2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle from Tesco, Inverness.
Black with ruby edges, frothy white head which dissipates to thin layer.
Aroma is light with dark malts, bit of roasted malts, molasses, light marmite.
Taste of light roast malt, cereals, hint of chocolate, slight cardboard.
Palate - thin body, low carb, dry finish with dark malts and cereals.
For a pasteurised macro lager I was quite impressed with this - the roast malts do show through here with the hint of plain chocolate
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
334ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with a thin head. Aroma has raisin and mild coffee notes. Taste is subtle, some coffee and raisin with a little roast malt as well.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Brown,small beige head.Salty malt nose.Initial burst of sweetness.metallic tones.Mellow toasty malt profile. Very drinkable
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
The beer pours a dark brownish-red color with a white head. The aroma is a mix of toffee with some dark fruit added. The flavor is similar. I get a lot of toffee and hazelnut notes, with some dark fruit thrown in. Light mouthfeel and medium carbonation. I don’t have much to say about the beer because there is not a whole lot going on. A decent, easy drinker but nothing too exciting.
1.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20
Much akin to a Guinness Foreign Extra Stout after a lap-band procedure! Very thin and watery in the light-bodied brew. This is my first dark Japanese brew to try and I must say that they have quite a ways to go to make this stout competitive with other brews in its style. It’s not a bad brew but for the style it just needs a lot more ‘oooomph’!
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Clear dark brown, huge Brown head. Light roasted malt aroma, some chocolate and caramel. Flavor medium roasted bitter, light chocolate sweetness.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle, bougth on Mill rd. Korea shop Camb. light caramel, roasty aroma, black, alomost dark black, brown foam, medium bitterness, light sweetness, medium body, slick feel, average carbonation, long finish, unexpectable nice taste, many times better that their lager, good black
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Not bad for a Japanese beer. Asahi’s attempt at black leaves a lot to be desired in the dark beer category though. Only a touch of bitterness and no real character beyond just plain ’bitter’. One of the best things to drink in your average 7-11 in Taiwan or Japan, although I’ll take kirin dark over it if I can find the stuff.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. This beer pours a deep amber/almost black with a thin iff white head. The aromas are chocolate, malt, bread. The mouthfeel is watery and bitter wig a medium body. Not bad. Cheers!
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours dark brown with a decent light beige head. Aroma of molasses, tofffee, and roasted malt. The taste is pretty much the same, roasty and a little sweet. Medium bodied. A bit of a light stout, as the flavors and aroma are about right, but the body is thin. Not bad at all, and definitely the best beer I’ve seen around a sushi restaurant.
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