Wombata (74), Kobe, Japan
Oct 6, 2009 Appearance: Transparent straw yellow.
Aroma: Perfumed, floral hop, honey, pear and ripe apple-like malt.
Flavor: Soft, floral, apple/pear malt with a mild, understated bittering on the finish.
Comment: The aroma is the best aspect of this beer. Though it may appeal to those who don’t like bitter flavors, to me its mild, fruity malt just barely has enough flavor to escape being bland. Easy drinking but not on my dime.
 tokyogoat (505), San Diego, California, USA
Oct 5, 2009 Pours a crystal clear yellow with a good finger head with decent retention.
Nose is floral, bready, more substantial than most japanese lagers.
Taste has hints of mold and carpet. More domestic in flavor, but off flavors ruin it.
Theis (3617), Denmark
Sep 24, 2009 Can at Shinjuku City Hotel NUTS - Shared with Mette - after going to Kojyu, a ***-Micehlin restaurent. Clear golden - white head. Sweetness, grainy, hay, light hoppy, straw, light syrup, light bitterness. OK.
faroeviking (6024), Republica Vikingo de las, Faroe Islands
Sep 9, 2009 Can, The Master All Malt. Clear golden. Aroma of hops and malt. Good mouthfeel. Malty flavour with a nice hoppy bitterness, little sweetness. Pleasant brew.
improvjock (92), Namegata-shi, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
Jul 23, 2009 Pours a clear golden yellow with big white head. Has a surprisingly smooth mouth-feel. Is crisp and clean. Nothing special, but better than most Japanese macros.
buzzoven (333), Japan
Jun 9, 2009 It’s got a nice grassy smell and the malt flavour is upfront upon initial gulps. It has a crisp, clear clean palate, slightly dry with a watered down feel. Contains some lemon zest. Could have used a much stronger malt backbone but as a throw ’em back summer thirst quencher, this will do nicely.
jonno (542), Brisbane, Australia
Jun 3, 2009 Honestly I gave this a fair rating. Poured a really light yellow with foamy head. Faint aroma of hop and aluminium. Thin body with little malt and a tiny hop presence. Very light. Like asahi super dry german style. Poor Poor Poor. This company really is at the low end of brewing techniques.
Capa (952), Yokosuka, Japan
Jun 2, 2009 I really didn’t want to buy this beer. I gave up on Asahi producing anything of worth a long time ago (save for their Black and Stout, both are pretty solid). I gave in to the Master and I’m actually pretty impressed. Crisp hops, clean finish, and rather refreshing on a warm spring evening. Best Asahi offering in a long time.
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