Kumazawa Brewing (Shonan Beer) Chocolate Porter

Chocolate Porter

 

Kumazawa Brewing (Shonan Beer) in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 🇯🇵

  Porter Regular
Score
7.35
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 8
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8.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap at Popeye. Dark brown with hint of red, not much head. Aroma is bitter chocolate, slightly burnt, touch of coffee too. Taste is chocolate, creamy, little bit of dark fruitiness. Very nice. Smooth and very drinkable.

Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2019 at 15:53


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap pours out cola brown color topped with a tan head. Nose is chocolate sweetness roast malts and some black licorice. Taste is more of the nice sweet chocolate malts roast coffee and some black licorice.

Tried from Draft on 09 Apr 2019 at 19:27


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Tap at burger mania ebisu. Served too cold but let it warm up. Dark cacao nose with some roasted malt and raisin notes. Average carbonation with a lightish body. More chocolate on the palate. Balanced finish. Not bad. --- Beer merged from original tick of Shonan Chocolate Porter on 29 Feb 2016 at 13:01 - Score: 7. Original review text: 7 percent version....some chocolate, hides abv....it's ok

Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2016 at 22:08


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

At the Yokohama Brewer’s Cup, it pours an opaque black with a minimal tan head. It has a decent chocolate aroma and looks nice. A mild mouthfeel, easy to drink with chocolate at first and then had a bit of a burnt aftertaste. A very solid chocolate porter. Good.

Tried on 07 Apr 2013 at 09:00


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottled, thanks TimE! Completely blsck, huge creamy head. Chocoatey roasty nose. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded, spritzy mouthfeel. Lots of coffee and chocolate without ever overloading it. Salty bitterish finish. Really good!

Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2009 at 04:28


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pitch black with a low, hard, tan head. Aroma of chocolate and cocoa, with a bit of coffee, and roasted malt. Creamy, relatively dry. Big, creamy mouth of chocolate and hazelnuts, burnt wood too. Very rich and flavorful, with a strong roasted bitter finish.

Tried on 14 Apr 2009 at 05:50


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Deep brown with little head. Sweet chocolate malts, caramel, toasty/roasted malts, light sourness. Medium bodied. Smooth with a light bittersweet finish. Very tasty porter- glad I finally got a pint. (Cask at Pangea)

Tried from Cask on 07 Mar 2009 at 23:58


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Dark brown color. Heavy cocoa, mocha and baked cake aroma. Very rich nose. Excellent. Huge roasty mouth, with cacao, brownies, but a bit unbalanced. Still good depth. Solid bitter finish with lingering cacao notes. Needs a bit more body, but other wise great.

Tried on 23 Mar 2008 at 10:21