Young Henry's / Two Birds Otaku
Young Henry's
- From:
- Young Henry's
- Australia
- Style:
- Altbier
- ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.33 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 01, 2012
- Added:
- Nov 01, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia
3.33/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Tried on-tap at the launch at the Royal Albert Hotel during Sydney Craft Beer Week. This beer was designed for maximum "umami" character: an altbier brewed with green tea and seaweed.
Pours a burnished golden colour, with a fine off-white head. Body is solid and holds its carbonation well. The head slips a little, but leaves solid, very complex lace. Looks really good.
Nose is slightly muted, much more than I expected: some slightly sweet maltiness, a touch of tea, tannins and a touch of pepper. There are some savoury, umami notes, along with an odd freshness, probably from the seaweed. It doesn't quite hit its stride, but it's not bad.
Taste is light and crisp, again with some of that savoury character, but this is secondary to the tea and the mild bitterness that comes out of this. If anything, the nose promised a little bit more complexity, and certainly a bit more true flavour: it seems a little thin on the palate.
It's interesting, but it falls somewhat in the middle of the road. Were it more extreme, it would be more interesting, and probably fall into the theme better. Were it more tasty, it could do more with less uniqueness. As it is it feels a little bland and uninteresting: and when a green-tea and seaweed beer is "uninteresting", that's a disappointment.
Nov 01, 2012Pours a burnished golden colour, with a fine off-white head. Body is solid and holds its carbonation well. The head slips a little, but leaves solid, very complex lace. Looks really good.
Nose is slightly muted, much more than I expected: some slightly sweet maltiness, a touch of tea, tannins and a touch of pepper. There are some savoury, umami notes, along with an odd freshness, probably from the seaweed. It doesn't quite hit its stride, but it's not bad.
Taste is light and crisp, again with some of that savoury character, but this is secondary to the tea and the mild bitterness that comes out of this. If anything, the nose promised a little bit more complexity, and certainly a bit more true flavour: it seems a little thin on the palate.
It's interesting, but it falls somewhat in the middle of the road. Were it more extreme, it would be more interesting, and probably fall into the theme better. Were it more tasty, it could do more with less uniqueness. As it is it feels a little bland and uninteresting: and when a green-tea and seaweed beer is "uninteresting", that's a disappointment.
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