Sinto Beer
Isekado Brewery
- From:
- Isekado Brewery
- Japan
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +1 rating needed
- Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 11.02%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 24, 2024
- Added:
- Nov 19, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
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Three separate malts including one French pale malt shore up this clean, citrusy American-style Pale Ale. Apart from the malts, our namesake beer includes a secret combination of bitter hops including Cascade and locally-grown, ancient-style black rice to create something uniquely Japanese in character but easily drunk by all.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by atigerlife from Hawaii
3.57/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
2/16/08 Had some more of this brew. More hops than I noticed the first time. Also much more of a dry mouthfeel. Other than that, still a good beer and definitely worth a try if you can get your hands on it.
Poured a clear golden-orange color with a slightly off-white 1 finger head that dissipated rather quickly. Very little carbonation rising.
Aroma is sweet, citrus and some piney hops.
Taste was of citrus [grapefruite tartness], toasted rice, light malts with some hops at the end. Adjuncts are noticeable but not dominating.
Mouthfeel is light and dry. Slightly sticky.
Overall, a very drinkable brew. Better than expected. I will certainly have again. Nice can too!
Nov 09, 2007Poured a clear golden-orange color with a slightly off-white 1 finger head that dissipated rather quickly. Very little carbonation rising.
Aroma is sweet, citrus and some piney hops.
Taste was of citrus [grapefruite tartness], toasted rice, light malts with some hops at the end. Adjuncts are noticeable but not dominating.
Mouthfeel is light and dry. Slightly sticky.
Overall, a very drinkable brew. Better than expected. I will certainly have again. Nice can too!
Reviewed by tjcmi from Michigan
3.48/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Do you like grapefruit? If so, this beer will not disapoint. The beverage Shinto beer most reminded me of was Fresca. Which is not to say that this is a bad brew, it's just that the grapefruit taste was so overwhelming I couldn't find much else hitting my palate.
The beer poured smoothly from the can with a small head that faded quickly when I poured it into a pint glass. The color was a nice pale amber, beautiful when placed next to the yellow of a Super Dry, Kirin, or any other Japanese macro. Unfortunately Shinto is almost as carbonated as those beers, which brings down the mouthfeel and drinkability.
I love this beer for two main reasons. First, it's great in the morning and afternoon, when you're not quite ready for a heavy beer but want something with more taste than the standard Japanese fare. And second, it's only 295 yen per can in Ise, which is a steal for micro-brewed beers in Japan. Moreover, I couldn't taste a huge difference between the cheap Shinto can and the 900 yen bottle of the same brewery's pale ale. This is a good beer to pick up if you're in the area.
Apr 06, 2006The beer poured smoothly from the can with a small head that faded quickly when I poured it into a pint glass. The color was a nice pale amber, beautiful when placed next to the yellow of a Super Dry, Kirin, or any other Japanese macro. Unfortunately Shinto is almost as carbonated as those beers, which brings down the mouthfeel and drinkability.
I love this beer for two main reasons. First, it's great in the morning and afternoon, when you're not quite ready for a heavy beer but want something with more taste than the standard Japanese fare. And second, it's only 295 yen per can in Ise, which is a steal for micro-brewed beers in Japan. Moreover, I couldn't taste a huge difference between the cheap Shinto can and the 900 yen bottle of the same brewery's pale ale. This is a good beer to pick up if you're in the area.
Reviewed by davidchollar from Washington
3.57/5 rDev -4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.57/5 rDev -4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
just picked this up on a recent trip to Ise, where i saw this beer being sold everywhere i looked. apparently it's very popular in the area, but i've never seen it anywhere near nagoya.
looks a lot like an english pale ale, dark gold with a brief head. nothing special for appearance. smell is surprisingly hoppy, perhaps even moreso than yona yona. pretty big juicy, citrusy aroma, maybe even some pine. actually when i think about it, it reminds me of a cleaning solution. it's not a very pleasant or appetizing smell but it's not bad.
same for taste. a nice pale ale, and another good japanese craft beer to add to my list. a welcome change from the world of boring macro lagers, but nothing to write home about.
Apr 02, 2006looks a lot like an english pale ale, dark gold with a brief head. nothing special for appearance. smell is surprisingly hoppy, perhaps even moreso than yona yona. pretty big juicy, citrusy aroma, maybe even some pine. actually when i think about it, it reminds me of a cleaning solution. it's not a very pleasant or appetizing smell but it's not bad.
same for taste. a nice pale ale, and another good japanese craft beer to add to my list. a welcome change from the world of boring macro lagers, but nothing to write home about.
Reviewed by Naerhu from Japan
4.15/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
4.15/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
A - Beautiful transparent copper amber beer with a white head.
S - Piney aroma with nice malty, spicy brown sugar yeast notes.
T - Very quick finish, which most Japanese love, light bready malt, not a lot of bitterness.
M - Too carbonated, but then again, thats the way most Japanese like their beer.
D - Pleasant. This would be great the next time I need to take something to a party.
Nov 19, 2005S - Piney aroma with nice malty, spicy brown sugar yeast notes.
T - Very quick finish, which most Japanese love, light bready malt, not a lot of bitterness.
M - Too carbonated, but then again, thats the way most Japanese like their beer.
D - Pleasant. This would be great the next time I need to take something to a party.
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