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Message shoulderbroken beers 4258 º places 393 º 23:34 Sat 12/17/2016 Got a top 10 from Gremlin 1. Kyoto 2. Shiga Kogen 3. Oni Densetsu 4. Zakkoku 5. Shonan 6. Y Market 7. Fujizakura 8. Loco 9. Yorocco 10. AJB
Message chipandmo 06:40 Mon 12/26/2016 Kyoto Shiga Yorocco Zakkoku Nihonkai Club Y market Wakasaimo (Onidensetsu) Isekadoya Shonan Outsider
Message shoulderbroken beers 4258 º places 393 º 20:57 Tue 1/10/2017 Ok, guess I should wrap this up and work out the results. If anyone has any last minute thoughts, please add them and I’ll calculate and post the results at the start of next week. Think there’s still a few people who we haven’t heard from.

Message KyotoLefty P beers 15117 º places 1061 º 05:42 Wed 1/11/2017 A new question: Any thoughts on best new brewery for 2016? Off the top of my head, I come up with Talmary. But there are not many others to compare.
Message KyotoLefty P beers 15117 º places 1061 º 05:44 Wed 1/11/2017 Other possibilities are Kazakami, Sakazuki, Chatan (or was that 2015?)
Message TimE P beers 8459 º places 409 º 08:27 Wed 1/11/2017 Originally posted by KyotoLefty A new question: Any thoughts on best new brewery for 2016? Off the top of my head, I come up with Talmary. But there are not many others to compare. I would say Anchor Point hands down. 2016 has been filled with crap new breweries though. I would like to try Talmary. I hope anchor point can increase its selection in the near future Tim
Message shoulderbroken beers 4258 º places 393 º 10:09 Wed 1/11/2017 Out of the ones mentioned, I’ve only had Sakazuki, Kazakami and Anchor Point. Out of them I’d probably say Sakazuki as I’ve had some dodgy ones from the others.

Message TimE P beers 8459 º places 409 º 16:57 Wed 1/11/2017 Originally posted by shoulderbroken Out of the ones mentioned, I’ve only had Sakazuki, Kazakami and Anchor Point. Out of them I’d probably say Sakazuki as I’ve had some dodgy ones from the others. You had some dodgy ones from Anchor Point? Which one? Although I didn’t love everything they made, it seems like whom ever is in the brewery knows what they are doing to a certain degree. Sakazuki made a Belgian Strong ale that many agreed came off like a weizen bock - and nothing like a Belgian strong ale, , but it was their best beer when we visited last month. I kinda get the sense they are still figuring things out. Need to try Talmary, but can’t say 2016 was a great year for new breweries. 2015 was better (Kyoto) and I have high hopes for George’s brewery this year. Tim
Message KyotoLefty P beers 15117 º places 1061 º 19:55 Wed 1/11/2017 I am amazed at what Anchor Point is doing with a 50 liter system. Still, the ones I had did not wow me. I think Kazakami has tons of potential if someone would hide the spice rack from him. Definitely not as good as 2014 or 2015, and as Tim said, lots of Crappola.
Message shoulderbroken beers 4258 º places 393 º 21:30 Wed 1/11/2017 I thought the Anchor Point Weizen was pretty weird/dodgy. But our ratings seem quite different so maybe there was a difference between batches.

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