Matsurika
Japas Cervejaria

16oz can from Volcanic Bottle Shop. Foggy golden pour, foamy head fades. Grainy aroma with floral notes. Taste brings a light soapy character, light hoppy character, mild bitterness

 

Poured from 16oz can into a dimpled mug. This can says it's brewed & canned in Louisville, Kentucky.

Appearance: light golden hue with a little bit of haze and a finger of frothy white foam atop.

Smell: crisp, crackery malt, with a light floral jasmine aroma. Quite nice!

Taste: moderately sweet malt, with a little bit of that dry crackery character, a reasonable dose of crisp bitterness, and tons of jasmine flavor. The jasmine might even be a bit overdone, but still, I like jasmine so it works for me.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a good carbonation and actually a pretty good creaminess for the style.

Overall: I like the uniqueness of this beer. I probably wouldn't drink a bunch of them in a row, but from time to time, this could be really refreshing.

Gift can from BIL enjoyed from tulip in backyard. Very nice!

 

Look: Pours a very lightly orange golden yellow with a thin, bubbly but somewhat densely compacted quarter finger ring of head that laces the glass slightly. Lots of visible carbonation.

Aroma: Saltine crackers. Slight soapy / herbal component. A hint of lemon oil.

Taste: Powdery and fluffy sort of jasmine / white tea bitterness to it upfront. Midpalate gets even more dry with some very gentle lemon pith, hop bitterness, but not in a tart or fruity way. Ends on soft flavors of saltine crackers.

Feel: At no time is it sweet, or anything but dry. Very light body with high effervescence... very thirst slaking and refreshing.

Overall: My girlfriend loves jasmine and really raved about this, she's not even that big of a beer drinker. I've never really tasted it in anything besides tea - so the jasmine flavor didn't really pop out at me or do anything to excite my taste buds but you can definitely tell it's in there. I'd say the base Czech pils recipe here is pretty solid, so overall it's a good beer, whether or not the addition of jasmine will be enough to make it worth someone's money will be subjective.

Look: Pours a golden yellow hue with a frothy white head.

Smell: Really nice blend of the classic Pilsner aromas you’d expect - barley, some malts, bread - along with the jasmine and tea smell.

Taste: I’m getting the jasmine and floral taste first, then the pilsner taste on the back end of bread, sweet malts, and there is some sweet fruitiness to the taste as well. It all binds together into a nice earthy overtone.

Feel: Thin body, although the carbonation seems like a lot on the pour it’s actually pretty light and dissipates quickly upon each sip. 5% ABV makes this one an easy drink.

Overall: I really enjoyed this; it was a unique take on the style, and the subtle additions of the jasmine and sweet fruits really made this enjoyable.

 

Enjoyed on national flower day.

16 oz can poured into a footed pilsner glass.

Initial aroma is pear, jasmine, and bread

Initial taste before swallowing is juicy pear, sweet, mild jasmine, and a little teal and white.

After swallowing I first get a bit of juicy sweet pear , followed by dry jasmine which becomes astringent on the tip of the tongue, then increases in quantity of jasmine.

 

Pours a gold color with a minimal head that lasts quite a while. Aroma of grasses with floral notes. Taste is peppery with a decent hoppy bitterness. Crisp and dry.

Sharing with the missus, so two pours. The foam didn't quite form up as well as expected, but it was very persistent. Sticky on the glass. Color is golden, and there's a ton of tiny floaties that settle and leave a beautifully clear beer. I guess maybe particulates from the jasmine, but not sure.

The nose is subtle. Bready and earthy, definite presence of floral jasmine tea. A hint of lemon. A little sweet smell - just a tad. But it's clearly a pilsner smell with the jasmine being complimentary.

Initially the taste was a little ho-hum, but this beer bloomed as it warmed a bit. Slightly sweet malts, toasty and bready, lead the way. A touch of honey-like sweetness. Lemon makes a brief appearance, then the jasmine tea comes in as a new layer - bright and floral, a little green, herbal earthiness, but it doesn't take over. Mild earthy bitterness. The tea taste lingers along with the sweetness and I get an ever so subtle peppery spice at the very end.

Smooth and silky feel, a little drying, a little mineral tang. The herbal tea notes linger.

Overall, a wonderful, delicate beer with a clear pilsner identity that has been greatly enhanced by the tea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured into pokal. Deep yellow color. Head doesn't last.

Light floral hop nose.

Taste forwad is sweet bready malt, some floral hops, where faint jasmine lurks.

Big smooth mouth.

Really nice lil pils. The jasmine was an intriguing selling point but overall it was just good for the style.