Category Archives: 4 – Good (buy)

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Inkhorn Brewing, IPA - New England / Hazy, Japan

Inkhorn Silvereye

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Brewery: Inkhorn Brewing
Country: Japan
ABV: 7%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy

Brewer Description: (from can) Hazy IPA. Hops – Galaxy, Citra, Mosaic, Strata, and HBC638.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.26
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 355ml can, with a best before date of 31st August 2024. Poured into whatever glass was available at the hotel in Tokyo.
Appearance: A hazy yellow orange colour, with a thin white head that had decent retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Light mango notes, grapefruit, orange zest, citrus pith, and maybe a touch piney.
Taste: Light mango sweetness, bitter grapefruit zest, citrus pith, with notes of pineapple, black tea, and pine. Nice light fruity bitterness at the end.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable aroma and flavours, and drinks real easy.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Inkhorn Brewing, IPA - New England / Hazy, Japan

Inkhorn Kingfisher

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Brewery: Inkhorn Brewing
Country: Japan
ABV: 6.5%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy

Brewer Description: (from can) Hazy IPA. Hops – Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, Mosaic Incognito, Citra, and Strata.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.1
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 355ml can, with a best before date of 15th August 2024. Poured into whatever glass was available at the hotel in Osaka.
Appearance: A hazy yellow orange colour, with an almost one finger white head that had pretty good retention, while leaving nice lacing.
Aroma: Mandarin orange, citrus zest, grapefruit, floral perfumy.
Taste: Light tropical, mango, grapefruit zest, citrus pith, a touch grassy, with a lightly bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Light, easy drinking, with good aroma and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Triple, Japan, Uchu Brewing

Uchu Grand Cross

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Brewery: Uchu Brewing
Country: Japan
ABV: 10%
Style: IPA – New England / Hazy Triple

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) TDH TIPA. Hops – Motueka, Nelson Sauvin & Rakau.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.07
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 350ml can, with a best before date of 29th July 2024. Poured into whatever glass was available at the hotel in Osaka.
Appearance: A hazy murky yellow orange colour, with a thin white head that dissipated quickly, while leaving only sparse lacing.
Aroma: Tropical and citrus fruity, mango, grapefruit zest, citrus pith, light melon, and a piney grassy note.
Taste: Light mango, melon, grapefruit peel, citrus pith, with a moderate but lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Nice aroma, while flavour was perhaps affected by being too cold at first, but definitely improved as it warmed a bit. Booze was well hidden, with an appropriate amount of enjoyable bitterness.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brouwerij Sako, Lambic - Gueuze

Sako El Ambiguo Geuze

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Brewery: Brouwerij Sako
Country: Belgium
ABV: 7%
Style: Lambic – Gueuze

Brewer Description: (from Untappd) This Kattem gueuze El Ambiguo is a “Bourbon gueuze” that has been aged for 2 years in Bourbon barrels, hence the beautiful intense color and the special wood touch. It is a very soft gueuze, refreshing yet tender, complex yet thirst-quenching. Only water, homegrown hops, barley malt and wheat from the Pajottenland are the raw materials. Unfiltered and 6 months re-fermented and matured in the bottle, this Bourbongeuze is perfectly drunk from August 2023. Taste this divine drink, this is a wonderful gift from Pajotse nature!

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.31
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and caged bottle, 21-22 cork, bottle number 2014? with a best before date of 2060. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark golden orange colour with a one finger white head that had pretty good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Musty, damp wood, funky, dusty, sherry, dried orange peel, apple peel, lime, persimmon, with a dash of sweetish marmalade.
Taste: Yellow stone fruit, apricot, orange peel, lots of wood, funk, with some wet leathery notes.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: This gueuze had great aroma and drinks really easy. The bourbon doesn’t stand out in the aroma or flavour, and I certainly wouldn’t mind it, but this doesn’t take away from the beer, as assuming that it was just integrated well, it was enjoyable.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Brasserie Cantillon, Lambic - Fruit

Cantillon Vigneronne – Viognier

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Brewery: Brasserie Cantillon
Country: Belgium
ABV: 6.5%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: 2019+ Viognier grape version

Brewer Description: (from bottle) A fine compromise between wine and beer, this is the Vigneronne Cantillon 100% lambic. The fruity taste of the white grape harmonized with the powerful character of a two year old lambic make from the Vigneronne Cantillon an unique beer. Beer with a taste evolution. Store and serve at cellar temperature 10-13°C/50-55°F. To enjoy completely the fruity taste of the Vigneronne Cantillon, drink it better in the year after purchase. To be drunk preferably within the 10 years after the bottling date.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.29
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 750ml corked and capped bottle, 2019 vintage, bottled on 10th October 2019. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed Zenne glass.
Appearance: A nice clear golden orange colour with a slightly less than one finger white head that had decent retention and left some lacing.
Aroma: Grape skin, white wine vinous, lightly tart, dry grass, funky, musty, and a touch of wood.
Taste: Lightly sour and tart, white wine vinous, grape skin, lemon juice, damp wood, funky, musty, with notes of dry grass and hay.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Enjoyable and easy drinking, but I prefer the previous Muscat version slightly more.