Beer

The complete list of craft beers I had since Nov. 2019.
Date (yymmdd) Beer Type ABV IBU Brewery Restaurant Recommended Remarks
200712 Marshmallow Black (マシマロの黒) Milk Stout 6.5 -- Ushitora TOWA weak roast and dark-lager-like taste
200612 Kin-oni Pale Ale Pale Ale 5.7 -- Oni-densetsu The World End
200612 Amazing Haze Mosaic IPA 6.5 -- Stigbergets The World End light hazy flavor but I like a bit more hoppy one
200612 #122 Kurohime Moon Ale Wit Ale 5.0 30 TKBrewing The World End nice coriander taste but hop is light for me
200612 Liquid Sex Robot Double IPA 7.9 -- Lervig The World End tropical hazy flavor but a bit too heavy double IPA taste
200612 Berry Joe Blood Ale 5.0 -- Craftrock The World End
200604 Uchu Land Double New England IPA 8.0 -- Uchu The World End ✓ super citrus and richer body than usual NEIPA
200530 Master Piece Smash IPA 6.3 -- Barbarick Works Suke6 Diner ✓ citrus flavor and fruity
200509 Clockwork Tangerine IPA 4.5 37 Brewdog --
200427 Finca Los Congos "Pacamara" Nicaragua Imperical Coffee Porter 8.5 80 玉村本店 -- ✓ smooth coffee taste
200425 Elvis Juice IPA 6.5 60 Brewdog -- ✓ very fresh grapefruit taste, not too sour, refreshing citrus flavor
200424 Idiot IPA Imperial IPA 8.5 90 Coronado -- ✓ supper rich body but does not taste too heavy
200420 Nest Beer Pale Ale IPA 5.5 20 Kiuchi --
200420 Raiden Kannuki IPA IPA 6.0 63 OH! LA! HO --
200417 Indie IPA 4.2 30 Brewdog -- too light
200411 Aooni IPA 7.0 60 Yoho --
200406 Atomizer IPA 7.0 70 Full Sail -- ✓ hazy-like citrus flavor and light
200324 Citradamus Imperial IPA 9.5 88 Melvin Hedge Eight ✓ citrus flavor is great
200324 Mod Pod Hazy IPA 7.0 60 Fremont Hedge Eight ✓ bitter as hazy but citrus flavor is great
200324 Pharaoh Smoke Porter 5.5 32 Tokorozawa Beer BonFire
200324 Punk IPA IPA 5.6 35 Brewdog BonFire
200305 Italian Pilsner Pilsner 4.5 -- Culmination Brewing Company Beer Brain does not have lagar-like taste, has good hop taste
