Ginga Kogen Wheat Beer
Ginga Kogen Beer

Ginga Kogen Wheat BeerGinga Kogen Wheat Beer
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Ginga Kogen Beer
 
Japan
Style:
Hefeweizen
Ranked #72
ABV:
5%
Score:
87
Ranked #15,935
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 11.31%
Reviews:
22
Ratings:
50
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 13, 2023
Added:
Feb 10, 2004
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  9
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Ratings by Zond:
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Rated by Zond from Idaho

3.75/5  rDev -3.6%

Jun 18, 2014
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Rated: 3.85 by billservo from Washington

Jan 13, 2023
 
Rated: 3.14 by EdTheEdge from California

Mar 10, 2019
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Reviewed by monkist from Hungary

3.81/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Okay, I'm not a fan of weizen beer, this is one so I won't be singing odes to it... Not bad though, bit milder and less annoying than the German ones, but at the same time it is - maybe since it isn't as dense - a bit emptier also in the taste. The positive thing was the not-so-fragrant yeast which made it easier to drink (for me).
Dec 10, 2018
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Reviewed by Mitzvahman72 from California

4.83/5  rDev +24.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
This beer was poured from a blue bottle, but it’s the import version with the silver mountains and trademark reindeers and stars in the background.

With a opaque straw color, the beer has flavors of prominent banana, clove and some lemon, all of which weaves together really nicely, like the flavors of the Alley Cat from Lost Coast Brewing. There is also a hint of slightly stale yeast bread and some sweet caramel and malt. The aroma is slightly stale banana clove bread with a aftertaste of banana lemon yeast bread, as the carbonation, while starting lively, gets mellow after a short time. In terms of Hefeweizens in Japan, this tastes like the best one outside of Germany. Coming back to the USA, I highly recommend the Hefeweizen from Karl Strauss Brewing in San Diego and A Slice of Hefen from La Cumbre Brewing in Albuquerque. Those two beers are a benchmark for hefeweizens outside of Germany!
Aug 15, 2018
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -16.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
350 ml can on the Shinkansen to Hiroshima, Japan. BB dated 12/2018

Cloudy pale golden body with an off-white head that has limited retention.
Aroma: spicy, yeasty, bready and fruity
Flavor: follows the aroma but with clear notes of banana, pear and clove.
Medium-light body with medium carbonation.
Overall: distinct version of style.
Jun 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by BlueKurenai from Vermont

May 30, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by HeartPAC from Illinois

May 08, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by SGR1220 from California

Jul 14, 2017
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Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina

3.83/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: Pours a cloudy pale to medium golden yellow in color with light to moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and faint burnt orange highlights. The beer has a three finger tall dense foamy off-white head that slowly reduces to a large patch of mottled thin film covering the entire surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate to significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate aromas of wheat malts with moderate aromas of banana and just a hint of clove.

T: Upfront there is a moderate flavors of wheat malts with a light amount of sweetness. That is followed by slightly less than moderate flavors of banana with a light flavor of clove and just a hint of grassy hops. Light amount of bitterness in the finish which fades away almost instantly.

M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation.

O: My wife brought this can back from Japan just before Christmas. A passable hefeweizen, easy to drink, and enjoyable with a slightly thin mouthfeel but one I could see matching well with more subtle Japanese food dishes.
Feb 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by Nunya from Ohio

Dec 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by zbooks from Texas

Dec 19, 2016
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Reviewed by NastyNorseman from New York

3.82/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours golden and hazy with bubbly dissipating head. Smells of malt, grains, citrus zest, and spice. Hefeweizen taste with citrus, subtle hop bitterness and spice. Not too sweet. Nicely balanced. Finished crisp, light with pleasantly sour aftertaste.
Nov 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.05 by EdgarGerik from Venezuela

Oct 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.7 by harrisjohnson from Maryland

Jun 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by Songminx2 from Korea (South)

Jan 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by salias from Singapore

Jan 17, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by IckyT2012 from Florida

May 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by jakea from Wisconsin

Apr 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.79 by oldsailor from Connecticut

Feb 12, 2015
Ginga Kogen Wheat Beer from Ginga Kogen Beer
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 50 ratings