3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2012. Deep brown with a light hazy & a thin off-white head when poured. A spicy dark fruit, red fruit, coriander, slightly choccy, liquorice & cherry profile. Light to medium body, softish mouthfeel with a spicy, gently tangy finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at Craft Beer Bar Yokohama. Dark brown, golden head. Aroma is roasty bit chocolate, coriander herbal, quite sweet. Taste is nice, herby, perfumey, nice roast, like a weird black ipa. Floral, and pretty nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
My Bottom Line:
Coriander, caramel and licorice meld in this sweet and very spicy beast of a brew.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A sheet of foam tops the brown-edged black.
-Mouthfeel is not too heavy considering the nature of specialty malt dominance.
-This is just about perfect for many types of curry.
-The sweetness is redolent of many types of candy.
-This is probably the first beer that makes me think of Traquair Jacobite. The resemblance of the aroma is uncanny.
On tap at Himalaya Table, Tokyo.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: APR 3, 2013 Bottle. Dark brown colour with a large beige head. Coriander, fruit aroma. Flavour is very much spices, coriander.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the North Island Brewpub in Sapporo (and I had a bottle later on at home). It poured a great dark black with a good inch of tan foam. The aroma had the coriander front and center and the flavor started with the spice and ended with a roast coffee flavor. Excellent! Probably one of the best stouts I’ve had in Japan and also a fairly innovative beer, kudos!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
4th August 2012
ChrisOs Marvellous Pre GBBF Mega Tasting. Dark brown beer, little tan head. Light dry palate. Light dark malts. Refreshing fruity coriander and citrus. Limey fruits on top. Dry finish. Interesting tasty beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig, 2012, London. Pours brown with a small, off-white head. Dark malt nose with some grapes and herbs. Light sweet flavor with some tang and dirt. Light boided with soft, fine carbonation. Light sweet finish with further tang and some misplaced spices. Not great, really.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ chriso s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2012.
Clear dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, caramel, moderate yeasty, leather - earthy. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, chocolate, spicy, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120804]
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle @ Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig. Pours deep brown with a small off-white head. The nose is herbal coriander, some orange, lemon and vegetable. The taste is light vegetable soy sauce, some chocolate and light coriander sweetness. Medium body. OK, but the soy sauce notes bring this down.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled@chriso pre-gbbf shindig 2012. Black colour with a small slightly off-white head. Aroma is fruity, caramelly, mild coriander as well as some slight toasted notes. Flavour is spices, earth, fruits, some vegetables and mild toasted notes.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle at Chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig, 2012. It pours cloudy dark brown, with a thin beige head. The nose is coriander, meaty, spice and soy sauce. The taste is caramel, roasted malt, charcoal, chocolate cardboard, herbal, toast and soy sauce. Medium body and average carbonation. Interesting, but I’m just not a great fan of herbal flavours in my beer...
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