Ginga Kogen Beer Company Stout

Stout

 

Ginga Kogen Beer Company in Sawauchi, Iwate, Japan 🇯🇵

  Brown Ale Regular
Score
5.09
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 25
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6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

I am not sure what Maekchu means, maybe he got an off can or something... 280 yen or so from Lawson. 5.5% can served in a glass beer mug. It’s  quite a good looking stout, deep black with a foamy beige head that left behind no lacing. The aroma is a mild chocolate with a bit of roastiness. Medium bodied the flavor is mostly lightly roasted coffee bitterness with a bit of chocolate in the finish. I think this is pretty good not terribly complex but alright.

Tried from Can on 27 Sep 2013 at 05:23


5.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

0,35 l can. Ginga Gogenis one of the most available craft beers in Japan but for me this is the first time to try their Stout. Can looks stylish, black, some explanation about "what is stout". Beer pours out nice, beer is deep brown, almost black, some brown even in a foamy head. Well, that head disappears fast, leaving only few bubbles. Aroma is a bit too simple - it is possible tonote some roasted malts, and something soft - difficult to put my finger on it but it feels maybe like... raw potato? Something buttery in the aroma also. Taste is smoked malts, slight bitterness and somewhat sour finish. Body is light, not bad but also not entirely satisfying.

Tried from Can on 23 Sep 2013 at 05:37


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Dark beige head, fast gone over virtually black beer; shards of lace. (Wal)nutty, but also hazelnuts, perfumed in a very good way; roasted aromas. Sweet, liquorice, roasted nuts, black rice, walnuts. Not really well-bodied, but quite grist-slick. Not bad, just a tad too timid and sweet.

Tried on 09 Apr 2012 at 10:49


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Tried on 16 Mar 2012 at 11:09


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught at the Craft Beer Festival in Ichinoseki, Iwate. Roasty aroma, some dried fruits, lactic acid. Creamy, smooth body, good palate, good sweet / bitter balance. Slightly sweet but well-balanced and nice. Rich chocolate flavor and a nice roasted level. Very flavorful.

Tried on 25 Aug 2009 at 19:04


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

clear amber, small beige head. aroma is sweet, faint fruity. flavor is faint hoppy, sweet malty.

Tried on 22 Aug 2009 at 18:16


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Dark brown with a lasting off-white head. Weak aroma of caramel. Dry and malty flavour with a caramel note. Clean, thin and boring beer.

Tried on 26 Jul 2009 at 05:05


5.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle 33cl. @ TFODRBSG 2008, Ulfborg, DenmarkClear medium red amber color with a small to average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, caramel, metalic. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. (230808)

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2008 at 02:28


4.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle, courtesy of faroeviking. It pours a clear, amber body with a beige head. Vegetables, caramel and burnt plastic in the aroma. The flavor is better, but it’s still not a very good one, with caramel, roasted malt and some fresh and dried fruits. Medium body. Roasted finish. Not a well-crafted beer. (080823)

Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2008 at 06:15


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Hazy brown with large beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt and caramel notes. Sweet and somewhat watery flavour with caramel and roasted malt. Ends sweet.

Tried on 10 Sep 2008 at 19:44