Minamishinshu Apple Hop

Brewed by Minamishinshu Beer Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Komagane, Japan

Serve in Flute, Shaker

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Draught at Bungalow. Pale yellow, tad fizzy. Aromas of apples, some delicate hops. Quite sour, a bit watery, but refreshing. Almost no aftertaste. Good as a starter beer, but then is move on to something more substantial.

Draught at Beer Republic, Yokohama - RBJG#2. Cloudy yellow - white head. Wheaty, apple, light soapy, light hoppy, citrus, sweetness, light banana notes, wheaty notes, ok drinkability.

Bottled (thanks Kim S.!). Very hazy yellow "pineapple squash" colour, small white head. Aroma is is not too much anything, just a mild tart sour apple thingy, but not strong at all. Flavour is yeast, apples, some malts, mild bitterness and alcohol as well. Interesting, but I think the half bottle is enough. Strange.

Bottle at Shinshu Osake Mura. Hazy golden amber colour with a small white head. Apple wine aroma. Strong apple flavour with a lot of fruitiness and a bit sour.

It is a nice cider like beer with a crisp apple taste at first which was followed by a pleasent sourness which reminded me of green apples. I liked it.

Draught at Qbrick. Banana and apple nose. Light cloudy straw color. Big apple sweetness hits first; then a pleasant tanginess emerges. Very thin body. Wheat base for this beer? Okay.

Tap at Shinshu Sake Mura. Cloudy blonde colour. Looks like beer mixed with apple juice. Small creamy head that soon fades. Aroma is apple juice, slightly spicy, touch of creaminess. Taste is apple juice, slight malty creaminess, brown sugar. Touch of citrus hop at finish. Quite nice, but not sure if this is a good thing. Not very beer like. Lots of fruitiness though. very smooth with just a touch of carbonation to make it interesting. More bitterness towards end. I quite liked it.

Much better than their god awful Christmas beer. Looks like apple juice with a head though. Nose is sligtly sour with green and red apples apparent. A bit sharp. Same in the mouth the acidicness is the only thing taking away from what is a pretty decent fruit beer. Solid.

Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity yeasty and slighlty citric apple aroma. Fruity wheat malty yeasty citric flavor with weak hints of apple. Has a sweetish fruity citric finish.

Draft at Ushi Tora (Tokyo). A cloudy gold with a white foamy head. Dry cider on the nose. Sweet apple flavours on a creamy palate.