Samurai Japanese Lager
Great Divide Brewing Co.
- From:
- Great Divide Brewing Co.
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 7.32%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 09, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 11, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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A classic brand reborn, SAMURAI® is the perfect beer for your zen garden after battle, or your patio after a long day of work. The addition of Jasmine rice creates a slightly floral aroma leading into an effervescent, crisp, easy-going lager suitable for the most peaceful of warriors. This may be your first Samurai, but it most certainly won’t be your last.
HOPS: Sorachi Ace, Saaz
MALTS: 2-row, Carafoam, Jasmine Rice
YEAST: Danish Lager
IBU: 20
HOPS: Sorachi Ace, Saaz
MALTS: 2-row, Carafoam, Jasmine Rice
YEAST: Danish Lager
IBU: 20
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by ResearchRado:
Reviewed by ResearchRado from Oklahoma
3.62/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
It’s okay. Like B, almost B-.
Super clear, very light lemony gold.
Smell is mild. Simple.
Flavor. Very very light. Faintest citrus.
Medium carbonation. Crisp feel. Tiny bit of malt and dryness on the end.
Overall, not a repeat, but nothing to whine about either.
Feb 09, 2026Super clear, very light lemony gold.
Smell is mild. Simple.
Flavor. Very very light. Faintest citrus.
Medium carbonation. Crisp feel. Tiny bit of malt and dryness on the end.
Overall, not a repeat, but nothing to whine about either.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.88/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz can. Bottom stamp is 'CANNED ON: 3/11/25'.
Clear, straw colored body. One finger of white head, and this sticks around as a thin cap. Leaves behind webs and rings of lacing.
Aroma of toasted malt and a floral smell from the rice and the hops.
Taste is sweet with a little tanginess. Flavors of toasted bread and flowers. Sweet floral grassiness rides out the aftertaste.
Medium mouthfeel. Crisp with a clean finish. Very good carbonation.
Definite floral flavor from the jasmine rice. Striking lacing rings left behind with each sip.
Jul 01, 2025Clear, straw colored body. One finger of white head, and this sticks around as a thin cap. Leaves behind webs and rings of lacing.
Aroma of toasted malt and a floral smell from the rice and the hops.
Taste is sweet with a little tanginess. Flavors of toasted bread and flowers. Sweet floral grassiness rides out the aftertaste.
Medium mouthfeel. Crisp with a clean finish. Very good carbonation.
Definite floral flavor from the jasmine rice. Striking lacing rings left behind with each sip.
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
4.03/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Clear, pale yellow body; decent, small-bubble carbonation; thick, frothy head, white and sudsy, spider webs of foam cling to the glass with fat bands of foam after subsequent pours. Very pleasing aroma; light cereal grain base with elements of floral and lightly grassy notes. Light and delicate malt and grain flavors though a bit more intense with the hop bitterness; balanced all the same. Medium-light body; smooth; airy dryness offsets the mild juiciness.
This beer gives bit more heft than one would expect from a rice lager, definitely with the mouthfeel, but also the taste. As the beer gently warms, more complexity and depth emerge. One of the better rice lagers I've experienced over the years.
ABV: 5.0 %; pouring temperature: 41 °F; canning info: 6/20/24
Source: local purchase (Coaltrain Fine Wine, Craft Beer & Spirits)
Nov 06, 2024This beer gives bit more heft than one would expect from a rice lager, definitely with the mouthfeel, but also the taste. As the beer gently warms, more complexity and depth emerge. One of the better rice lagers I've experienced over the years.
ABV: 5.0 %; pouring temperature: 41 °F; canning info: 6/20/24
Source: local purchase (Coaltrain Fine Wine, Craft Beer & Spirits)
Reviewed by Mark-Leggett from Missouri
3.26/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a can. Very light in color with a white head. Smells of malt, grain and floral hints. Light in flavor with malt grain and a slight bitterness. Ok, nothing special.
Mar 27, 2024Reviewed by whynot44 from Missouri
3.73/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Clear light straw yellow with a modest but lasting white head.
The aroma is light sweet malt and fresh cut grass. The taste is light malt, grass and a hint of caramel. The finish is dry and lightly herbal.
The body is light, carbonation is good level, crisp, smooth and very drinkable.
Altogether, this is a decently tasty and very refreshing lager, should be good anytime but especially with back yard barbeque, good session brew, best ice cold.
Mar 11, 2024The aroma is light sweet malt and fresh cut grass. The taste is light malt, grass and a hint of caramel. The finish is dry and lightly herbal.
The body is light, carbonation is good level, crisp, smooth and very drinkable.
Altogether, this is a decently tasty and very refreshing lager, should be good anytime but especially with back yard barbeque, good session brew, best ice cold.
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