Shinbatsu
Oak Union Brewing
- From:
- Oak Union Brewing
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Japanese Rice Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 24, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 24, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MaltsOfGlory from Oregon
3.94/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
16oz can
Pours two fingers of fizzy white head into my Willi. Retention is good and nearly a finger of head remains after a few minutes. Lacing is nice. Body is pale yellow, crystal clear, with a healthy nucleation. Looks great.
Nose is very nice and inviting - floral, rice starch, clean.
Flavor has some rice, a little floral, with a small spicy hop character, but altogether it drinks a lot lighter than the nose.
The mouthfeel is really this beers identity - it’s incredibly bright and crisp, with a full carbonation. While fully attenuated, it’s very refreshing and doesn’t feel bone dry. That said, there is little perceived rice sweetness, which is usually a welcome trait in other Japanese rice lagers. Light bodied. Bitterness is mild. Overall the mouthfeel does a lot of work.
Drinkability is great.
Overall a solid beer. Flavor is a little lacking but the mouthfeel makes up for it.
Mar 24, 2025Pours two fingers of fizzy white head into my Willi. Retention is good and nearly a finger of head remains after a few minutes. Lacing is nice. Body is pale yellow, crystal clear, with a healthy nucleation. Looks great.
Nose is very nice and inviting - floral, rice starch, clean.
Flavor has some rice, a little floral, with a small spicy hop character, but altogether it drinks a lot lighter than the nose.
The mouthfeel is really this beers identity - it’s incredibly bright and crisp, with a full carbonation. While fully attenuated, it’s very refreshing and doesn’t feel bone dry. That said, there is little perceived rice sweetness, which is usually a welcome trait in other Japanese rice lagers. Light bodied. Bitterness is mild. Overall the mouthfeel does a lot of work.
Drinkability is great.
Overall a solid beer. Flavor is a little lacking but the mouthfeel makes up for it.
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