W-IPA
Minoh Beer
- From:
- Minoh Beer
- Japan
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 15.89%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 23
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 26, 2019
- Added:
- May 09, 2008
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 12
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
4.34/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.34/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
330ml bottle from Yamaya Nagahoribashi, Osaka (¥410):
This one was an excellent & highly enjoyable double IPA that grabbed my attention almost immediately thanks to the strong hops & resinous pine notes that greeted me opening the bottle. There was a lot going on with this one thanks to a combination of tropical fruits balancing well with sweeter malts & citrus. The beer was fuller than expected & quite varied too with good carbonation & the alcohol content was hidden well too. Excellent stuff from the start & a beer that I'm every glad I managed to find, it was definitely the best beer I managed to try on my trip to Japan & probably the best from the country that I've ever tried; a must try if you can find.
Nov 02, 2017This one was an excellent & highly enjoyable double IPA that grabbed my attention almost immediately thanks to the strong hops & resinous pine notes that greeted me opening the bottle. There was a lot going on with this one thanks to a combination of tropical fruits balancing well with sweeter malts & citrus. The beer was fuller than expected & quite varied too with good carbonation & the alcohol content was hidden well too. Excellent stuff from the start & a beer that I'm every glad I managed to find, it was definitely the best beer I managed to try on my trip to Japan & probably the best from the country that I've ever tried; a must try if you can find.
Reviewed by GrumD from Japan
4.49/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured with a nice size head and quite dark for a DIPA. The smell is intoxicating, with a great balance of citrus and malt. The flavour builds and you are left with a bitter finish but it is full bodied and well balanced by the malty sweetness. There is also sourness, which lifts this beer up a notch. The finish is long-lasting and leaves me wanting more.
Dec 29, 2016
Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York
4.04/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.04/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Craftman in Kyoto.
3.75/4/4/4/4.25
Dark, clear hay yellow. It smells excellent. Welcome American hops. Lots of citrus.
It tastes hugely and unexpectedly sweet. And then incredibly and overwhelmingly bitter. A DIPA in two movements.
Really nice. Highly recommended.
Jun 16, 20153.75/4/4/4/4.25
Dark, clear hay yellow. It smells excellent. Welcome American hops. Lots of citrus.
It tastes hugely and unexpectedly sweet. And then incredibly and overwhelmingly bitter. A DIPA in two movements.
Really nice. Highly recommended.
Reviewed by esrubyg from Massachusetts
5/5 rDev +30.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +30.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
My favorite Minoh Beer by far, and the best IPA available in Japan (spent 4 months there trying all major breweries in Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, Kobe, Nara, Nagoya, and Fukuoka)
Also, their brewery, though somewhat hard to access, is a MUST visit! Super friendly staff and a great tasting room.
Mar 15, 2015Also, their brewery, though somewhat hard to access, is a MUST visit! Super friendly staff and a great tasting room.
Reviewed by edkorganisation from Japan
4.92/5 rDev +28.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
4.92/5 rDev +28.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Pretty rare beer in terms of getting one, most likely you'll get a hold of it in Osaka.
I really enjoy it's strong smell and taste, although that said taste doesn't last as long as you'd expect it to... Otherwise it's a very worthy one, be sure to pay a visit to brewery if you'll get a chance!
Feb 22, 2015I really enjoy it's strong smell and taste, although that said taste doesn't last as long as you'd expect it to... Otherwise it's a very worthy one, be sure to pay a visit to brewery if you'll get a chance!
Reviewed by potion from Pennsylvania
3.68/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
a - dark walnut color, frothy bone-colored head, and medium amount of lacing.
s - pungent hops at first pour, piney and some grapefruit. hops quickly dissipate, leaving only sweet caramel malts.
t - medium/weak amount of hops, only pine shines through and no grapefruit detectable. sweet malts gave a good body though.
m - medium carbonation, sticky mouthfeel, pretty high bitterness.
o - the label mentions a heavy amount of cascade hops so the lack of flavor and complexity in hops was pretty disappointing. the caramel malt makes up for this but even moreso is the fact that it hides its 9% abv very well making it very drinkable. haven't had many double IPAs from japan, but have had some lackluster IPAs and pale ales and this one didn't disappoint compared to them.
Jan 03, 2014s - pungent hops at first pour, piney and some grapefruit. hops quickly dissipate, leaving only sweet caramel malts.
t - medium/weak amount of hops, only pine shines through and no grapefruit detectable. sweet malts gave a good body though.
m - medium carbonation, sticky mouthfeel, pretty high bitterness.
o - the label mentions a heavy amount of cascade hops so the lack of flavor and complexity in hops was pretty disappointing. the caramel malt makes up for this but even moreso is the fact that it hides its 9% abv very well making it very drinkable. haven't had many double IPAs from japan, but have had some lackluster IPAs and pale ales and this one didn't disappoint compared to them.
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