Okhotsk Blue Draft
Abashiri, K.K.

Okhotsk Blue DraftOkhotsk Blue Draft
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From:
Abashiri, K.K.
 
Japan
Style:
Happoshu
ABV:
5%
Score:
77
Avg:
3.09 | pDev: 20.06%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
19
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 06, 2021
Added:
Sep 16, 2014
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  5
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Reviewed by monkist from Hungary

3.8/5  rDev +23%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Actually this one is called “Ryuhyo Draft” and is said to be made of melted drift ice from the Okhotsk.
Has a funny Kool Aid Blue look (the beer is actually tainted blue with some food coloring additives) and is spiced up by dry hopping which is actually quite cool and gives the beer some citrusy, fruity aroma and some flavor too. It feels like a watery carbonated soda though, but for the experience it was great.
Dec 06, 2021
 
Rated: 2.63 by BubbleBobble from New York

Jun 04, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by mpenske from California

Jul 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by NickThePyro from Washington

Jul 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4.04 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Jul 21, 2018
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.49/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
On tap at a Hokkaido food festival in Fukuoka, Japan.
This "blue" beer is actually blue; a nice shade of pale turquoise to be more precise. The body is clear with a white head that is dense and durable. Excellent lacing.
Aroma: mild hops and a hint of the sea.
Flavor: very mild hops and hints of the herbs and the sea.
Feel: very smooth, light body with soft carbonation.
Overall: an interesting but overly mild and meek brew.
May 14, 2018
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Reviewed by gudthing from England

1.9/5  rDev -38.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
its blue. sweet hoppy smell. head doesn't last. low carbonation, thin.

sweet taste but not much else, not that pleasant to drink. Interesting concept, but nothing else. Reminds me too much of a WKD!
hb 4.5
Feb 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.14 by shelby415 from Oregon

Jul 29, 2017
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Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia

3.8/5  rDev +23%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12 OZ can into a pint glass. The appearance. . . WTH, it is blue. It actually looks like a sport drink with a very small white carbonated head. The aroma is reminds me of liquor instead of a beer. The taste is slightly sweet with no real beer flavors coming out. Maybe this is rice based? Everyone should try this just to give their beer parameters an expanded range. This is my first happoshu style beer so I cannot grade against style.
Dec 09, 2016
 
Rated: 2.84 by sephyrott from Spain

Nov 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.37 by sdm9465 from Canada (NS)

Jul 22, 2016
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

2.48/5  rDev -19.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
12oz can from Jeremy. Novelty beer? Pours out clear sky blue with a small airy head. Sweet, very sweet, candy notes in both aroma and taste. Not good, still trying to get past the color.
Jun 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by johnnyminor from Washington

May 18, 2016
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington

3.22/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured from 12oz can into a dimpled mug.

Appearance: light turquoise -- let's face it, it's candy blue -- with a finger of frothy blue head. Bluer than an alcopop. It is extremely weird for a beer, but hey, it's billed as a blue beer.

Smell: it smells like toasted yams. Not an expected aroma in a beer, but not an unwelcome one.

Taste: it tastes like toasted yams, with maybe a tiny hint of malt. Bitterness is low; there may be no hops in this one. It's not horrible, but really, there's not a lot here to recommend it unless you love yams.

Mouthfeel: light body with a good carbonation and an OK creaminess.

Overall: I am glad I tried this beer, but I don't see myself going back to this particular well.
May 11, 2016
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

3.01/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Water colour blue with a hint of green. Lots of small bubbles, and a few large ones. Half a finger of whitish head that fades oh, so fast.

My mind wants to say “Berries and algae and beer” and that’s what I get. A sour like note as well, and some mustiness.

Imagine melted ice with a little beer, and add a hint of berries making it like a faint representation of watery cool-aid.

The thinnest , most watery body imaginable. Lots of soda like carbonation.

I bought into the gimmick, I had to try blue beer. Really though, it could have been so much better than this. Lacking in everything but blue. Drank in Chiang Mai March 3rd 2016.
Mar 03, 2016
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

3.07/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a bizarre light blue with an unusual clarity; there is no hint of amber tones at all. A half finger light blue head with good retention and light lacing. The head looks white from side of the glass, but blue from top, perhaps from the blue beer under it. Odd. Virtually no aroma, a hint of neutral malt and a floral note possible with a lot of sniffing. This is starting to scare me. Flavor is mild, slightly sweet adjunct malt, grain and a bare hint of caramel; lightly floral with a light malt and slight hop finish. Light bodied with active carbonation. Tastes like a very light adjunct lager with the rice component evident in a mild sweetness. Quite pleasant and innocuous, if a bit on the thin side. Adjunct lagers are made to be unassuming and non threatening and this is all that. Honestly, for a gimmick beer, not all that bad. The blue color is fun and there is a very light floral character that sets this apart from other light beer. How did they use malt and not have any amber color in the blue? Best light blue beer I've ever tasted.
Sep 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by Maillard from Ohio

May 16, 2015
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Rated by kofukasho from Japan

1.75/5  rDev -43.4%
Its blue colour may be eye-catching, but there's nothing satisfying about this diluted Happōshu concoction.
Oct 06, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by AxlSkull from France

Sep 16, 2014
Okhotsk Blue Draft from Abashiri, K.K.
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 19 ratings