Imperial Stout
Hyouko Yashiki No Mori Brewery (Swan Lake) in Agano, Niigata, Japan 🇯🇵
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.68
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7.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Jet black with a rich light brown head. Roast and nice cocoa notes, roast and some molasses notes and a cocoa finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jan 2020
at 13:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Kura Kura. Dark brown, small golden head. Aroma is roasty, coffee, deep and dark, fruity. Taste is nice, dark, roasty, bitterness at finish, bit of coffee. Quite thick. OK, but maybe a bit predictable.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Swan Lake, Tokyo. Near black with a ring tan head. Aroma of rich malt, licorice, dark chocolate, toffee, fudge and caramel. Flavour is heavy sweet. Full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2019
at 17:16
8/10
Tried
on 15 Mar 2019
at 19:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
330 ml bottle at Swan Lake Pub Edo in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. black, beige/tan ring. smell-roast, dark chocolate, cocoa. taste-roast, light soy sauce, dark chocolate, cocoa. full body. This rating not sponsored by ZX Ventures or AB Inbev.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2019
at 02:43
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
33 cl bottle from Tokio @ home. Pitch black color. Brown head with some retention. Aroma’s of roasted malts, black treacle, coffee/mocha, chocolate, light red fruit. Retronasal it’s sweet, chocolate, light roast, light fruity. Flavor is above moderate sweet, roasty, sweet coffee, light fruit. Medium bodied. Nice velvetty mouthfeel. Long finish, roasty, coffee-ish. Great impy!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2017
at 15:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Mick. Pours a pitch black color with a large brown head, very thick but goes down a bit. A big roasty nose, dark fruit, some hot alcohols. The flavor is licorice, roast, a dark ashy chocolate. Very big beer, fairly hot. Not a sugary sweet Impy here, but a big roasty metallic one, and it is great. Lovely beer. Maybe a bit hot, but otherwise good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2016
at 23:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Craftheads, Tokyo. Pours black with brownish head. Roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, licorice. Sweet. Dry and bitter Finish. Full bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
Craft Heads
on 09 Aug 2016
at 12:29
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Swan Lake Imperial Stout 10% On tap at Molto. Pitch black pour with a tan head that leaves lacing that coats the edge of the glass with a beige film. A roasty chocolate, savoury with hints of Scandinavian licorice and possibly coconut. Insanely full bodied, the mouthfeel is like drinking melted ice cream - in a good way, I get the feel you could stand a spoon up straight in this. Wild. The taste isn’t quite as complex as the Barrel-Aged version but is damn good. Roasty, red grapes, licorice, cocoa nibs, a bit of toasted oats, rich bitter chocolate. This is probably one of the best Japanese Imperial Stouts out there and definitely one flying under the radar.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Dec 2015
at 08:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Pub Edo fall 2014. Dark brown with a small dark tan head. Big coffee aromas along with some roasted malt, prune, fig, and some cacao. Taste is more of the same with the cacao and coffee taking the lead. The roasted malt flavors come out as well. Some light resiny hop flavor comes out as well, especially on the finish, which is dry and smooth. --- Beer merged from original tick of Swan Lake Imperial Stout on 16 Feb 2016 at 14:45
Tried
from Draft
on 10 May 2015
at 05:57