3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
This bottled brew from the Mikado Restaurant in Indianapolis poured a small sized head of foamy white colored bubbles that left behind a transparent carbonated orange colored body and a fair lacing. The aroma was mild and malt liquorish with a mild bready doughy note. The mouth feel was mild smooth and creamy. It also had a good smooth thick malt flavor that was rather tasty.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Gold with a small white head. Grainy, sweet corn aroma; Malty lager flavor, but you can taste more hops than typical American macros, a little bitterness in the finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Can. pours deep golden with a decent sized white head. Aroma of grain, sweet malts, citrus. Flavor is sweet, citrus, grainy, corn. Decent body,decent brew.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Not as horrible as I thought it would be. I had the "premium," which was horrible, and I found this to have a little more character and be a bit better, though they are pretty similar beers overall. Jabberwoky japanesey.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Big ass silver can. Sweet corn and honey aroma, somewhat of a starchy, rough palate with flavors of corn husk and raw grains (straw?). Finish is mildly peppy, yeasty. Not bad, not exciting though.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Can served at Genji’s in Midland, MI. Pours golden amber with a medium creamy off-white head with pretty good lacing. Aroma of corn and malt. Body is typical for a "premium" lager, not too light but not rich either. Unassertive malt and hops flavors don’t really register, but at the same time it is flavorful enough to not be bland. The finish is mildly hoppy. Drinkable, especially with spicy Japanese food but I wouldn’t bother with this otherwise.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Mmm. I’ve had Sapporo Reserve many times during my first year in university. Four or five cans of this will complete your night! Oh right, the taste. Sapporo Reserve had a grassy taste, with a clean, refreshing, astringent finish. Adequate carbonation. It wasn’t that watery though. No skunky scent. A shame that I did not complement this with Japanese food, as I chugged this down numerous times!
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours deep golden with a quickly fading white head. Apple and caramel in the nose. Flavor has notes of grain, caramel, toasty malt and pear. Pretty full-bodied; moderate sweetness and bitterness. Medium bodied with lively carbonation. Drinkable, but nothing special.
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