| ranked #57 out of 61 beers |
rated 2.36 out of 5 |
total 192 votes |
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Kirin Ichiban
Kirin Ichiban - a light-bodied, sweet beer with a low intensity aroma. This beer rated as average with our beer tasters.
| Origin: |
Japan |
| Alc/Vol: |
5.0% |
| Tasting Info: |
Beer tasting 2 on 03/06/2005; beer sample 14 out of 20 |
Beer test results for Kirin Ichiban
In a blind test, our beer tasters came to the following conclusions:
| Appearance: |
Sparkling bright. |
| Aroma/Bouquet: |
Inoffensive, average beer smell. Low intensity. |
| Taste: |
Light-bodied, sweet beer of low intensity with a short aftertaste. |
| Summary: |
Average. |
In a blind test of Kirin Ichiban, our tasters commented:
“Easy drinking, watery, no detectable aftertaste.”
“No stimulation at all. It’s watery and therefore easy to drink.”
“Watery, inoffensive, easy drinking.”
“Watery and boring. You can’t really tell you’re drinking beer.”
November 16, 2006 @ 7:54 pm
Doug said,
Those Japs make a great boring as hell lager
June 9, 2007 @ 8:03 am
Rodrick said,
I tried Kirin in Japan and was the ducks nuts. I then tried it here in Australia and was disapointed, turns out it was brewed in Australia under licen […] more
October 4, 2007 @ 1:56 am
Jason said,
I read a lot of bad press about this beer……most of it was wrong….typical sweet Asian taste and easy to put down too.
December 5, 2007 @ 6:35 pm
Mike said,
I first tried kirin Ichiban in draft form at a Hibachi grill here in Saint Louis, MO. I quickly took to this beer. Love it. I actually drive 35 min […] more
December 28, 2007 @ 9:07 am
Tom said,
Great Beer, Brewed under liscence in Aus Unfortunatly, The beer to drink in Japan, much better over there.
May 10, 2009 @ 10:58 am
Don said,
In rating a beer I look for not only initial taste, after taste, but also the quality of the buzz, thinking clarity while drinking it, then the feelin […] more