200305 Ray's Milk Stout Milk Stout 5.2 25 Be Easy Beer Brain ✓ not too sweet; good for after second glasses
200305 Apricot Passionfruit Wheat American Pale Wheat 5.6 12 Von Ebert Beer Brain fresh fruit taste, a bit sour
200305 Starwatcher West Coast IPA 6.0 -- West Coast Beer Brain dry IPA; standard
200219 Overdrive Hazy IPA Hazy IPA 7.0 50 伊勢角屋 Craft Works Hongo
200219 Chocolate Orange Imperial Stout Imperial Stout 9.0 52 Distant Shores Craft Works Hongo close to Guinness?
200219 Punk IPA IPA 5.6 35 Brewdog Craft Works Hongo
200214 Kveik Voss IPA Mosaic IPA 6.0 49 Distant Shores Craft Works Hongo
200214 Lime Gose By Gose 4.5 7 Nara Craft Works Hongo ✓ fruity and not too sour
200214 Fuego Hazy IPA 6.2 -- Tonewood Craft Works Hongo hoppy but light
200211 Bam Biere Farmhouse Ale 4.5 24 Jolly Pumpkin Jolly Pumpkin Café & Brewery a little bit sour, refreshing, cute dog on label
200211 Rascal Cherry Porter 6.5 45 North Peak Jolly Pumpkin Café & Brewery not sour and sweet than I expected, but close to Guinness
200209 Kentucky Breakfast Stout Stout 12.2 70 Founders HopCat bourbon barrel-aged
200209 Juicy Brut Brut IPA 4.2 48 Short's HopCat light
200207 Champaign Blonde Ale Blonde Ale 4.9 -- DESTIHL DESTIHL Restaurant light
200207 Dortmunder Export Lagar 4.6 27 DESTIHL DESTIHL Restaurant a bit more hoppy than usual lagar
200206 Foolish Heart American Pale Ale 5.7 35 On Tour On Tour
200206 Spectator Doppelbock 8.6 20 On Tour On Tour doppelbock is close to brown ale
200206 Fulton St Blend Golden Ale 5.5 30 Goose Island Goose Island ✓ not sour at all and very interesting coffee flavor
200206 Hazy IPA Now Hazy IPA 6.5 -- Goose Island Goose Island
200206 Noöl en Bois Imperial Stout 12.8 -- Goose Island Goose Island chocolate taste and molty but not so special
200203 Molson Canadian Lagar 5.0 15 Molson Coors Canada Red Lobster
200202 Wizard of Gose - Apricot Gose 4.2 -- Bandit Bandit Brewery ✓ not too sour; like apricot juice and you can enjoy the body of gose
200202 Qawa Imperial Stout 10.0 -- Bandit Bandit Brewery ✓ perfect rich body, malty, roasty, excellent chocolate and coffee flavor, and the best stout that I've ever had
200202 Juicebox New England IPA 5.5 -- Bandit Bandit Brewery ✓ hoppy, fruity, and refreshing
200131 Gold Ale Golden Ale 4.8 15 Perrin HopCat fruity and not sour, but too light
200131 Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XVIII Russian Imperial Stout 12.1 38 North Coast HopCat ✓ herby but not too heavy, not too sweet, never experienced
200126 Sur Blomst Sour Ale 6.3 -- To Øl -- ✓ not too sour and refreshing, good ale taste
200123 Hoptronix Double IPA 9.0 85 New Holland HopCat taste refreshing first, but after taste could be a bit heavy
200119 Star Chicken Shotgun American IPA 6.8 80 Greenbush Ashley's good for newbie and fruity, but not so unique IPA taste
200116 Defloured New England IPA 6.3 -- Witch's Hat HopCat ✓ I felt more fruity than the first time
200112 Mr. Blue 2019 Edition Imperial Stout 10.0 -- To Øl -- too sour
200110 Southpaw IPA IPA 6.5 -- Original Gravity Ashley's nearly great, but a bit too bitter (IBU could over 90 though it's unknown)
200106 Hop Slam Imperial IPA 10.0 -- Bell's HopCat first sip is good, like stout taste; but too heavy
191231 Founders Porter Porter 6.5 45 Founders HopCat
191231 Juicy Brut Brut IPA 4.2 48 Short's HopCat
191231 IPA IPA 6.2 51 Lagunitas HopCat
191230 El Gose Gose 4.5 13 Avery HopCat ✓ not sour rather fruity; aftertaste is fresh
191230 Defloured New England IPA 6.3 -- Witch's Hat HopCat not hoppy
191230 120 Minute IPA Imperial IPA 18.0 120 Dogfish HopCat ✓ not only super hoppy but also molty; very fresh flavor
