Kuri Kuro (Dark Chestnut Ale)
Miyazaki Hideji Beer Brewery in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan 🇯🇵
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.44
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KURI KURO Dark Chestnut Ale
A triple world champion! Once you try it, you'll never forget it.
A high-alcohol stout made with Japanese chestnuts from Miyazaki Prefecture.
It has won the world championship three times in global competitions in the UK, US and Australia.
This is a special beer that is rich, mellow and aromatic.
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A triple world champion! Once you try it, you'll never forget it.
A high-alcohol stout made with Japanese chestnuts from Miyazaki Prefecture.
It has won the world championship three times in global competitions in the UK, US and Australia.
This is a special beer that is rich, mellow and aromatic.
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8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
(Bottle) Pours very dark brown with small shirt-lived tan head. Lovely aroma - roast malt, chestnuts, chocolate, toffee with vanilla, woody and earthy hints. Medium body with fine carbonation. Exceptional taste. Rich, complex and so well balanced. Dark toffee, chocolate, chestnuts, vanilla, brown sugar with a nice balancing bitterness at the end. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2026
at 14:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft: Poured a dark brown with a light brown frothy head. Aroma is rich malts, earthy, chestnuts, nutty. Taste is semisweet, malty, nutty, thick full bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bakushu Club Popeye
on 29 Nov 2025
at 08:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Rich dark malts, coffee, dark malts, mild roast, some cocoa, earth. Lingering black coffee, moderate sweetness. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2025
at 20:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
23rd October 2025
CBJ tasting, thanks to Tips for the bottle. Clear dark amber beer, small and short lived tan head. Airy and fairly dry palate, modest fine carbonation. Thin malts, some sweet chocolate and oats and a little ripe fruits. Light and semi dry finish. Ripe and sweet.
CBJ tasting, thanks to Tips for the bottle. Clear dark amber beer, small and short lived tan head. Airy and fairly dry palate, modest fine carbonation. Thin malts, some sweet chocolate and oats and a little ripe fruits. Light and semi dry finish. Ripe and sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2025
at 20:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2025
at 20:18
8.2/10
Impressively rounded, candied chestnuts, chocolate, biscuity malts.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2025
at 23:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
21/10/2024. Draft at Craft Beer Market Tokyo Torch. Region #468. Japanese Prefecture 39/47. Pours very dark brown with a small creamy light tan coloured head. Aroma is rich, coffee, chocolate, nutty, truffle, light roasted malt, marshmallow, vanilla. Medium plus sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Quite full bodied, very smooth, soft carbonation. Nicely done.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Oct 2024
at 12:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle) clear, bright, very dark brown color with a small brown head; aroma of milk chocolate, coffee liqueur; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish; strange soda like carbonation
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2023
at 02:44
8/10
Thanks for the trade, Dylan H.! Very good dark beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2022
at 20:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Interesting, with a solid nuttiness underneath modest notes of cocoa, coffee, caramel, and a little anise. Kind of wimps out on the back end, though; finishes with lingering chestnut but not much else. Thin texture, but hides the booziness well.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2021
at 01:13