Looking for something a little different? Brewed with rice and barley malts, Samurai is an easy drinking, unfiltered ale that changes the status quo for unfiltered beers. The addition of rice gives Samurai a slightly fruity, crisp, refreshing and clean taste. This is definitely not your everyday unfiltered beer.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by Beav from Fort Collins, CO, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (9/30/2008 10:56:13 PM)
"12 oz bottle. Pours a hazy yellow with big yeasties and a frothy white head that retains well and laces the glass.
The aroma is sweet musty soapy bready malts.
The flavor is pretty bland - a little sweet malt and a touch of fruits with a little grassy bitterness that leads to a dry finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and watery with some sharp carbonation.
Overall, a pretty bland offering from GD. There's nothing offensive, but nothing really appealing about it either."
Aroma:
4/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
4/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.6)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by HonkeyMoFo from Denver, CO, USA who has tried this beer once. (8/18/2008 3:05:25 AM)
"Pours golden-yellow with puffy, white head and thick lace. Smells of barley malts, citrus, and mild spice. The mouthfeel is smooth and full-bodied. Flavor of rice/barley malts, light hops, pineapple/citrus, and light spice. "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.3)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by beerguy101 from Newark, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (5/27/2008 11:01:20 PM)
"This golden ale pours a slightly hazy yellow gold color from a 12 oz bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. The aroma is fruity and sweet, touch of grass and some yeast. A light bodied blonde/golden ale. The malts are fruity and sweet, with some yeast and grassiness. The hops are mild and slightly spicy. A light bodied blonde ale. Very lovely looking, lively carbonation, with nice steady streams of tiny bubbles. Not as sweet as most blonde ale, in fact it finishes rather dry. A clean and crisp, light refreshing beer. Some but not a lot of flavor. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is crisp and dry. Aftertaste is slightly bitter."
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $1.66 Unit Cost: $2.21 per Pint
[4] Review by staleyiv from Newnan, GA, USA who has tried this beer once. (4/7/2008 3:49:14 PM)
"I had this one at Taco Mac here in Georgia up in Roswell. The aroma is sweet and with some biscuit malt and adjuncts like rice. The appearance is a dull yellow with hints of light bronze with a white head that diminishes. The mouthfeel is light and could be more complex but has good balance. The flavor is malty with hints of sweetness with a nice bitter finish that is crisp and smooth. Overall, not a bad brew but is a bit filling and the rice makes this brew remind of macro swill, nonetheless, an interesting take from Great Divide"
Aroma:
5/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
5/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(2.9)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $5.25 Unit Cost: $7 per Pint
[5] Review by doulos31 from Middletown, DE, USA who has tried this beer once. (10/17/2007 10:56:19 PM)
"Pale yellow, decent head, no lacing. Light aroma of malty. Flavor wasn't bad, but a bit bland for my liking. Dreadfully dull, actually. The mouthfeel was nice and smooth. Nice for what it was trying to be, I guess."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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(2.6)
