3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at Watering Hole, Tokyo. Golden colour with a white head. Heavy lacing. Weak citrus, orange aroma. Flavour is fruity, vanilla, pear with a bit of spiciness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at the Watering Hole. Clear golden colour, small white head. Aroma is grainy, indistinct touch of fruit. Not massive odour. Taste is pleasantly fruity, but predominately wheat. Quite dry. Touch of tropical fruit in the background. Peach and orange. But main thing is the grain. Slight bitterness at the end. Quite nice, but not much to it. Feels maybe a little too fizzy.
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2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Cloudy, pale yellow colour. Very light aroma with some yeast and fruit. Soft mouthfeel and light carbonation. Taste is also very mild, light sweetness with some citrus. Refreshing beer but it doesn’t really appeal to my tastes.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at Qbrick. Sharp citrusy aroma coming from a galvanized steel pail. Clear, yellow, with thin white head. Sharp and peppery with some fruit sourness. Thin body, nice mouthfeel. Thin, light, fruity, and pleasant, but not exceptional in any way.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
on tap at bulldog in tokyo with timE, glad i finally tracked it down on ratebeer - i was waylaid before looking for shonan gold orange ale. anyways, valencia aroma, decent shade of golden with some light lacing, quite bitter, good amount of tartness; quality stuff
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Sunroute Shinjuku Hotel - Shared with Mette. Cloudy golden - white head. Grape fruits, bitterness, nice hoppy, light malty, light toasted notes, high fruit, grape fruit bitter/sourness, orange. En rigtig terrassebasker !!!
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Can from KyotoLefty. Very acidic, citrus aroma. Flavors are almost grapefruit. Good flavors for a golden ale.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at the RB Rochester Gathering, Aug. 30/09. Thanks, KyotoLefty! Golden Ale like. Some hops and orange in the aroma. The orange flavor gives it alittle zing to help it along.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at the RB Rochester Gathering, Sept. 09. Thanks, KyotoLefty! I believe this is what we were served -- Shonen Gold. Fruity orange nose. Hazy dark yellow appearance. Dry a bit of a metallic taste. Sweetness in the background. Nice balance.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 31, 2009 I guess this is their Shonan Gold. Had it on tap at Wachi in Kyoto.
Light copper tint, basically golden, slightly orange. Medium to low head. Fragrant aroma of orange, malt, butter, hops. Fruity and appetizing, though unusual. Rich, complex flavor: quite a bit of orange, including bitter peel and sweet-and-sour juice. Decent malt character, like a golden to pale ale, also noticeable aroma hops. Well balanced, with lots going on. Good combined bitterness, with sour as well. Finish is complex and bitter from orange peel and hops. Long lasting astringency remains. A very interesting fruit beer, and I must say a success.
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