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According to the bottle, this is the Japanese take on India Pale Ale and it's not half bad.
As you can see, it's a rich burned orange color with a quickly thinning crop of foam. There's a very subtle fruit aroma here (kiwi/under ripe mango? [Coincidentally, I have a cold]; Rachel says grapefruit) that carries no ill will.
It's a very smooth drinker too. A not too sharp bitterness fades away into a strong caramel backbone and very crisp dryness on the sides and back on the tongue. Overall, a very nice beer.
8/10
P.S. the dimple mug (in the photo) I received this Christmas; it was one of my grandfather's mugs. Saludos, mi abuelo!
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