Showing posts with label Shizuoka Prefecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shizuoka Prefecture. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Bayern Meister - Edel Weisse

Bayern Meister - Edel Weisse - Shizuoka Prefecture - 5.5% - 330 ml bottle:
Taste: Getting wheat, citrus, banana, spices, cloves and hay; a medium to light-bodied affair, finishing doughy with rounded mouthfeel.
Smell: A sweet & spicy aroma albeit slightly musty - that is coriander & citrus, w/ cloves, yeast, and banana.
Look: Pours a cloudy dark yellow / opaque gold colour with a sticky white foam.
Verdict: In brief - a refreshing standrad weizen, nothing new going on here, but that's not a bad thing. Pleasant and enjoyable.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Prinz - by Bayern Meister

Bayern Meister - Prinz (Lager) - Shizuoka Prefecture - 5.5% - 330 ml bottle:
Taste: Bitter & sour, malt & hops - large taste for a Japanese lager, floral, sweet, but not really fruity, has small bite.
Smell: Malty aroma, not catching the sourness I taste, but do smell the floral / sweetness.
Look: A very light golden color- light body, carbonated, pours with short lived head.Verdict: It's a classic no-frills German-style lager. I know that Bayern Meister is going for a true Germany-thing with their beers, as the brewmeister is a native of Bavaria and the brewery offers a solid selection of German classics, released according to season; even their malt, hops and live yeast are all imported from Southern Germany. This beer is exactly what you would expect from it and for that I can easily recommend it.