Shiga Kogen Takashi Imperial Stout

Brewed by Tamamura-Honten
Style: Imperial Stout
Yamanouchi, Shimotakai district, Nagano prefecture, Japan

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One of the better offerings from Shiga. Conforms to style, but a little underwhelming for an imperial stout.

Bottle at RBJG 2 Grand Tasting. Black colour with no head. Sweet chocolate aroma. Flavour of dark malt, chocolate.

Bottle from Hasegawa. Very dark brown colour with thick golden head. Aroma is smoky, roasty, bit meaty, bit of caramel, some citrus hops maybe and biscuits. Bit of booze too. Taste is really nice. Boozy spikiness, coffee bitterness, maybe dark chocolate, fruity too, orange. Very nice. Long slightly bitter and very roasty finish. Thick and oily. Best Japanese imperial stout I have had I reckon.

Oxidiert malziger Antrunk mit wässrigen Beinoten. Weich, dennoch vollmundig, konstant süß-malzig, die oxidierten Noten werden geringer. Rund, nicht übermäßig gut. 10/11/10/10/9/10

On Tap. Aroma: Earthy malt and grain with some earthy and grassy hop. Palate: Well-blended flavors. Flavor: Mild, roasted coffee, a mix of mild and moderately bitter chocolate with a touch of grassy hop. Comments: Another strong showing from Shiga Kogen.

Black coloured beer with medium carbonation and a small brown head. Light roasted sweet malty hinted and sweet chocolaty aroma. Full light creamy palate. Finish is creamy, strong bitter sweet. Nice stout however misses some sweet creamy bitterness.

The pour reveals a murky dark brown color with a thin beige head. Aroma of brown sugar and licorice. The flavor is very sweet, there’s licorice and brown sugar. The body is light to medium with a liquorous texture and gentle carbonation. Not bad, but a bit too sweet.

Dark brown in colour with a thin beige head, no lacing. Aroma is roasty, some soya sauce, chocolate, light burnt malts. Flavour has lots of soya, burnt chocolate malts, light roast, moderate bitterness. Bitter mouthfeel, medium/light body, medium carbonation. Finishes long with a light roast then seems to disappear.


This was weird, lots of soya sauce for me. Bizarre.


Bottle at Mondial 2009 in Montreal, Quebec.

Sampled on June 4, 2009.

Black coloured beer with small off-white head and no carbonation visible. A roasted aroma with a bitter touch. Full palate. Finish is malty, coffee like. Ok, there are much better though.

Bottle at Bière Mondial 2009, Strasbourg. Pours black with a yellow head. Sweet with aromas of coacoa and chocolate. Also asomas of roeasted malts. Slightly spicy with hints of bourbon. Bitter finish with hints of alcohol.