Red Ale
Onidensetsu Ji-Beer
- From:
- Onidensetsu Ji-Beer
- Japan
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 5.39%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Sep 15, 2015
- Added:
- Mar 22, 2004
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by soulgrowl from England
3.67/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Very dark chestnutty amber-brown with a creamy smooth Declaration of Independence-colored head. Fair retention.
Smell: Astringent in a cola-tangy way at first, but as those initially volatile volatiles dissipate, the hops blossom into a mellow citric ester and a deliciously smooth malt profile shows itself. Chocolatey buckwheat tea, smooth as Horlick's with a divine roastiness that warms my very soul. Nutty and lightly fruity, with some baked apple notes and a suggestion of guava. Very nice.
Taste: Lovely. Toasty and biscuity with hints of bread crusts and milk chocolate, plus a berry-like sweetness and some astringent hops that lend a tangy zing on to the edges of the palate. Very nice, a little bit simple and it seems like they used German hops where they should have used American or British... but nice. Nice and toasty with generous buckwheat flavor.
Mouthfeel: Far too thin and dry, but well-carbonated. Borderline chewable but it doesn't quite make it.
Drinkability: Not bad... but not great. And not really anywhere near as badass or strong as I'd expect from a bear called "demon tradition." It drinks more like a Vienna lager than a red ale, which is not to say it's not bad... just underwhelming. That malt toastiness sure is nice, though.
Jul 19, 2007Smell: Astringent in a cola-tangy way at first, but as those initially volatile volatiles dissipate, the hops blossom into a mellow citric ester and a deliciously smooth malt profile shows itself. Chocolatey buckwheat tea, smooth as Horlick's with a divine roastiness that warms my very soul. Nutty and lightly fruity, with some baked apple notes and a suggestion of guava. Very nice.
Taste: Lovely. Toasty and biscuity with hints of bread crusts and milk chocolate, plus a berry-like sweetness and some astringent hops that lend a tangy zing on to the edges of the palate. Very nice, a little bit simple and it seems like they used German hops where they should have used American or British... but nice. Nice and toasty with generous buckwheat flavor.
Mouthfeel: Far too thin and dry, but well-carbonated. Borderline chewable but it doesn't quite make it.
Drinkability: Not bad... but not great. And not really anywhere near as badass or strong as I'd expect from a bear called "demon tradition." It drinks more like a Vienna lager than a red ale, which is not to say it's not bad... just underwhelming. That malt toastiness sure is nice, though.
Reviewed by donnebaby from North Carolina
3.85/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
3.85/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
The color is a deep stained mahogany, with a skimpy-bikini light tan head.
The smell is spices and species, with some sweet roasted malt. Fairly intense. Cinnamon cookies.
The taste is a keen malty sweetness, not really bothered by anything else, be it carbonation or hops--both of which are severely dampened. Some definite accents of red fruits, raspberries. Clean in the mouth, and a little sweet. Only the slightest hints of hop dryness at the rear. Kinda has a Bass thing going on. Refreshing--but not too light either.
Mar 22, 2004The smell is spices and species, with some sweet roasted malt. Fairly intense. Cinnamon cookies.
The taste is a keen malty sweetness, not really bothered by anything else, be it carbonation or hops--both of which are severely dampened. Some definite accents of red fruits, raspberries. Clean in the mouth, and a little sweet. Only the slightest hints of hop dryness at the rear. Kinda has a Bass thing going on. Refreshing--but not too light either.
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