Kirin Heartland

Med golden color, fruity nose, light body with some unidentifiable, but flavourful, fruity hops. The mouth is slightly tart with some green apples and lemon zest. The finish is moderately dry. Good on tap

nearly clear pour with a body that is almost wanting to be hazy; slightly sweet, slightly cheesy aroma; sweet/cookie dough, toasty, dry; a decent brew!

On tap at Wachi in Kyoto. Deep gold with a very fine head. Rather faint aroma of sweetish malts and hops. Nice but too faint and not complex. Good cereal flavor, malts and biscuits, slightly buttery. Decent enough hops. Crisp but creamy, with medium body. Pleasant enough. Much better on tap than in the bottle.

This gets extra marks because its quite cheap and is a decent brew in itself. Nothing spectacular

Small white head quickly disappears. Pale yellow body with some carbonation. Light buttery grassy hop aroma. Taste is light and grassy hops with very soft mouthfeel. Some butter also detectable. Dry chalky aftertaste. Not bad, but a bit boring. (0.33l bottle.)

bottled. golden, some vanilla malt and hay in the aroma, not as overfizzy as other kirin beers, quite crisp and inoffensive with almost-adequate bitterness

A real average lager. Not too bad and not realy good. Just very average. But needed to try it

Clear golden. Grassy hoppy with a mild maltiness. Good mouthfeel. Mild flaviour, grassy hops, some maltiness, light sweetness.