Kirin Tanrei Green Label
Kirin Brewery Company, Limited

Kirin Tanrei Green LabelKirin Tanrei Green Label
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
 
Japan
Style:
Happoshu
Ranked #8
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
66
Ranked #28,292
Avg:
2.38 | pDev: 28.99%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
26
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 28, 2023
Added:
Aug 07, 2003
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  4
No description / notes.
View: More Beers
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
 
Rated: 3.15 by ScrantanDave from England

Sep 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.98 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Apr 03, 2023
Photo of monkist
Reviewed by monkist from Hungary

2.57/5  rDev +8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
This is like a very thin light beer. Not good but at least not sickening like so many other happoshu. Lighter than Coors Light maybe and not in a good way.
Mar 04, 2022
 
Rated: 3 by shigg85 from Japan

Jun 27, 2021
 
Rated: 2.18 by JonnoWillsteed from England

Oct 28, 2019
Photo of bbtkd
Reviewed by bbtkd from South Dakota

3.29/5  rDev +38.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Kirin Tanrei Green Label, 4.5%. Pours yellow, with 1 one finger white head. Nose is malty, taste follows plus light citrus, no bitterness, slight sweetness. Excellent mouthfeel, overall very good. This Happoshu came in a trade, and is style #110 of 111 for me, and #111 was also in the box.
Nov 29, 2018
 
Rated: 1.77 by Mikexw from New York

Nov 16, 2018
Photo of Harrison8
Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

2.8/5  rDev +17.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Pours a pale yellow with a finger of white foam. Head retention is below average. Aroma is pilsner and bread malts. Comes across very light in the aromatic category. Flavor profile is pilsner, bread, and biscuit malts. It has a big skunky, lemony, yeast ester note come on thick at the height of the flavor profile and then subsides back to a malty finish. Lemon is left on the tongue for a while. Mouth feel is medium-thin with an effervescent, bubbly texture. It's crisp. It has a medium thickness. Overall, despite a pretty tame aroma, the flavor profile lays on a good bit of flavor, just not all in the best direction. It's the most refreshing option of the Kirin Tanrei's though.

Served in 12oz snifter from a 16oz equivalent can.
Sep 30, 2018
 
Rated: 2.75 by Synusoid from Japan

Aug 31, 2018
 
Rated: 2.11 by morrowd3 from Vermont

Aug 20, 2018
 
Rated: 1.5 by Marvicsin from California

Apr 20, 2018
Photo of flyingpig
Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland

1.83/5  rDev -23.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
350ml Can from Family Mart, Tokyo (¥138):
Terrible stuff from Kirin here & a beer that I will definitely not be returning to in future, it was quite a weak & poorly balanced beer with the taste a massive step down from an already poor aroma. There wasn't much of anything going on really, save for some basic corn & citrus flavours which made it one-dimensional & not very enjoyable; one of the worst I tried in Japan.
Oct 11, 2017
 
Rated: 1.88 by thebooyakid from Hawaii

Sep 14, 2017
Photo of dbrauneis
Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina

2.3/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
A: Pours a crystal clear pale golden yellow in color with moderate to heavy amounts of active visible carbonation rising quickly from the bottom of the glass and faint bright yellow highlights. The beer has a three finger tall foamy bright white head that reduces to a large patch of mottled thin film covering the entire surface of the beer and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Very light aroma overall with light aroma of grainy malts and rice adjuncts with just the slightest hint of grassy hops.

T: Upfront there is a light flavor of grainy malts with a light amount of rice husk adjuncts and just a touch of grainy sweetness. Very light hints of grassy hops and no perceptible bitterness.

M: Light bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation. Initially crisp and smooth through the finish with a thinness/wateriness.

O: Not offensive in any way but certainly not good/enjoyable and not a beer that I would seek out again. Grateful for my wife bringing this one back from Tokyo for me .
Dec 30, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by newbeeraday from Pennsylvania

Jun 30, 2016
 
Rated: 1.94 by pimko from Spain

Apr 22, 2015
Photo of Logic79
Reviewed by Logic79 from Japan

1/5  rDev -58%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
This is legally NOT a beer which is why they aren't allowed to write (ビール) beer on the can. This is (発泡酒) happoushuu which is more of a cocktail. This particular one is disgusting.
Jan 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by endless1408 from England

Jun 05, 2014
 
Rated: 1.5 by warpedrevolution from Illinois

Mar 23, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by dubmax from Kansas

Jul 04, 2013
Kirin Tanrei Green Label from Kirin Brewery Company, Limited
Beer rating: 66 out of 100 with 26 ratings