Asahi Black (Kuronama)

Octostock day 1, Waggamamma, Solihull. £4.05 a bottle. Christ. Cola pour with ruby edges and a thin beige film. (Heavily diluted) liquid Marmite with faint soy, chocolate and cardboard notes. Flimsy schwarz with some watery yeast presence, but refreshing accompaniment to soy-heavy/salty/spicy Japanese snap.

Bottle from a Sashimi sushi bar in Aarhus. Brewed in England. Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Very dark brown colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Light roasted. Moderate bitter flavor. Light roasted and chocolate notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. A little thin but ok.

Bottle poured a clear dark brown with a lasting amber head. Aromas of roastiness, baskers cocoa, and light smoke. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of roastiness, light smoke and a hint of cocoa with a crisp roasty finish.

Deep black/amber color, semi sweet roasted malt aroma. A little more thin than expected, smooth mild flavor of roasted malts and dark fruits. Not worth the pricetag

Clear deep reddish colour with an off white head. Malty, fruity and light roasted aroma. Caramel and grainy sweet flavor with a light roasted and dark fruity note.

Bottle. Poured black with a beige head. Aroma of grain, roasted mmalt, caramel, toffee. Taste is mostly of grain/rice, some malt, and some coffee. Mouth is light for roasty beer. Overall, an okay brew.

Bottle from Sashimi Sushi in Aarhus. Nice head with good duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, coffee, caramel and hops.

Bottle with bman1113vr. Dark ruby pour with a foamy beige head. Aroma of rotting corn, rice, very bland. Flavor was meat, dark fruits. Little to no duration. Watery mouth. Blah.