2.5 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pours a deep black colour, taste is of roasted malts and treacle, the aroma reminds me of crisps
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Caramel aroma, pours very dark with thin head and taste is caramel with light biterness. An easy to drink beer justifying the strength with a slight creamy finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Nice harmless black lager. Bit of roasted malt. Bit of lager malt. Didn’t taste of 5%.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
33cl bottle. Pours opaque black with steady bubbles and a proportionate head. The nose has hazelnuts and treacle, then some liquorice. The taste has much more liquorice, a creamy note then a bit of smoke. The palate has a medium body, is medium thick in texture and there is quite a clean finish. Overall, nice black lager.
4.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours deep mahogany with a large tan head. Smells sweet, like toffee. Tastes sweet with some mild roasted bitterness. Medium-bodied with a smooth texture and mild mouth-carbonation, Asahi Black finishes with a hint of chocolate.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
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
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
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
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
Not so much aroma, Dark brown color, almost no head at all, medium carbonation and a mild roasted flavor. Kind of disappointing beer.
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