"It better be good..." I grundged to myself while buying this beer - it was devilishly expensive for a beer imported from Oregon (no, it is not Japanese!). Morimoto is a Japanese surname and soba are, as far as I can tell, Japanese noodles. The blurb on the back says "The delicate flavor of our roasted Soba brings a nutty finish to this light and refreshing ale." The taste is very strange, but good. If you ask me, it reminds me of apples, rather than nuts. Like Hoegaarden mixed with a bit of water and apple juice and some groovy after-taste. All in all a balanced taste, but not sure if I wouldn't get bored of it after a while. Might try it again!
"This is an agressive beer. You probably won't like it. It is quite doubtful that you have the taste or sophistication to be able to appreciate an ale of this quality and depth." This is the arrogant bastard statement on the back. It carries on with the usual crap about small breweries and large corporations producing shit. This is a common theme in the states - I don't see why beer from large corporations should be bad (take Fullers for example), but in the states this seems to be indeed the case.
This is my first post from the States. And this is actually the first beer I bought in the States, while still in the hotel. I just bought and drank it again, this time in my own flat and the beer is still excellent. A small edition Frank Zappa themed beer, hoppy, balanced taste. Strong beer at 7.8%. Some serious beer can be had in the States if someone can be bothered to look for it!
