Kyoto Bakushu Matcha IPA
Kizakura Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.
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- Style:
- IPA - Imperial
Ranked #3,703 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #29,805 - Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 12.66%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- From:
- Kizakura Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.
- Japan
- Avail:
- Rotating/Seasonal
- Wants
- 0
- Gots
- 1
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Notes:
Reviews: 4
| Ratings: 19
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Bilch from California
3.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
poured from an 11.5 oz bottle. purchased at asian grocery store for $5.59. 8.5% abv. poured into a 16 oz mason jar.
look: opaque, unnatural green. 2 inch green head, lasts a bit, leaving fine lacing.
smell: floral hops, honey, tea.
taste: the matcha and hops hit together, some sweetness and maltiness join in. not sure if it’s a dance or a fight, but I am going in again. alcohol well hidden.
Feel: medium carbonation, full bodied mouth feel.
overall: A unique beer experience. The tea and the hops have some common ground. I did enjoy the beer,and it’s 8.5% abv did help. At $5.59 I will have to be pretty nostalgic to buy it again.
Feb 12, 2021
3.83/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
poured from an 11.5 oz bottle. purchased at asian grocery store for $5.59. 8.5% abv. poured into a 16 oz mason jar.
look: opaque, unnatural green. 2 inch green head, lasts a bit, leaving fine lacing.
smell: floral hops, honey, tea.
taste: the matcha and hops hit together, some sweetness and maltiness join in. not sure if it’s a dance or a fight, but I am going in again. alcohol well hidden.
Feel: medium carbonation, full bodied mouth feel.
overall: A unique beer experience. The tea and the hops have some common ground. I did enjoy the beer,and it’s 8.5% abv did help. At $5.59 I will have to be pretty nostalgic to buy it again.
Feb 12, 2021
Troy-Hawaii from Hawaii
4/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bought a single 11.15oz bottle $5.29 Don Quijote
No bottle date
Smells sweet initially, followed by faint tea smell
Dark green color. Food coloring dye yellow and blue listed on bottle so not a natural tea color
Medium-heavy mouthfeel
High carbonation
Tastes of malts, tea, hops
Overall a nice unique IPA. Makes me want to try their other Japanese influenced beers.
Jan 16, 2021
4/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bought a single 11.15oz bottle $5.29 Don Quijote
No bottle date
Smells sweet initially, followed by faint tea smell
Dark green color. Food coloring dye yellow and blue listed on bottle so not a natural tea color
Medium-heavy mouthfeel
High carbonation
Tastes of malts, tea, hops
Overall a nice unique IPA. Makes me want to try their other Japanese influenced beers.
Jan 16, 2021
lucius10 from California
4.04/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Sweet, sweet green tea, vegetal matcha vibes, and a slight hint of hoppy nose on this one! Taste follows with straight matcha-green tea upfront and then a hint of hoppy and green tea bitterness on the finish. This is different, but it works! And...I mean...it makes me nostalgic for my time in Japan!
Aug 03, 2020
4.04/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Sweet, sweet green tea, vegetal matcha vibes, and a slight hint of hoppy nose on this one! Taste follows with straight matcha-green tea upfront and then a hint of hoppy and green tea bitterness on the finish. This is different, but it works! And...I mean...it makes me nostalgic for my time in Japan!
Aug 03, 2020
metter98 from New York
3.88/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On-tap at Wagamama, New York, NY
A: The beer is very dark green in color—opaque when viewed from afar. It poured with a quarter finger high lime green head.
S: Moderate aromas of green tea and caramel malts are present in the nose. Hints of sweetness become noticeable as the beer warms up.
T: The taste has flavors of green tea along with notes of pale and caramel malts and hints of green apples. There is a light amount of bitterness
M: It feels nearly medium-bodies and dry and chalky on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very unique and is has a nice balance between green tea and malty flavors.
Serving type: bottle
Apr 13, 2019
3.88/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On-tap at Wagamama, New York, NY
A: The beer is very dark green in color—opaque when viewed from afar. It poured with a quarter finger high lime green head.
S: Moderate aromas of green tea and caramel malts are present in the nose. Hints of sweetness become noticeable as the beer warms up.
T: The taste has flavors of green tea along with notes of pale and caramel malts and hints of green apples. There is a light amount of bitterness
M: It feels nearly medium-bodies and dry and chalky on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very unique and is has a nice balance between green tea and malty flavors.
Serving type: bottle
Apr 13, 2019
Kyoto Bakushu Matcha IPA from Kizakura Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
19 ratings
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