Pale Ale
Hidatakayama Brewing Agricultural Corporation, Ltd

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From:
Hidatakayama Brewing Agricultural Corporation, Ltd
 
Japan
Style:
English Pale Ale
ABV:
5%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
3.63 | pDev: 2.75%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 3
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 18, 2025
Added:
Aug 16, 2009
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Moderate head that does leave a few steaks. Light gold color. Clear.

Strong malt nose. It smells like a Red/Amber. Very little hop.

Neutral in nearly every sense of the word: body, carbonation, malt, hop. Easy to drink but there’s nothing unusual about the beer. I would predict it would fall in the middle of the pack for any competition.
Jun 18, 2025
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Reviewed by Derek from Canada (BC)

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Hazy, dirty straw with a white head, some retention & lacing.

S: Floral, lemon grass & biscuity malt.

T: Citrus rind, very biscuity, bubble gum fruity esters, grassy, good bitterness with a very slight acidity.

M: Light to moderate body is very smooth.

D: A decent drinker.

Thanks Bobsy!
Aug 17, 2009
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Reviewed by bobsy from Canada (ON)

3.65/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can picked up in Takayama.

Cloudy gold pour with a white head and some decent lacing. Aroma of lemon, caramel, cereal and biscuit. Flavour is predominantly a mix of biscuit and caramel, with a light creaminess for the cereal notes backing it up. Herbal, lemony hops provide a light bitterness. The aftertaste is short and light. Medium-light body and medium carbonation.

This is a decent, but unspectacular beer from a brewery taht can do better. For an english pale ale, though, it strikes me as pretty true to style.
Aug 16, 2009