Sapporo Yebisu Black Beer

Brewed by Sapporo Breweries
Style: Schwarzbier
Tokyo, Japan

Pours a dark, reddish brown with a dense, foamy head. The head is light brown. It smells roasty and malty. Has a slightly metallic bite. Slightly lacking in complementary sweetness and flavor.

Draught at The Beer Museum. Black - brown head. Coffee, burned, dryness, ryebread, light body, burned dryness, light caramel, medium hoppy, milkey, lactose.

Pours a ruby black with thin tan head. Nose is weak, carafa, espresso beans, roasted grains. Taste is good for style, a little syrupy, roasty, slightly acidic, with hints of dark fruits.

Appearance: Dark brownish black Aroma: Creamy roasted caramel, soft and slightly sweet coffee and possibly some light floral hop aromas. Flavor: The initial attack offers mild, rounded roasted chocolate, which turns to roasted grain and a medium length bitter coffee finish. Palate: Initial smoothness gives way to bitter grain. Comment: Very pleasant. Medium bodied and medium roasted flavors. As it warmed the aromas and flavors got better up to a point (give it 10 minutes out of the fridge). Moderately flavorful--perhaps a bit thin on the mid-palate (this becomes noticable as it warmed a bit). The modestly bitter finish adds interest and balance. Perhaps the most successful Yebisu.

Can. Tanx to Johan! Pours black with begie-brown head. Aroma is from burnt malt and brown sugar. Flavor is from roasted malt. Medium bodied.

It’s a good beer. It’s great. Taste great. How good is this beer. You can’t go wrong with this beer. Taste like a great beer that everyone should drink. This is one of the best beers you can buy. Buy this beer. This beer is the beer of all beers. Need more

Not quite up to the suntory dark malts, this is still decent for a major. Dark roasted malts for a smooth drinking lager

On tap at Lion in Kyoto 01.21.09. Opaque black ruby, off white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, soy, hops. Flavor is smoky, metallic, pine, sweet malt.