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Kakkō

Godspeed Brewery
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🌍 Canada · Vienna Lager · One of 24 Vienna Lagers in hopIQ

A Vienna lager at 4.9%, named with the Japanese word for downhill. Godspeed tells the style's origin in the product text: Anton Dreher pairing his lightly kilned malt, now called Vienna malt, with lager fermentation. Theirs pours light amber under dense foam and carries toasted bread crust, chestnut honey and a hint of wildflower. Decoction, long cold conditioning and natural carbonation as in the rest of the lager range.

ABV
4.9%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
amber11
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How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Crisp mouthfeel.

A sharp texture drives the beer — a clean, direct pour with room for the palate to fill in.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Vienna Lager.
Hop character
floral
Malt character
toasty
honey
malty
bready
caramel
Fermentation & yeast
clean
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Kakkō

Appearance

Kakkō pours a light amber hue with excellent clarity and a dense, persistent foam head that clings to the glass with fine Schaumkleiden. The carbonation presents as gentle and refined, appropriate to the natural conditioning process. The body catches the light with a warm, honeyed glow.

light amberdense foamfine lacingnaturally carbonated

Aroma

The nose leads with toasted bread crust and a subtle honey sweetness that recalls chestnut blossom. A delicate floral thread—wildflower and dried herbs—weaves beneath the malt foundation, while the long cold conditioning has polished away any rough yeast character. The overall impression is clean and inviting, with no harsh grain or sulfur.

toasted breadchestnut honeywildflowerclean malt

Taste

Entry is smooth and malty, with the Vienna Malz character expressing itself as a gentle toastiness and subtle caramel sweetness that builds through the mid-palate. Bitterness is restrained and well-integrated, allowing the honey and bready notes to remain the focus. The finish dries gradually without astringency, maintaining balance throughout the drink.

toasty malthoney sweetnessbalanced bitternesssmooth palate

Finish

The finish is crisp and clean, with a lingering honey note that fades into a subtle dry maltiness. No harsh aftertaste; the beer concludes with the quiet elegance of its lager fermentation and decoction process.

crisphoney fadedry malt
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
83
Taste
82
Appearance
85
Finish
80
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Kakkō

Serve at 7–9°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 7–9°C for the best flavour balance and aroma expression.

Stein
Recommended for this style

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Kakkō

About Vienna Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Vienna Lager?

Vienna Lager is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Vienna Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same toasty, honey, malty character as Kakkō will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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