Kurosawa Sake Brewery Co. LTD. Reviews

beastiefan2k	4 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Daiginjo Sake 720ml called Premium Reserve but seems like this. It’s a Junmai Diaginjo with 49% polish. This really nice and delicate. Alcohol is very subdued on nose with a a bit of a meaty and earthy. Not umami but not floral like I’m used to with this style. Soft feel and easy to drink. Flavor has a little sweetness and same meaty aspect. Sunday, March 24, 2024
trapped	3.5 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Tried in June 2023. Very clear, slightly yellowish, very smooth and crisp. Rich flavor, and mellow. Very enjoyable dry sake. I am by no means a sake expert but this was probably the best I had tried up to that point in time. Wednesday, December 13, 2023
onceblind	4.2 Kurosawa Nigori Sake Hazy lightly milky clearish white. Delicate light aroma with gentle pineapple fruitiness. Clean lightly fruity sweet flavor with notes of citrus and passionfruit and pineapple and semisweet rice. Monday, August 7, 2023
jcod	3.3 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Friday, May 22, 2020
KyotoLefty	3.7 Kurosawa Kimoto Tokubetsu Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu Sake Bottle pour at Komachi. Peach / nectarine, some yogurt, caramel in the nose. Soft, sweet caramel, vanilla, rice flavor. Full, soft body. Saturday, March 14, 2020
YeastTaps38	4.1 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Monday, May 6, 2019
berrynice	3 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Monday, October 8, 2018
MrMeadMan	3 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake First time trying sake. Crystal clear pale, pale yellow pour. It was very smooth for a 15% ABV brew which was surprising. A very light sweetness. Overall pleasant but not something I think I would gravitate to in the future. Wednesday, March 28, 2018
SampleAromas5	4 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Thursday, November 30, 2017
GT	3.6 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Carafe from 1.5L bottle. Clear, slightly yellowish color. Mild flavor with mild sweetness and lightly syrupy. Slightly powdery mid-palate, slightly wet dog aroma. Good body, simple, needs to be paired with sushi for appreciation otherwise too bland. Saturday, August 26, 2017
bpreo	4.7 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake I had the Nigori version, which was significantly less in alcohol content (8% I believe). It was still worth it for the amazing flavor. Saturday, February 4, 2017
Carlisle	3.2 Kurosawa Nigori Sake Pours cloudy off-white with faint yellow hue. Tropical fruit, primarily pineapple, aroma. Pineapple flavor most prominent with some coconut and tropical fruit notes. Light bodied. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Saturday, January 28, 2017
KoRoBeNiKi	3 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Subtle flavors of melon and rice with similar smells as well. Quite a light sake for the style. Nicely inexpensive. Pretty good though not amazing. Sunday, September 18, 2016
dwyerpg	3.5 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake SoThis is probably the 2nd or 3rd sake I’ve had and I have no knowledge at all of whether this is per style. That said, I enjoyed this . Had cold, almost no aroma, very clear color, like water. The finish is a little weird but it’s pretty easy to drink. Excited to try some others at our new sushi place. Friday, August 26, 2016
DCLawyer	2.8 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake 300ml bottle->guinomi. Chilled. Clear still, slightly yellow. A: mild sour rice, melon rind. T: wet grains, rice, alcohol. Eh. Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Marheb	4 Kurosawa Nigori Sake (Bouteille chez Maneki Seattle): Tropical, acidité lactique donnant un aspect de fraicheur, moyennement crémeux et surtout très unique. Thursday, June 16, 2016
rennat42	3 Izutsucho Hyosetsu Chozo Junmai Nama Genshu Sake Bottle. A- Pears, apples, ripe fruits. A- Clear color, clear liquid, no head. T- Pears, melons. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, sweet finish. O- Smooth and loaded with soft fruit overtones. Friday, June 10, 2016
rennat42	3.4 Kurosawa Kimoto Junmai Ginjo Vintage Sake Bottle. A- Melons, green apple. A- Clear color, clear liquid, no head. T- Vanilla, ripe melons, apple, slightly sweet. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, smooth finish. O- Smooth and pretty tasty. Vintage 2005. Friday, June 10, 2016
Marheb	3.3 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake (Bouteille à Whole Foods Pasadena): Yogourt nature, gazon, riz sucré et bonne chaleur, les coins sont un peu pointus. Saturday, April 30, 2016
eRock_2013	3.8 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Some of the more delicious saké I have tried recently; enjoyed a bottle of this paired with a couple different meals from standard fried rice with seaweed to tuna steaks, very versatile in pairing. Slightly grainy yellow color, aroma of mango and sweet alcohol. Medium-bodied with an excellent full flavor of fruit and rice-grain, peppery agave finish. Very prominent alcohol tinge throughout, but not in an offensive way. Overall quite enjoyable. Sunday, February 28, 2016
