 jdjuice (203), Japan
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 24, 2008 As Ezo Soba Ale. Pours hazy gold with translucent white head. Aroma is yeasty and smells like normal Japanese crap. The taste however is a bit of a welcome surprise. Pretty smooth and mellow, slightly hoppy. Lacks the typical carbonated taste common with Japanese macros. Lightly nutty. A good light beer with some unique flavors.
dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 22, 2008 22 oz MOrimoto Soba Ale, split/courtesy of Naka. Pours Golden w/ amber hues, however so light. Small white head that’s quickly dissipating. Where the hell does the smell come from? Coffe and chocolate, espresso. Taste is crazy; chocolate w/ a hint of coffee and nutty. Awesome thin, light mouthfeel, oily and viscous (I know, conradictory: Really good "ale". Mild hop bitterness at the end, supdued at the end by the graininess. Very good beer.
Naka (525), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 22, 2008 22 oz of Morimoto shared with dpjuart. Pours a clear golden with a lot of sediment and a small white head. Has a sort of dark chocolate / espresso aroma like the chocolate covered beans. Lots of toffee too. Tastes exactly the same as it smells and I have NO idea where it is coming from. I am intrigued. I would really drink this every day. I want to freeze it and ice skate on it... Thin but oily body. Really good.
troysworktable (109), Washington, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 22, 2008 2 ounce sample. Listed as Morimoto Obi Soba Ale. Tasting at 99 BOTTLES. The initial aroma was one of wet plant leaves after a brisk rainstorm. This leaf aroma translated into the flavor. There is also the presence of a soil flavor, somewhat musty, but in a good way, as well as a "clean" flavor. The carbonation was somewhat lively. This ale intrigued me in many ways that I have still not quite grasped. I wouldn’t seek this out, but I also wouldn’t turn it down if I was offered it again.
kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 15, 2008 Labled Morimoto Soba Ale: Clear golden color with a big white fluffy head. Aroma is mostly grain and citrus. Flavor is fruity with a somewhat spicy finish. Small to medium bodied, big carbonation.
Bobsy (194), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 2, 2008 Sampler at San Francisco Rogue Public House labeled as Moimoto Soba. Yellow body, with a thin white cap. Grains and bread in the nose. Flavour is a bit disappointing - its crisp and full of grainy tastes, but not much else.
Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 1, 2008 This is a fizzy yellow beer that was super grainy in taste but nice and clean at the finish. It doesn’t taste bad but it doesn’t taste like much of anything else either.
Goodgrief (1149), Middletown, Delaware, USA
| 2.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Jan 1, 2008 Dec 2005 - I agree with bfeldmann...what a mess. As soon as the cap was popped, the aroma, even before the pour, came out all over my kitchen. The problem was, it smelled awful. I don’t know what buckwheat or soba noodles smell or taste like, but it smelled like skunk. The taste wasn’t nearly as bad as the smell, but it certainly wasn’t good...funky taste (I guess that’s buckwheat, huh?) with slighlty think mouthfeel with some carbonation. On the brighter side, the cap looks really cool and will look nice in my collection. =)
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