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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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle sample at a tasting at Tom L’s place. Thanks zvsn. Dark brown. Aroma of chocolate, caramel, some fruitiness, vegetal notes. Sweetish flavor with caramel, chocolate, toast, a bit of roast, and a bitterish finish. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2015
at 05:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark brown to black colored, red hue, medium strong tan head, a bit hazy. Aroma is caramel, coffee and roasted malts. Taste is low sweet caramel, come chocolate and roasted malt with some roasted acidity, coffee. Dry roasty bitter finish. Low to medium bodied, watery mouthfeel.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2015
at 04:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draught at Bishop’s Arms Folkungagatan, Stockholm, 15 May 2015) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of coffee, dark chocolate and a touch of citrus. Malty, roasted taste with coffee, dark chocolate, dark bread, dark fruit and a certain coffee bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Solid and very well balanced porter. Very nice.
Tried
on 17 May 2015
at 09:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Re-rate: Tap a Naka-Meguro. Very solid standard porter. On tap at Nakameguro Taproom. Served in a stemmed tulip. Jet black with a modest tan head. Huge chocolate and roasted coffee bouquet on the nose. Bitter roasted coffee with milk chocolate taste becoming more prevalent as the beer comes to room temperature. Nice hints of cacao, licorice and prune also present. Creamy mouthfeel and nice well-balanced finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Kurofune Porter (黒船ポーター) on 11 May 2015 at 00:25 - Score: 7
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2015
at 11:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Botella de 33 cl en el lúpulo en el momento el 06-02-2015. lote de 17-06-2014. color marrón oscuro muy turbio con espuma beige oscura. Aromas y sabores maltosos y de cereales con toques tostados, algo especiados, con cacaos y ligero quemado y amargo al final. cuerpo medio con 6 vol, fácil de beber y paso algo áspero y seco. Bastante buena.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2015
at 15:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
flesje bij de Bierkoning te Amsterdam, schenkt zwart met bruine kraag. Aroma van mout, chocolade, zoet, koffie, goed maar niet extreem aanwezig aroma. Smaken zijn redelijk zoet, matig bitter, redelijk moutig van geroosterde/gebrande mouten, koffie, en vanille. medium body, lage co2 zoetig, wel opvallend is de vrij lichte/dunne body als basis.
Tried
on 04 Feb 2015
at 08:23
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
0,33L bottle (from Koht, Tallinn), BB 17.06.2015. Pours dark brown with light brown head. The head stays forever. Aroma is sweet, milk chocolate, roast. Flavor is sweet, milk chocolate, roast, malt. Finish is very mild roast. Feels a lot lighter than 6% brew. Overall: nice brew, easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2015
at 15:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home first drink of holiday weekend. Pours muddy brown with nose of chocolate and ash. Tastes of roasted malt, chocolate, dusty, tar, molasses, tobacco, and lingering peanut butter. Bitter and acidic palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2014
at 18:08