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Asahi Black (Kuronama)

Score
4662
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Asahi Breweries
Style: Dunkel
Tokyo, Japan

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 265   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.01   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle & can: Pasteurised.
Ingredients: Dark roasted malt; hops; rice; maize; Asahi’s pure cultured yeast.
Japan’s favourite dark beer. Brewed in Osaka, Asahi Black is made from three different roasted malts. This gives it a rich, nutty flavour and makes it incredibly smooth-drinking. Unlike other, more bitter dark beers and stouts, it’s brewed in a process called bottom fermentation, which gives it a subtle, sweet edge and smooth 5% abv.


2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
mcmisko (125) - - FEB 5, 2012
Dark brown with a small tan head. Smells like molasses with a bit of smoke. Taste like brown sugar and a little coffee. This is a bit too sweet for me and I find it unbalanced. Does not fit my palate, but it is not a bad brew.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Cole (889) - , Alberta, CANADA - JAN 27, 2012
Pours black. Thin head. Nice aroma, roasted malt and caramel. Tastes like soy sauce. Not very good. Actually pretty offensive.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
Savvy1982 (1320) - Lethbridge, Alberta, CANADA - JAN 27, 2012
Bottle at Cole’s. Maudite glass. Pours clear brown, with a tawny hue. 1-finger pale tan head, weak lacing. Nose is soy, mushroom, salt. Flavours of soy, mushroom, tart black fruit, some coffee, some Worcestershire, graphite and plums. Identifiable as a Japanese beer, but interesting....

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
scotty (889) - SCOTLAND - JAN 21, 2012
Slightly sweet brew with hints of spice and malt. Lighter than I expected.

2.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Rodriguez (85) - Quito, ECUADOR - JAN 15, 2012
Not so much aroma, Dark brown color, almost no head at all, medium carbonation and a mild roasted flavor. Kind of disappointing beer.

1.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 6/20
EdKing (772) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - JAN 12, 2012
Can in Tokyo. Massively disappointing after Yebisu Black. Colour is very dark brown, fair amount of carbonation. Nose is not strong. Bit nutty, possibly some roasted stuff but getting a bit too much metallic too. Taste is really lacking in roasted grain or deeper flavours. It’s like a macro lager with just a tiny touch of nuttiness. Bland as possible for a dark beer.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Lagerboy (293) - British Columbia, CANADA - JAN 10, 2012
Clear dark brown with an amber hue that shines thru, receding mocha head. Slight sweet roasted malt aroma. Light sweet roasty malt taste, some caramel and brown sugar. Light bodied, low hopped, softly carbed. Thin sweet finish. LF (Lagerboy Friendly)

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Tabednar (83) - - JAN 6, 2012
01.05.2011 - Houston, TX Bottle By for one of the best Asian beers I have had! More complex and more to offer to the palate than I am used to with Asian beers.


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