Kinmugi Kaori Sawayaka Ale Type
Suntory
- From:
- Suntory
- Japan
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.37 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 15, 2021
- Added:
- Jul 15, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by monkist from Hungary
3.37/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.37/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Does everybody know what happoshu is?
Mainly it is a classification in Japan for everything that doesn’t meet their “German Purity Standards” (which often includes craft or imported beer for having certain ingredients in a different amount…)
Also, perhaps in most of the cases for the average Japanese consumer, it means a beer-like alcoholic beverage, or rather a knock-off. It’s like adding vodka to non-alc beer to make “beer.” Anyhow.
This time this one is a take on an ale, hence the name “ale type” (they dared not to call it an “ale” for that they can be sued for.)
At the same time, I can tell that it’s not bad for a happoshu. There is that certain top-fermented yeast feel to it, although not much of an aroma but the drink tastes very similar to an actual ale. Although the taste is weaker (but hey, isn’t every Japanese beer so?) but altogether I chugged it down pretty easily with dinner. Only got the booze in the very last few sips. Expected much worse, was okay for a happoshu.
Jul 15, 2021Mainly it is a classification in Japan for everything that doesn’t meet their “German Purity Standards” (which often includes craft or imported beer for having certain ingredients in a different amount…)
Also, perhaps in most of the cases for the average Japanese consumer, it means a beer-like alcoholic beverage, or rather a knock-off. It’s like adding vodka to non-alc beer to make “beer.” Anyhow.
This time this one is a take on an ale, hence the name “ale type” (they dared not to call it an “ale” for that they can be sued for.)
At the same time, I can tell that it’s not bad for a happoshu. There is that certain top-fermented yeast feel to it, although not much of an aroma but the drink tastes very similar to an actual ale. Although the taste is weaker (but hey, isn’t every Japanese beer so?) but altogether I chugged it down pretty easily with dinner. Only got the booze in the very last few sips. Expected much worse, was okay for a happoshu.
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