Fukkoku Lager (Taishō)
Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
- From:
- Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
- Japan
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 10, 2006
- Added:
- Dec 10, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by soulgrowl from England
4.05/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
4.05/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Clear, golden yellow body with lots of visible carbonation and a frothy, bubbly, quivering white head with decent structure. Patchy lacing.
Smell: Honey-roasted German malts, grainy, bready, and sweet. Light leafy/grassy/spicy hops in the background.
Taste: The balance of hops and malts here is the complete opposite of the nose. Round, well-developed hops coat the mouth with a citric/leafy/herbal bitterness. Malts mostly provide backbone, with a light, unobtrusive, fresh-grain sweetness. Finish is dry but not what I would necessarily call "clean," leaving a long-lingering smack of hops.
Mouthfeel: Even though this is a light style, I think this is a bit too light to carry the hops.
Drinkability: Very nice. I hope Kirin releases more of these "Fukkoku" brews, because they're some of the best I've had from any of the big four in Japan since I got here.
Dec 10, 2006Smell: Honey-roasted German malts, grainy, bready, and sweet. Light leafy/grassy/spicy hops in the background.
Taste: The balance of hops and malts here is the complete opposite of the nose. Round, well-developed hops coat the mouth with a citric/leafy/herbal bitterness. Malts mostly provide backbone, with a light, unobtrusive, fresh-grain sweetness. Finish is dry but not what I would necessarily call "clean," leaving a long-lingering smack of hops.
Mouthfeel: Even though this is a light style, I think this is a bit too light to carry the hops.
Drinkability: Very nice. I hope Kirin releases more of these "Fukkoku" brews, because they're some of the best I've had from any of the big four in Japan since I got here.
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