 buzzoven (121), Japan
May 21, 2008
Strong coffee smell emitting from this deep black princess. Nice creamy head and some good roasted barley and nutty flavours being the standout on the tongue. Personally, I like my stouts a bit more full-bodied, but this went down nice. Would try again.
larsga (2145), Oslo, Norway
Apr 22, 2007 Medium dark beige creamy head. Black opaque body. Milky chocolate aroma with caramel notes. Sweetish burnt coffee and chocolate taste with burnt almond notes. Mild and harmonic. Dry, sooty aftertaste. Very, very nice stout. Impressive to achieve this at only 5%. (0.33l bottle. Thanks to the bartender at Cantina, Matsumoto, who "sold" me this from his private stock.)
faroeviking (4162), Faroese Beer Republic über, Denmark
Dec 8, 2006 Draught. Thick pitch black colour with a big cramy light brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee and caramel. Lovely fresh flavour of the roasted malts, bitter-sweetness, good hoppiness and nice coffee, especially in the aftertaste. Soft creamy mouthfeel with a long chocolate-coffe aftertaste. Amazingly good!
TimE (1023), Tokyo, Japan
Feb 7, 2005 Updated: Jul 14, 2007Creamy dark brown head with espresso and heavy roasted malt notes in the nose. The body is medium, a touch sweet but with heavy roasted notes and a dry finish.
Update from draft at brewery:
Pitch black color, lgiht brown head. Espresso, caramel, dark fruit nose. Intense coffee mouth with dark fruit and brownies, but a bit thin and lacking hop bitterness. Dry roasted malty finish. Shinano’s best beer.
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