hopIQ found 10 beers with the same clean and bitter character as Kawasemi. A collaboration with Kalyanasundaram "Kaly" Kalimuthu, known in Canada for his work at Great Lakes Brewery but whose career began in Kerala, where he ran brewing and packaging for Kingfisher Lager. An ode to India's most widely drunk lager, brewed in Toronto at 5 percent. It pours straw gold under a generous white head that holds. The nose is clean pale malt and cracked grain with a hint of citrus hop, and the taste follows it in a straight line — fresh cereal grain, then a clear hop bitterness that scrubs the finish, leaving soft resin and citrus peel behind. Medium body and carbonation, the lightest touch of residual sweetness. The name is the Japanese word for kingfisher, closing a circle between the brewery's Japanese leanings and Kaly's origins. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Huari — 71%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
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