Baird Temple Garden Yuzu Ale
Yuzu is the Japanese name for a citron (a slightly less acidic lemon-lime
type fruit). It is a wonderfully aromatic fruit with a snappy zest that is much prized in Japan. We received our portion from the Temple grounds of the family of one of Baird Beers’ closest friends. We proceeded to shave off and collect the outer peels and hand-squeeze the juice. We then added both the peels and the juice to a rich, malted-wheat accented wort at the end of kettle boil. The end result is, in a word, divine!
Hazy golden-orange in color, Temple Garden Yuzu Ale sports a cloud-like creamy white head that immediately conjures images of a higher being. The brisk citric aroma of Yuzu quickly invades the olfactory senses. The mouthfeel is softy coating and fruity-sweet but a playful carbonation and citric acidity keep the palate in an alert state of attention. Finally, a kiss of malt roundness and honeyed sweetness send the Yuzu fruit flavor into paroxysms of Nirvana-like joy. Temple Garden Yuzu Ale surely is a beery sign that, in the apocryphal words of Benjamin Franklin, "God loves us and wants us to be happy."
type fruit). It is a wonderfully aromatic fruit with a snappy zest that is much prized in Japan. We received our portion from the Temple grounds of the family of one of Baird Beers’ closest friends. We proceeded to shave off and collect the outer peels and hand-squeeze the juice. We then added both the peels and the juice to a rich, malted-wheat accented wort at the end of kettle boil. The end result is, in a word, divine!
Hazy golden-orange in color, Temple Garden Yuzu Ale sports a cloud-like creamy white head that immediately conjures images of a higher being. The brisk citric aroma of Yuzu quickly invades the olfactory senses. The mouthfeel is softy coating and fruity-sweet but a playful carbonation and citric acidity keep the palate in an alert state of attention. Finally, a kiss of malt roundness and honeyed sweetness send the Yuzu fruit flavor into paroxysms of Nirvana-like joy. Temple Garden Yuzu Ale surely is a beery sign that, in the apocryphal words of Benjamin Franklin, "God loves us and wants us to be happy."
3.4
162 reviews
Numazu, Japan
Community reviews
330ml bottle at Beerfox Riga. Thanks, Phil. Pours golden yellow. White head. Bit citrussy, grassy, earthy, slightly synthetic, but not bad aroma. Slightly sour, citrussy beginning. Herbal notes in the middle. Earthy, bit citrussy finish. Bitterness and lemon in the aftertaste. Well drinkable, light bodied, interesting brew.
Pours a hazy dark beige colour beer with a medium head. Fruity with spices, yeast and yuzu. Dry finish
Nice, fresh, lime/yuzu aroma. Fruity. Taste is mild citrus, with a clean, fresh aftertaste.
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Yuzu, fruit, a bit floral, citrus.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Yuzu, citrus, fruit.
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity spicy yuzu aroma. Fruity spicy yuzu flavor. Has a fruity spicy yuzu finish.
En väldigt anonym öl tycker jag. Visst finns det lite beska och lite grapefrukt - men spännande nej.
Flaska från SB. Orange, brun grumlig med smutsvit skumkrona. Doft av yuzu och citrus. Lätt, frisk medelbitter kropp. Smak av grapefrukt, cittron- zest och bittermandel. Lite kolsyra. Ganska tunn.
A quite tasty and refreshing ale.
Hazy dark golden color with a fine head that last. Looks good. A fine intensity in the aroma. Medium (+) body and a fine carbonation. Pleasant balance between sweetness and acidity. Semi dry texture. Lots of fruit in here. Also citric and some yeast in the flavor.
[Bottle from Systembolaget web order in Sweden]
330ml bottle. Hazy amber with a tall white head. Lots of particles floating around in there. Caramel, citrus, yeast.
Bottle from systembolaget Sweden. Lasting light brown head. Very cloudy golden color. Fresh fruity aroma with some white pepper and grapefruit. Fruity and low bitterness with some residual sweetness.
