is labeled as a "Premium Lager" on the label; seeing as this is no mere lager...this is a Premium beer however. Dark and malty and rich with a buttery smoothness and a caramel taste. Really bold and refreshing and round. More like an Alt. Highly enjoyable.

Bottle thanks to drabmuh. Served in a taster glass. Pours an orange-copper color with a tiny head of bubbles that falls quickly. The nose has some sweet potato and a touch of caramel. Flavor starts off with caramel, sweet potato, and bread, but then is taken over by a strange off dryness. Very odd. Body is light and off kilter. Not a big fan.

Bottle from King&Godfree. Nice beer, very malty, with a distinctive nose. Aromas of caramel, earth, and alcohol. Taste is sweet, with very light sourness, and average length. Palate is velvety, and medium bodied. Amber, with a disappearing head.

Red pour, off white head. Aroma is a malt bomb. Lots of sweet toffee, caramel, maybe a hint of the sweet potato. Flavor is sweet, thick and incredibly malty. Not half bad.

Mahogany in color. Tan head, moderate lacing. Big malt aroma and taste all the way. Warm and inviting, bigger body than most lagers.

Bottle from Kimuraya in Kagurazaka. Pours clear red with a big yellow/brown/off white head. Nose is metallic, light aromatic citirous bitter and malty. Taste is strong roasted toasty grain malt, then a lager like crisp hop bite. Body is fairly lacking so it’s very light. Crisp, sharp and roasted, but it feels like it’s lacking a bit of balance and too light. Finish is leaving a bit of a tang. Kind of fruity almost drinking shochu spirit.

330ml bottle poured amber in color with a small white head which left a thin lacing on the glass. Mild grains and hops in the aroma. Taste is light malty sweetness with a mild hoppy bitterness. Medium body and light carbonation leave an average mouthfeel. This is a very nice premium lager brew with a bit of a different flavor profile to it, probably due to the addition of the sweet potatoes.

11.25oz bottle purchased at the Davis Food Co-Op. The aroma on this is very faint. Lightly sweet with some medicinal undertones. There just isn’t much going on here at all. Transparent ruddy amber body with a smallish, off-white head that dissipates rather quickly. Starts sweet and a bit sticky. Perhaps some molasses or brown sugar here. A bit metallic and herbal in the middle. Finishes with a fruity sweetness...maybe some cherries or something along those lines. The medicinal flavors creep through late. I have no clue what this beer is supposed to be. Light carbonation, fairly oily body.

Bottle from the Folsom BevMo. Pours a clear dark ruddy copper/amber with a very transient beige head. Aroma is bready with a little hint of hop. Med + body. Flavor is slightly sweet, rather bready in a different way, and has some lightly spicy hop. Sort of like an amber ale, which is interesting for a lager. Worth a try. Might go well with food.

Interesting low ratings. While i will not contest that it is not a permium lager in the eyes of an american, this beer does have premium taste. Very thick and rich with a interesting hop profile with something i cant quite put m finger on and reading the description is probably the sweet potato.

Bottle. Brown beer with a tan head. Toffee and malt aroma. Caramel and toffee flavor. Medium bodied. Caramel and toffee lingers.