Kamakura Star Pale Ale
Kamakura Beer Brewing Company
- From:
- Kamakura Beer Brewing Company
- Japan
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3 | pDev: 9.67%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 15, 2016
- Added:
- Jun 22, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by snogglethorpe from Japan
3.05/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.05/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Cloudy medium straw color. Effervescent but weak/short-lived head, with some lacing. Smell is sort of generic "beery" smell.
Taste is odd... an initial hit of undefined sourness that quickly fades, with not much to replace it. A very slight hop bitterness, that again is sort of undefined, and a rather strong yeasty taste, the overall sense is just sort of bland.
The mouthfeel is medium, with a bit of body and a little bit of oiliness, and a bit of a Japanese-style snap to it. This is really the only thing about the beer that's above average.
Meh; while it's not actively offensive, I won't bother buying it again. [This brewery's bitters are better, if you like the English taste.]
Sep 08, 2011Taste is odd... an initial hit of undefined sourness that quickly fades, with not much to replace it. A very slight hop bitterness, that again is sort of undefined, and a rather strong yeasty taste, the overall sense is just sort of bland.
The mouthfeel is medium, with a bit of body and a little bit of oiliness, and a bit of a Japanese-style snap to it. This is really the only thing about the beer that's above average.
Meh; while it's not actively offensive, I won't bother buying it again. [This brewery's bitters are better, if you like the English taste.]
Reviewed by roblowther from Texas
2.42/5 rDev -19.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.42/5 rDev -19.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Cloudy, very pale straw with light head and a lot of bubbles rising up the sides. Looks like a carbonated lemonade. It smells like peanuts. Taste is very malty, with a chalky finish. The mouthfeel is not very carbonated, and slick but thin. Drinkability is limited by the too-strong nutty characteristic of this one. Probably a good beer if its your style, its just not mine.
Apr 08, 2008
Reviewed by donnebaby from North Carolina
3.03/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
3.03/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
A great white gold color with swirling currents of carbonation, this beer is a good-looking one. The nose diminishes very slowly, stopping almost at about 3 cm above the liquid (is this a science experiment?). Intense lacing ensues. Pouring out the bottle into a glass, there is substantial sediment, making the beer quite cloudy (should I have decanted it?!?!). Off the fluffy head, there's a nice subtle yeasty sweet smell which changes into an almost pungently sweet smell afterwards.
In the mouth, the beer is smooth (where did all that carbonation go?), a little too smooth in fact. A little watery, lacking in characterizing features. In the mouth, there are some interesting floral hops, but faint hops and a little alcoholly in the throat. This beer definitely looks better than it tastes. I recall Kamakura's other beers being better than this one.
Feb 02, 2004In the mouth, the beer is smooth (where did all that carbonation go?), a little too smooth in fact. A little watery, lacking in characterizing features. In the mouth, there are some interesting floral hops, but faint hops and a little alcoholly in the throat. This beer definitely looks better than it tastes. I recall Kamakura's other beers being better than this one.
Reviewed by UncleJimbo from Massachusetts
3.41/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
330 mL brown glass bottle, capped, stamped "best freshness by" 03.07.29 . Purchased in Kamakura, Japan. 515 Yen.
This pale ale poured a slightly hazy, straw color with towering, fizzy, white foam that clung to the glass a bit. The smell was sweet malt with a hint of hops. The taste was dominated by malt, but with some grain (wheat?) type flavor, a hint of fruity hops, especially in the finish. (This tasted like a lager.) The mouthfeel was fairly thin bodied with medium carbonation. The drinkability was OK, but not very memorable.
Jun 22, 2003This pale ale poured a slightly hazy, straw color with towering, fizzy, white foam that clung to the glass a bit. The smell was sweet malt with a hint of hops. The taste was dominated by malt, but with some grain (wheat?) type flavor, a hint of fruity hops, especially in the finish. (This tasted like a lager.) The mouthfeel was fairly thin bodied with medium carbonation. The drinkability was OK, but not very memorable.
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