Jow	3.5 Kurosawa Nigori Sake Interesting of Nigori. Looks slightly more greenish orange tinge to ricey snow of drink. Nose is melon and foreign citrus. Tastes of lemon lime soda, creamiscle, honey dew,some rice milk, and talc. Creamy and grainy texture, no real alcohol presence. Unique sake but enjoyable. Friday, January 8, 2016
Butters	3.4 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Bottle thanks to Yuriko. Clear pour with good legs. Sampled with Dassai 50 and Dassai 23 for comparison. This was the harshest of the bunch, but still quite smooth and drinkable compared to other sakes i’ve had before. Slightly fruity and apple notes, and what I would have described as ’clean’ if I had not had the others for comparison. Slight burning as it goes down, but very faint. Enjoyable, but I still prefer nigori or the Junmai Daiginjo. Saturday, March 28, 2015
arminjewell	3.6 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Pour out of bottle, clear straw yellow with no head, aroma brought grass, rice, hints of peach, pear, nice earthy, oaky tones, touch of sweet orange as well. Taste is sweet orange, grape, peach, some hints of tropical fruits into some rice, earth, slight spice notes, finishing sweet. Pretty nice. Monday, November 18, 2013
marcus	3.3 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Bottle shared by bhensonb. Pours clear white with a subtle melon-like aroma. It’s very dry with a delicate rice and melon flavor. Tuesday, November 20, 2012
bhensonb	3.2 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Bottle from World Market. Pours rather perry color. Aroma is clean, no fusils, and there are hints of plum and/or green melon. Med body or nearly. The flavor is very clean for a sake, and the fruit is decent. Smooth, dry and clean. Rivals a decent chardonnay. Sunday, November 4, 2012
SphinxTX	3.3 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Bottle. Pours clear, nice legs. Aroma of light fruit and melon. Flavor seems a bit dumbed down but pleasant, very slight butter. medium mouthfeel. Nice. Thursday, October 18, 2012
can8ianben	3.3 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Clear without any trace of color. Aroma of grapes, faint alcohol. Tastes of alcohol and faint tree fruit flavors. Intersting, but again, I’m not a sake guy. Sunday, October 7, 2012
BMan1113VR	3 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Bottle. Pours with a clear hued body with some legs. Aromas are of lychee, nutty, marzipan, a bit meaty, koji, minerals, peanut butter, melon. Flavors are nutty, melon, umami, medium mineral, warming, honey, biscuit like starch character. Some floral notes that could just be alcohol byproducts. Big and viscous mouthfeel. Saturday, September 29, 2012
bu11zeye	2.8 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake (750ml bottle, courtesy of BMan1113VR) Pours a transparent body with nice legs. Aroma of vanilla, florals, Styrofoam, melon rind, and marzipan. Flavor of florals, marzipan, and rice. Friday, August 3, 2012
JFParnell	4 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Saturday, June 2, 2012
3fourths	3.2 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake bottle pour. more of the typical muddled yogurt yeast, creamed rice and fruit cocktail / canned pear flavor and syrupiness. moderately rough with plastic and ethanol notes growing too strong late. Monday, March 5, 2012
obguthr	2.8 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Butterscotch and vanilla creme nose. Clear, yellowish. honey and cantaloupe flavor, only slightly buttery. Very hot. Finishes more like honeydew melons.Somewhat mead-like actually for a sake, but has definite melon characteristics. Surprising complexity. Thursday, October 13, 2011
daknole	3 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Light yellow. Musky, melons, banana aromas. Flavor is lightly sweet, somewhat fruity and a bit dank. Tuesday, June 21, 2011
after4ever	3.4 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake 750, screwtop. Chilled at Izumi. Clear pale gold. For me, sake is always so light. Such subdued flavors...and this one is no different. There is lemon, and maybe a mild mossy note, and a tiny bit of salt air tanginess. Delicious and drinkable. Saturday, March 19, 2011
BückDich	3.2 Maruto Sake Bottle: Pours a slightly yellow color with thick legs. The nose is earthy and gamey with a full mouthfeel and a light impact. Very neutral flavor and a clean grassy flavor with some kimoto notes and deep acidity and a creamy mouthfeel. Finishes light and fast. Nice no-name sake import from Kurosawa. Wednesday, November 17, 2010
ilovedarkbeer	3.1 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Bottle. Pours a clear color more of less. Water like mouthfeel. Notes of fresh linen, sugar cane, and berries. Simple. Saturday, October 16, 2010
3fourths	4 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Daiginjo Sake izakaya den, denver. clear light yellow. nose is usual bananas and cream with very clean and bright pear and rice. oily, firm and thick up front. mildly sweet, exceptionally smooth, especially in the finish. wonderfully drinkable, presents the sake well without any alcohol displeasure. Saturday, March 27, 2010
