3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught at Harajuku Taproom. Dark brown - offwhite head. Roasted, chocolate, milkey, sweetness, light coffee, lots of chocolate, lactose, light dry notes. OK.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at home ... dark copper brown ... thin lacing ... roast sweet toffee nose ... very fruity roast malt ... little coffee ... some plum .... light bitter ... light ovaltine ...
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
This was much smoother the second time it was released - from the original batch - in 2009. Smooth body with touches of whiskey and chocolate. Definetely leaning towards a Baltic Porter. Well balanced. Slight warming finish. Yum.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Rating #600. Bottle at Bulldog’s in Tokyo. Poured deep brown with tantalizing ruby highlights. Toasted malts, cocoa, slight sourness, and a touch of milk. Thin body. Flavor is roasted, sour, light caramel malts, cocoa, and some dark fruit. A nice porter that is easily drinkable and refreshing. Better than the Kurofune; I wish they’d replace it with this one.
3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 20/20
Bottle at Tanakaya in Tokyo. Imperial porter? Very very bitter, and a little thinner than Baird’s Kurofune Porter. A special brew? Too bitter for me, yet a good effort. More red than brown.
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