Bottle from Systembolaget. Fresh smell with citrus. Lots of citrus in the taste, like citrus peel, oranges and grape. Refreshing but also one-sided. Light bitterness.
Bottle. Murky brown body off white head. Aroma is tea with herbs and citrus. Taste is a little bit thin but nice fruity citrus and also tea. Aftertaste is dry and bitter. Nice and refreshing.
Bottle from SB web cons 2016-05-05 Göteborg
AR: yuzu and sweet yeasty
AP: cloudy amber golden, frothy yellow white
F: yuzu, citrus sweet, fruity and fine
Aroma is citrus sour, flowery and light malty. It’s almost light brown in color? Taste is slight malty and a little grainy. Decent citrus zesty in the end though and somewhat refreshing, but still no cow-tipper.
Stått i kylen flera dagar men ändå grumlig, brun-orange, brun-orange skum. Sätter 3 eftersom jag tror om den fått stå någon vecka till så skulle det varit mindre bös som flöt omkring. Doft: Citrus, humle, fruktkärns beska, jäst, jäst frukt. Smak: Som doft - jäst frukt + malt och tydligare fruktkärns beska.
Flaska från SB. Aningen syrlig, citrusfruktig IPA liknande fruktöl. Doft av citrus, limoncello och en teliknande doft med lite jasmin och bergamott. Fin smakbild, citron, limonvello, trä, te lite kryffigt med bra avvägd beska. Jag gillar verkligen citrussmaken som finns i bakgrunden. Gissar att den är riktigt bra färsk. Men god så här också.
Bottle from systembolaget.
Pours hazy orange.
Aroma of pine, resin and citrus.
Bitter and sweet taste of yozu and resin.
Bottle
Hazy, brown, white head
Aroma of mature peach, hay
Taste round, slight bread. Bitter. Weak taste.
Strange.
@ Havregatan 20160423. Bottle (330 ml) from Systembolaget. Fruity, malty and light spicy with citrusy and grassy notes, medium body with an oily texture. The finish is dry and fruity.
@ Kristoffers väg 23/4-16. Fruity with notes of yuzu and citrus, also malt and some spices. Body is medium, the finish is dry and malty. A bit bland.
Tåkete lys brun med lavt hvitt skum. Lukter hvit pepper, sitrus, lett sitron og noe trevirke. Lett. Noe syrlig, sitrus og pepperig. Kort
Flaska från SB. Smak och doft av citrus, citron, lime, Yuzu, jäst, trä, örter med toner av honung. Frisk, något sur och syrlig, lagom sötma, fin beska. Saknar en aning fruktighet och kropp.
Orange /brun grumlig med stort vit skum. Mycket bottensats som grumlar den. Doftar och smakar lite citrus. Lite kolsyra och ganska fyllig. Helt ok!
Bottle from systembolaget. Pours a hazy dark beige colour beer with a medium head. Fruity with spices, yeast and yuzu. Dry finish
Flaska systembolaget. Grumlig orangebrun vätska med parfymig doft. Citrus, kryddor och gelegodis. Frisk smak med citrusskal, gräs, säd och fruktjuice. Ganska tunn munkänsla
citrus, floral, grapefruit, doughy, bread, hazy amber colour, medium beige head.
Medium bite, mid-sweet, not that zesty.
Medium body, average carbonation, bitter finish
Pours hazy amber with a thin line of white head. Aroma; Yuzu/lemon, earth notes, grass, herbal notes, floral and malt. Taste; Low carbonated, lemon, herbs and yeast. Watery and thin.
Bottle from SB 160416.
Murky opaque light brown orange colour with lasting white head.
Lemon and passionfruit in the nose. Fresh citric acidic palate and a nice flowery bitterness of aroma hops. Really nice.
Min första tanke vad gäller både doft och smak var: is-té. Citrus, blommor, frukt, malt. Lätt syrlig ganska fräsch, rätt intressant men ingen ny favorit direkt. Hade gärna fått smaka mer!
Bottled from Systembolaget
Hazy amber. Medium head.
Citric, slightly wooden aroma.
Malty flavour with citrus.
Medium bitterness.