Baby Blonde Miyama
Tamamura Honten

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Tamamura Honten
 
Japan
Style:
Belgian Saison
ABV:
5%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.55 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 17, 2016
Added:
Oct 17, 2016
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Reviewed by amano_h from Oregon

3.55/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Initial aroma is similar to the original: pleasantly spicy peppers sprinkled with hints of the resinous Shinshū Wasē hops, followed by some sake lees-like rounded sweetness from the Miyama Nishiki rice.

Unlike its purported older brother, however, there's also a faint yet bouquet of citrus in the form of grapefruit, pineapple and orange. The end note on the nose is peppery, however, much like the original.

Pleasant grapefruit and lemon-peel like bitter is balanced on the palate by the same mild orange-like citrus from the nose; whereas I remember the original to be quite mild until the last drop, the little sister refuses to go down without a fight, and finishes considerably dry and bitter.

Medium-light bodied with the same signature spritzy mouthfeel and gentle carbonation. I don't think this serves as the best showcase of HBC-291, but it definitely is a great summer brew, worthy of being gulped down in exactly two minutes' time.
Oct 17, 2016