2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Just found this on my trip to Chiba two weeks ago in the souvenir shop at Kanaya port. Motor oil colored, tan foamy head. Some stewed fruit with roasty notes. Some black malts perhaps. Rather still, gives it a syrupy feel as it is a bit sweet. Medium sweet malts up front, fades to a slight tart follow. Unusual taste, not bad, but not quite what you would expect from a "stout".
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
330ml bottle listed at 5.5%ABV pours dark brown with a finger of tan head which left some nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is roasted malts. Taste is roasted malty bitterness balanced with some sweetness. Medium body and light carbonation leave a decent feeling on the palate. A little on the thin side for a stout, but otherwise pretty easy to drink and quite nice.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Rating #4 of this brew, thanks to Dasilky. I didn’t think it was nearly as horrible as he thought it was. It’s definitely got some tartness and alcohol on the nose. Cherry. Taste is sweet malty with some funkiness. Interesting brew for sure, but I’m not pickin’ up any Sharpie.
1.8 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle. Smells wrong. Magic marker and fermented nuts wrapped in inedible seaweed is what I can come up with. Its pours normal enough, brown but see-through at certain angles...sudsy top. Flavors kind of mimic the nose, I feel as though my tongue has been colored black by a sharpie..some nuts and odd bitter stale peanut brittle notes consume the flavors. Even seems somewhat alcoholic tasting though its low gravity. I think this is what windex would taste like if windex was dark brown.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle. Pitch black, tall, frothy tan head. Aroma is fruity, sweet, milky. Un-stoutlike. Could be wheat or Belgian yeast in there. Sweet and fruity flavor as well, dark fruits, caramel, chocolate and cream. Interesting and original, for sure, but not right. Slight sour taste as well (old?—I don’t think so, made June 6, drank July 29). Dry, stoutlike burnt finish. Too watery, too sour, a strange bird. Drinkable but not very nice.
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