WeeHeavySD	3.3 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Served Warm at Noodles at Bellagio. Sharp sweet nose yellowish pour taste sweet tasty I admittedly no nothing about sake ratings, but i thought this was pretty good. Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Beerlando	2.7 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Clear and still, with a light, dusty tint and a watery consistency. It almost looks like dirty tap water. I don’t often deviate from a "3" for sake appearance, but this one is on the ugly side of normal. The aroma is sweet, almost like a dessert beverage, showing notes of cream, mild koji, green melon, and honeydew. Flavors follow suit, showing sweet cream, alcohol soaked melon, and rice pudding. The palate is watery, with a searing, alcoholic burn. There’s not a whole lot of positives to speak of here. I’m not impressed. Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Oakes	2.9 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Clear. Straightforward woody, koji aroma with a hint of pear. The body is smooth, light, with a splash of acidity. Fairly light, vibrant, toasty, some juicy-citrusy notes. Not sure I like how it dies in the finish, though. Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Walt	2.9 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Pour is clear with light yellow...faint sweet floral aroma with some alcohol...sweet flral flavor with lots of sweet alcohol... Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Ughsmash	2.8 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake Thanks to David for bringing the bottle! Poured clear, almost water-like with a faint yellow tint to it.. short, but well-formed legs on the glass. The aroma was very upfront with rougher rice notes and some medium-skinned fruits.. a bit crass, but not bad. The flavor had harsher alcohol-fueled peach notes with somehow sweetened rice.. left a long, brash finish. Slick on the palate, finishing with an ugly feel on the finish. Thanks David! Saturday, November 17, 2007
jlf278	3.5 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake 1.8 L bottle - boy that’s a big one. Aroma is of nail polish remover, apples and peach. A nice punch of flavor, pretty sweet at first, but balanced by a dry peppery finish. No off tastes, just simple and delicious, nothing special but a crowd pleaser. Anything but refined, this sake is quite good warm. Although sweeter at higher temperatures, many more flavors become evident and the finish comes out well. Overall, I recommend given the low pricepoint and originality. Saturday, November 3, 2007
Bradrcr	3.2 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake 10/6/07 at Sushi.com in Spokane, Wa. Aroma is a slightly meaty scent with a sour rice wash note, similar to the rinse that comes off of rice grains you are cleaning. Appearance has a very faint light green tinge, noticed this on the white glasses. Flavor is slightly resiny, with a creamy flavor. I didn’t consider it very sweet, but my wife liked the sweetness, a lot, so that might appeal to some. Monday, October 8, 2007
Palidor19	3 Maruto Sake I found this sake very oily in its texture. flavors of fruity goodness and mild hint of earth makes this a natural balance between the two. quite remarkable. Wednesday, April 11, 2007
nick76	2.5 Maruto Sake The aroma is sweet and full of rice and alcohol with a touch of earthiness. The appearance has a touch of yellow but it’s totally clear. The flavor is mild with an emphasis on rice and grass but also some fruit and wood. The palate is thin. I think it’s nice but a rather unremarkable sake both warm and cold. Tuesday, April 10, 2007
BückDich	2.2 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Kimoto Sake 300mL Bottle: An off beige clear color with thick legs. The nose is ripe with rice and koji, light alcohol and a dusty peach and granite. The flavor is sharp, lots of dry acidity and bitterness, but the alcohol is still in check. This is fairly good if you consider how it’s made and how this "style" of sake tastes. A good piece of history in each bottle, the taste tells you why they don’t really do this type of sake anymore though. Funny that it would ever be used as a house sake with such intensive labor required for this brewing method. The tail is chalky and long. Fairly bad, but light alcohol, if that’s something worth noting. Sunday, February 11, 2007
IndianaRed	3.7 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottle pours a very clear with nice legs as I swirl the glass. Aroma is of light green apples and pear. Flaovr is light and mellow with soft fruitiness and also warm buttery undertones. Light and clean and slight alcohol fumes. easy going down at 15% and thanks to Buck Dich for sharing this one. Wednesday, November 1, 2006
pinkzambia	3.3 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Daiginjo Sake Bottle: My first sake thanks to Bück Dich and it is a nice one! The appearance is like water and the aroma is fruit, kind of like green apple candy and alcohol. Flavors of pears, honeydew melon and a strong, but smooth alcohol finish. Tuesday, October 31, 2006
BuckeyeBoy	4 Kurosawa (Black River) Junmai Daiginjo Sake 720ml Bottle Pours out clear. That is very good. Aroma is of sweat fruit and tast as well. Nice My very first Sake. This was Great Thanks Buck Dich for the love of this one. WOW Tuesday, October 31, 2006