Malt Squash
Kirin Brewery Company, Limited

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From:
Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
 
Japan
Style:
Low-Alcohol Beer
ABV:
0.5%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
2.68 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 29, 2008
Added:
Jan 29, 2008
Wants:
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Gots:
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Reviewed by soulgrowl from England

2.68/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
I have a urinary tract infection.

Appearance: Nothing about this beer suggests that it's anything other than a nondescript, perfectly average yellow Japanese lager. No, make that a slightly above-average one, thanks to respectable head retention.

Smell: I don't know how low-alcohol beers are supposed to smell, so it's hard for me to judge this with style in mind... but it smells okay, exceedingly weak and generally inoffensive, like a blend of three quarters Kirin Classic and one quarter La Croix.

Taste: Hmm. Tastes like that, too - malty sparkling water. It isn't bad, though, and the hops are actually fairly pronounced. Extremely dry and weak.

Mouthfeel: Sparkly but not abrasively so; light as air and dry as a bone. Definitely the beer's high point.

Drinkability: Drinkable in the way sparkling water is drinkable. Unfortunately, this isn't Sparkling Water Advocate. Points for the very high ratio of fiber to calories, though: 5.3 grams to 49!
Jan 29, 2008