Ise Kadoya Yuzu Ale

Brewed by Ise Kadoya
Style: Fruit Beer
Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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Tap at Keyaki. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is strong yuzu. Taste is strong yuzu with touch of caramel. Nice for a small glass but think a whole one might be tough.

Bottle. Pours a golden color with a small whit ehead. Has a fruity spicy peppery citrus aroma. Fruity malty spicy citrus flavor with hints of lime and apple. Has a fruity malty spicy citrus finish.

Gold pour, big white head. Aroma has apples, citrus, light yeast, almost a woody note. Flavor is apple, citrus, yeast, lime, dry finish.

The pour is a cloudy orange with a white head. Intense citrus aroma with nice yuzu character. A bit of lemon zest, some malt/bread sweetness, and toasted malt. The flavor has a mild acidity to it, yuzu, grapefruit, lemon, and bread. A little bit of grass, toasted malt, and bread sweetness.

Bottle at the RBSG Grand Tasting LA thanks to KyotoLefty. Pours a clear orange. Medium white foam. Nose is big lime, coriander, and cheese. Taste is clean, fresh, lime pulp, honey, spice, curry. Hot pepper finish. Oily palate. Very interesting. I’ve never had yuzu, but this is looks like a good fruit to experiment with more in brewing: heavy citrus with a chili spice balance. Nice.

Bottle and Keg at the Japanese Craft beer tasting at the White Horse. It pours light hazy golden yellow, with moderate carbonation and a 1cm white head. The nose is lemon, lime peach, apple, wood, grass, sweet citrus and toffee. The taste is sweet lime, lemon, tangerine, bread, oak, grass, light ginger, bamboo and hay, with a dry finish. It is very woody, and perhaps a bit thin. An interesting ale, but not overly drinkable. The bottle was much fresher tasting than the keg version.

26th May 2011
Bottle at the White Horse. Big thanks to Doug, Jamie and Mark for arranging, facilitating and serving. Cheers Guys! Very hazy amber beer, big fluffy white head. Sherbetty citrus nose. Light, semi dry palate - very light. Fresh vibrant seltzer minerals. Must be Sorachi in here - creamy lemon. Also mild minerally lime and tangerine from the Yuzu I guess. Some tangyness as well. There is a certain ’Refreshers’ sweets vibe going on. A little seltzer minerally bitterness in the finish. Overall though a really nice fruit beer. Was sorry when I finished it!

Draught. Nice citrus aroma—works with the hops. Medium body Medium rich malt flavor, fruity, nice bitterness, though it becomes a bit astringent in the end and after drinking a bit of it. Really nicely integrated fruit, though the bitterness of the peel is a bit too harsh. Nicely done fruit beer, overall.