Kirin Stout

Formerly brewed at Kirin Brewery Company
Style: Stout
Tokyo, Japan

Serve in English pint

Bottle at McLoughlin’s Kyoto. Clear almost black (red glow) - offwhite head. High licorice, english licorice, burned, herbal, dry english licorice, dry nutty walnut, light vineous.

Can, 230yen, from a Family Mart in a back alley in Kyoto: Dark brown color, light roasty note but a dry a fluffy sweet tail. The flavor is light with a cocoa and marshmallow sweetness and a thin roasty tail. Certainly NOT the epitome of beers as it claims to be, but it’s decent drinking vs. what’s normally in convenience stores here.

Rated Apr 2008. Head is mostly lasting. Body is dark brown to black. Aroma is moderately malty (roasted grain, chocolate, husks). Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Very simple and just a tad grainy; drinkable but dull.

Small dark brown head. Almost completely opaque black body, dark brown at edges. Sweet perfumed licorice aroma. Sweet earthy licorice taste with mint notes. Dryish throughout. Dry minty burnt aftertaste. Quite nice. (0.334l bottle.)

Slightly aged bottle. Lovely, shiny black with a bubbly, high, tan head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, and a bit of soy sauce. Creamy and smooth. flavor of chocolate and cafe au lait, with a well-managed bitterness, and berries. Very smooth, creamy mouth. Well done beer. Their best by miles.

Thinnish brown coloured body with a almost ruby glow and a thinnish tan head. Aroma of brown sugar, roasted malt, coffee and a touch of chocolate - not too strong, especially for the style. Lightish bodied, somewhat Medium-bodied; Strong roasty flavour with a touch of coffee and some minor nuttiness. A bit of brown sugar and caramel sweetness and some stronger maltiness. Aftertaste is relatively sweet and mild, only a bit of bitterness comes through, but not bad - not too great, but no harshness or bitterness at all. Overall, a decent beer - not a great stout, but a good alternative to some of the lagers here. I sampled this 33 cL can purchased from a nice grocery store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan on 04-August-2010.

330 ml bottle. Pitch black body with a foamy head. Light smoked aroma with some fruit. Flavor is light burnt, some coffee, some chocolate and a bit of nuts. The alcohol is not to distinctive but gives the body a bit watery impression. Some hint of acid in the relatively short aftertaste. Not a bad beer at all, but somehow a bit inharmonious.

Black colour with a nice head. Light aroma of malt and roastedness. Flavour of malt and hints of roastednees.