Kyoto Brewing Company Mugen

Mugen

 

Kyoto Brewing Company in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵

  Farmhouse - Saison Regular Out of Production
Score
6.98
ABV: 5.2% IBU: 24 Ticks: 5
仲間シリーズ第5弾(37目の仕込み):Goodbeer Faucetsにいるよき友とともに醸造するにあたって、"夢幻"という名のビールのアイデアは、日本では黒いビールに対して及び腰な反応が返ってくることがしばしばあったことがきっかけとなって生まれた。ある日、Goodbeer FaucetsのビアマネージャーのDede Briと飲んでいた際、彼がスタウトやポーター、またほかの黒い色のビールを勧められたお客様が単にそのビールが黒いからという理由で他のビールを注文するたびに、少しばかり残念で悔しいさえあると言った。Dedeは、香ばしいロースト感とふくよかさがあり、その裏に少しだけ酸味があるようなビールであれば、飲む人の黒いビールに対するイメージをガラッと変えることができるのではないかと言ったが、逆にみんなが黒いビールを敬遠するときに抱いているイメージの味を取り去ってしまうのも一案ではないか。

つまり、ドライでふくよか、酵母の醸し出すアロマの感じられるビール。それでいて、穀皮を除去したロースト麦芽を使うことで、見た目は黒いがベースになるスタイルの特徴がきっちりと残ったビールとなる。ダークセゾンはそのイメージにぴったりだと考えた。

今回、Good Beer Faucetsの姉妹店となるOn the Tableのグランドオープンに合わせて造られたこのダークセゾンは下記のお店でご賞味いただけます。

スタイル: ダークセゾン

ABV: 5.2%

Name: Mugen

Our 5th beer in our 'Nakama', or 'Friendship' series (also our 37th batch): Brewed with our good friends at Good Beer Faucets, the idea for Mugen, or 'dream like', started as a reaction to the often narrow-minded and usually negative perception of dark beers in Japan. Over drinks one evening, beer manager Dede Bri was lamenting how frustrated he felt when he would recommend a stout, porter, or other dark beer but have a customer reject it simply because of its colour. He wished that he could have a beer on tap that would give people the illusion of an acidic, dark, full-bodied, roasty brew, but if they were willing to try it would reveal its true nature as a crisp, light, and highly aromatic with little to none of the strong roast character they were expecting.

It seemed like a dark Saison would be a perfect choice, a dry and crisp style with an aroma driven by yeast esters. The addition of dehusked roasted malt allowed the beer to appear dark but retain many of the popular features of the base style.

Brewed in commemoration of the grand opening of the new On the Table by Good Beer Faucets, the beer will be available exclusively at the following locations:
 

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7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at On The Table. Cola, bit of caramel, fruity, malty. Bit flat. Cherry coke or Dr Pepper. Not my favourite by them, but nice enough.
Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:05

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
dark brown color. Light brown head. Big yeasty nose with chocolate and roasted notes. Dry mouth with some red wine, chocolate and yeast notes. I find the flavors fight a bit. In general I don’t think dark saison a work well and this isn’t an exception. Lingering Belgian yeast and chocolate finish . Well made but not my thing
Tried on 13 Apr 2016 at 20:40

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at the brewery. Dark shiny black with low foamy lace. Nose of chocolate, spice, orange, bread, light berries. A bit plain flavor, but easy drinking and well but together with a very dry finish. Somewhat light in body.
Tried from Draft on 26 Mar 2016 at 21:19

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Mugen On tap at KBC. Spicy cinnamon & cloves aroma. Medium to light bodied with a round mouthfeel. Roasty, a bit acrid, wheat flakes, chocolate and phenolic notes. Alright.
Tried from Draft on 26 Mar 2016 at 19:06

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Faucets Tokyo. Belgian yeast nose with some light grass and a faint touch of mint. Slightly above average carbonation with a medium-light body. Light and refreshing on the palate. Some light cacao dryness and hoppy bitterness towards the finish. Some very light smoke as well. Very quaffable, but a very tame saison. Enjoyable. --- Beer merged from original tick of Mugen (夢幻) on 12 Mar 2016 at 15:58 - Score: 7. Original review text: Belgian yeast nose, crisp middle with some light floral notes. A tad of smoke on the finish.
Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2016 at 09:22