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Asahi Black (Kuronama)

Asahi Black (Kuronama)

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A Schwarzbier brewed by
Asahi Breweries

Tokyo, Japan

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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1353.01/5.03.01/5.05%41.7 Lager glass, Stein P  Stats

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.

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 Ungstrup (11031), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/102/514/20
Oct 13, 2005  
[At Stockholm Beer Festival 2005] A red-brown beer with a huge brown head. The aroma is sweet with light notes of roasted malt. The flavor is sweet malty with light roasted notes and a dry slightly bitter end, but the body is thin. A nice Schwarzbier.


 omhper (10393), Stockholm, Sweden
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Feb 5, 2007    Updated: Feb 21, 2007
Canned. Dark brown, very lively head. Aroma of syrupy roasty malt and rice. Sweet and medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Rather mild with light notes of licorice. Some interesting flavours, but has a general industrial boldness that takes the edge of it.


 Oakes (6819), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/513/20
Jan 10, 2001  
Smooth dark malt palate. For me, this is better than Sapporo Black.


 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Name: Kuronama Black
Date: 04/08/1999
Mode: Bottle
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta

dark brown, whispy head, very malty flavor, touch of chocolate, just a hint of bitterness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: **+/4
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Name: Black
Date: 10/14/1999
Mode: Bottle
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta

black, malt aroma, complex malt flavor, lots of chocolate, low bitterness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 fiulijn (5860), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jan 22, 2006  
Dark amber color. Some roasted malt aroma. Dry mouthfeel, some roasted malt, very simple.




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