KansaiBeerLovers (8927) reviewed Soseki Stout from Dogo Beer 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle, souvenir from my friend. A cola brown pour that is black in the glass with a light brown head that hug around for a minute then took off. Roasted oats, light savoury dark chocolate and some kakao bitterness in the nose - promising. Medium to light bodied with a scratchy carbonation. The taste is somewhat watery and not balanced, very bitter dark malts, some roasted notes, a bit of chocolate, coffee and toasted oats. The body is too thin and the taste is unbalanced it needs something sweet to balance out the bitter dark malts... I preferred the alt which is saying something as it is my least favorite style...
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Soseki Stout from Dogo Beer 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at the Craft Beer Festival in Ichinoseki, Iwate. Rich, sweet, creamy aroma with roasted malts. Flavors of chocolate and coffee, slightly sour and very bitter. Ok but not great—slightly harsh and unbalanced.