Kurofune Porter
Baird Brewing Co. in Izu, Shizuoka, Japan 🇯🇵
Porter Regular|
Score
6.99
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Kurofune (means "Black Ships") was the word the Japanese used to describe the American gunboats that came to open Japan to western trade. Kurofone Porter is sleek and forceful, but leaves a winning bittersweet taste of chocolate and coffee on the tongue. "Do not resist the superior might; cunningly acquiesce, and embrace." Kampai!
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Owls Brew, Singapore. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is caramel malt, light chocolate, coffee, nutty roast, light hop. The flavour is moderate sweet light liqourice bitter with a smooth, dry roasty, liqourice charcoal hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2017
at 07:12
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Kicsi, gyorsan eltűnő hab, fekete szín. Csokis, aszalt szilvás-áfonyás illat. Száraz, pörkölt malátás, aszalt gyümölcsös ízek. Közepesen testes, erősen szénsavas, enyhén keserű. Kissé jellegtelen és sok a szénsav.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2016
at 23:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ Wishbeer. Dark brown with reddish tint, smallish foamy beige head, very faint mocha aroma, low carbonation, lightly sweet mocha taste with a hint of cherry, somewhat thick body, medium bitter mocha finish. Nicely smooth but more like a milk stout than a porter.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2016
at 09:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Pours a clear, dark red brown with a small, creamy, long lasting, beige head that laces. Sweet aroma of chocolate malt, roasted malt and caramel. Sweet flavour of chocolate malt, roasted malt and licorice with a bitter coffee finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2016
at 23:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle into pint glass, bottled on 12/15/2014. Pours hazy dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky tan head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, nuttiness, herbal, floral, light raisin/plum, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop/yeast ester notes; with solid strength. Taste of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, nuttiness, herbal, floral, light raisin/plum, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, nuttiness, and herbal/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is nice. alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice English porter style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2015
at 21:24