Kuri Kuro (Dark Chestnut Ale)
Miyazaki Hideji Beer Brewery in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan 🇯🇵
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
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7.45
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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
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
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2020
at 20:51
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2019 vintage. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with solid retention, that reduces to a thin ring of lace that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk chocolate, cocoa, chestnuts, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of coconut, coffee, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, wood, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, chestnuts, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of big milk chocolate, cocoa, chestnuts, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of coconut, coffee, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, wood, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Very mild herbal, woody, grassy, spicy, roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, chestnuts, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread, coconut, coffee, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, wood, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, chestnuts, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a solid roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying/acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 9%. Overall this is an outstanding flavored imperial stout. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, chestnuts, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the mildly bitter/drying finish; amazingly soft/silky feel. Fantastic balance of super rich malt complexity and chestnut flavors; with mild earthy hops and fruity yeast. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2019
at 04:34
8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Lovely stuff. Soft. Chestnut. Good stuff. No booze
Tried
on 22 Oct 2019
at 09:17
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2019
at 20:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hideji Dark Chestnut Ale 9% I got this at CBB SEED as many praised it and I’ve gotta say the inky look and rusty tan head looked pretty good. The head fizzed away a bit too fast though and the aroma gave soy/umami savory elements with a floral/fruity nutty chestnut too. Full bodied with a dry finish and a surprisingly fruity floral almost perfume like nutty chestnut flavor. It’s pretty intense and actually I found it off-putting at first but it’s growing on me. Well worth trying but be prepared for sticker shock as it is 1000¥/Bottle and often pricey on tap as well...
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2019
at 14:35
8.5/10
Award-winning stout, it's certainly a special specimen. Love that chestnut flavor. Sidenote: "kuri" means chestnut but also clitoris. Yeah.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2018
at 22:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery. Nutty nose, lots of chocolate and fudge, chestnut, coconut, vanilla. Lightish body, rich and alcohol is well hidden. Lovely, mild, great chocolate flavor with mild chestnuts throughout. Nice stuff. Glad to finally get to try it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2018
at 02:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Roasty, dark chocolate and nutty notes. Deep jet brown and black with a light brown head. Dark chocolate and coffee with hazelnut.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2016
at 22:03