hopIQ found 10 beers that share Shibata Rice Lager's dry and grassy character. A Japanese-style dry rice lager in pale gold, with a light hoppy, grassy aroma and a dry, crisp palate that carries light hop notes. It runs at 4.0 % ABV and is a seasonal release from Maui Brewing, available from September through November each year.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Like Maui on malt character and crispness — adds floral notes, but without the hop character.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
A touch more herbal notes, lighter-bodied — hop character and malt character as with Maui.
Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch less bitterness.
Structure: a touch lighter, a notch softer
Keeps hop character and malt character like Maui; adds bread notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
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