Iwate Kura Shizen Hakko Beer

Brewed by Sekinoichi Shuzo (Iwate Kura Beer)
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Ichinoseki-Shi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Not a lot gaijin on here unfortunately. Not really wild, funky or weird. It’s a straight forward ale looking for some personality. A touch saisonesque, but really pretty uneventful.

Bottle from Yamaoka. Cloudy gold, slightly pastel, huge airy head. Crazy nose: citrus, yogurt, grass, dust. Sweet, fruity, funky flavor, with lemon, honey, yogurt, dust. Spicy, yeast, Belgian like. Dry finish. Saison-like, funky barnyard. Very fruity, light acidity. Dry finish with sweet fruity mid-palate.

Medium white head. Slightly hazy coppery body with carbonation. Fruity vinegary aroma with mealy notes. Dry-sweetish, and faintly acidic, intensely fruity (persimmon?) taste with mealy notes. Mid-to-light body. Mild, mealy mouthfeel. Dry-acidic orangey tropical fruit aftertaste with mealy metallic notes. Lovely! Well-balanced and harmonic, and very drinkable. The acdity is very subtle for a lambic, I must say. Whether you can taste the persimmon or not I can’t say, having never tasted a persimmon. (0.35l draft at brewery.)