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Kokage Pilsner by Cocono Hops

by BeerTengoku Writer
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Kokage Pilsner is a 5% pilsner from Cocono Hops but is contract brewed at Echigo Beer Company for them. Itā€™s brewed using 100% malt, thus without any adjuncts and as such, is styled as a beer rather than a happoshu. At the time of writing, it can be found in bottles though I suspect it may also be on tap somewhere if Echigo Beer Company is behind the brewing part.

Kokage Pilsner

Golden body with a fluffy white head.

Kokage Pilsner Aroma and Taste

Kokage Pilsner was picked up from one of our favourite places in Tokyo ā€“ Shinshu Osake MuraĀ ā€“ and was highly recommended by the staff there. And weā€™re suckers, well I am, for a new beer on the market. It poured out a golden yellow colour and was fairly lively too with its frothy white head on top. It had a slight biscuity aroma and a light dosing of citrusĀ to it but nothing too outstanding from other pilsners on the market really.

Like the aroma, the body ofĀ Kokage Pilsner didnā€™t really stand out from the crowd of pilsners on the market. It had the snappy crisp bite of a pilsner, along with caramel sweetness to it as well. After a while, the taste became pretty bland and seemed like a pilsner-by-the-numbers. It finished off with a slightly sweet bitterness before fading into obscurity.

Kokage Pilsner One Line Review

Kokage Pilsner is a bog standard pilsner that isnā€™t too dissimilar from anything from the major breweries in Japan.

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Where to BuyĀ Kokage Pilsner

Kokage PilsnerĀ can be bought online at the following places:

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