2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Draught at the Craft Beer Festival in Ichinoseki, Iwate.
Red-orange color with a small head. Dusty, vegetal aroma. Light flavor; medicinal and grassy; not good at all. Bitter hop finish. Nothing much going for it. Maybe a bad batch?
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
For a style that im not crazy about, this one left me somewhat intrigued. It carries itself with a fairly hefty malty backbone and a strong sweet sugar presence. Not really something that i could drink multiple pints of...but it was enjoyable enough...and memorable.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tasted @ GJBF Yokohama: Dark amber color, thin head. Nose of light malt and fruit, wet impact, dry mouthfeel, thin finish. Decent malty amber ale.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Deep amber red color. No head, German malts. Sour malty nose. Sweet, malty caramel mouth with a bit of butterscotch. As chad said not bad.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Sweet aroma, reddish-pink hazy appearance. Pear/apple, tart, with a bitter finish as Dan pointed out. Interesting and crisp, full-bodied. Not a bad effort.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
This is a Red Ale made with Amber & Crystal malts using an English Ale yeast. Nice Orange/Amber color with a rich malt scent. Starts sweet with the malts but has a bit of a tart snappy middle and a mild bitter follow. Quite tasty! Pamphlet mentions this won a Bronze Medal at the World Beer Cup in 1998 and an award at the Japan Beer Grand Prix
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