191227 Chillax Sour 6.1 14 Townies Townies Brewery ✓ mild fruity flavor but not disgusting sour taste
191227 Three Dog Night New England IPA 7.0 32 Townies Townies Brewery ✓ very dark color
191225 Two Hearted Ale IPA 7.0 -- Bell's Blue Nile it could be better to drink at bar...
191223 Urban Warbear IPA 5.5 70 Grizzly Peak Grizzly Peak Brewing Co. hop flavor is not enough
191223 Sheerwater "Burton" IPA IPA 6.0 65 Grizzly Peak Grizzly Peak Brewing Co.
191215 Viking Blod Mead 19.0 -- Dansk Mjød Ashley's ✓ real honey taste, never experienced
191215 Tilted Earth Autumn Red IPA 6.6 63 Arbor Ashley's hazy, but not that bitter enough (winter ed. was better for me)
191215 Strawberry Blonde Fruit Ale 6.8 7 Arbor Ann Arbor Brewpub not sour, but does not taste bitter enough
191215 Liquid Vinyl Imperial Stout 10.0 60 Arbor Ann Arbor Brewpub ✓ not too herby, simply roasty and malty
191213 Full Circle Kölsch 4.9 -- New Holland Ashley's very mild fruit flavor, not so sour (great)
191213 Elephant Juice New England IPA 7.2 50 Eastern Market Ashley's good mild hazy, but I like a bit more bitter taste
191212 Buzzsaw IPA 6.8 60 Arbor Ann Arbor Brewpub
191212 Tilted Earth Winter Hazy IPA 7.5 65 Arbor Ann Arbor Brewpub ✓
191210 Hail IPA 4.2 45 North Peak Red Hawk Tastes good, but flavor could be improved
191210 Founders Porter Porter 6.5 45 Founders Red Hawk
191208 Dub Bluebz Gose 7.3 -- HOMES HOMES
191208 Senescence Sour IPA 8.0 -- HOMES HOMES
191206 Willettized Coffee Stout Imperial Stout 12.9 32 Lagnitas Ashley's ✓ no other words than great
191206 Civilized Brut IPA Brut IPA 6.0 45 Founders Ashley's ✓
191202 Euphoria Milkshake IPA 6.6 65 North Peak Jolly Pumpkin Café & Brewery hazy / almost great, but I like a bit more hoppy
191201 Two Hearted Ale IPA 7.0 -- Bell's Ashley's ✓
191130 Hooked Golden Ale 3.9 20 North Peak Jolly Pumpkin Café & Brewery
191127 New Holland Dragon's Milk Stout Imperial Stout 11.0 31 New Holland Ashley's
191123 Hop no Yuuwaku Fresh Hop IPA 7.0 40 Hop Kotan 風乗りメリー
191123 You Can't Handle the Juice Hazy Double IPA 8.5 -- Heretic 風乗りメリー ✓
191123 Shiga Kogen Porter Robust Porter 5.5 -- 玉村本店 風乗りメリー more hop-flavored than usual porter
191114 312 Dry-Hopped Wheat Ale 4.2 20 Goose Island United Airlines
191110 Ashley's 35th Anniversary Imperial Stout 8.5 -- Bell's Ashley's barrel-aged, a bit herby
191110 All Day IPA Session IPA 4.7 42 Founders Ashley's
191107 Official Hazy IPA Hazy IPA 6.4 -- Bell's Ashley's ✓ nice peach flavor provided with bitter taste
191105 Blackout Stout Russian Imperial Stout 9.9 55 Great Lakes Ashley's ✓ great chocolate flavor
191102 Steelhead Red Amber Ale 5.5 15 Grizzly Peak Grizzly Peak Brewing Co.
191102 Bear Paw Porter Robust Porter 6.0 35 Grizzly Peak Grizzly Peak Brewing Co. smooth porter, not so roasty
191102 Knights of Bostonia New England IPA 5.7 50 Grizzly Peak Grizzly Peak Brewing Co. not so hoppy as hazy IPA
191101 Hoodoo Wet Hop IPA 8.0 88 North Peak Jolly Pumpkin Café & Brewery ✓ super hoppy without bitter aftertaste
191101 Chocolate Stout Stout 5.7 -- Tortuga Ale Jolly Pumpkin Café & Brewery
191101 Oro de Calabaza Golden Ale 8.0 30 Jolly Pumpkin Jolly Pumpkin Café & Brewery sour
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