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Kirin Ichiban

Kirin Ichiban

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9
overall
A Pale Lager brewed by
Kirin Brewery Company

Tokyo, Japan

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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7552.17/5.02.17/5.04.9%65.4Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker, Stein P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Finest barley malt, premium hops, smooth finish, no bitter aftertaste.

Editor's Note: Also brewed in the US: "Anheuser-Busch began brewing Kirin Lager, Kirin Ichiban and Kirin Light at its Los Angeles brewery in 1997. The agreement marks the first time Anheuser-Busch has produced foreign brands for sale in the United States."


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 gary07734 (166), Tyne & Wear, England
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/55/20

Jul 10, 2008  
Normal lager pour, normal look and smell. Taste is hops and bitter, similar to other asian lagers like Asahi although not quite as good.

TheBeerMaster (89), Little Falls, New Jersey, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/104/58/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Definite must at a Japanese restaurant, but otherwise pretty forgettable unless Sake bombing. Malty aroma, crisp with very light (almost undetectable) flavor.


 thornecb (1141), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/104/510/20
Oct 11, 2008  
Pours bright, clear gold into a shaker. Sickly white head recedes to hug rim. Off malt aromas. Dry and crisp with no flavor whatsoever.


 Butters (423), Temporarily in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/55/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Draft at a japanese steakhouse. Reminds me faintly of a cream ale. Clear amber yellow pour with adequate white head. Almost no discernable aroma. Astringent, butter, corn, grain flavors. Budweiser of the Orient?


 emacgee (1133), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/514/20
Sep 27, 2008  
Pale carbonated yellow with a frothy white head. Smells and tastes pretty much the same. Sweet and easy to drink. Crisp, grassy hop bitterness. very carbonated. cardboard basement flavor.


TheGent (48), , Massachusetts, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/102/55/20
Sep 26, 2008  
A gift froma griend after a nights work. What can is ay about this beer besides its like a bud in a slightly better looking bottle.



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