Porter
Hyouko Yashiki No Mori Brewery (Swan Lake) in Agano, Niigata, Japan 🇯🇵
Porter Regular|
Score
6.99
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6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Smell of burnt malt, tar. Dark brown colour, beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, spices, some burnt sugar. Medium bitter, medium sweet.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bakushu Club Popeye (Popeye Beer Club)
on 18 May 2026
at 02:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
22/10/2024. Draft at Craft Beer Market. Toranomon, Tokyo. Pours dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma is dark chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, prunes, ash, touch smoky. Moderate sweetness, medium roasted bitterness. Medium body, smooth, average to soft carbonation. Decent porter.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2024
at 14:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at pub Edo. Dark red brown colour, small beige gold head. Aroma smoky and a bit spicy, some fruit. Classic porter smell. Taste, bit dark chocolate malt, some spice, little prickle. Bit of vanilla. Very nice. Rerate May 2013 at Gar Eden. Maybe more cafe au lait this time. Smooth. Aroma is bitter coffee. Nice creaminess again. One extra taste point but not much else changed.
Tried
on 09 Sep 2019
at 15:54
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draft at Swan Lake, Tokyo. Black with a ring beige head. Aroma of roast, dark chocolate, coffee and caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2019
at 17:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Swan Lake Pub, Edo. The aroma is roasty, light caramel, charcoal. The flavour is moderate to light sweet, with a light, roasty, charcoal, ashtray palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2019
at 07:56
9/10
In the lap of the black gods...
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Sep 2018
at 22:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Small beige head. Opaque black body. Sweetish earthy mealy roasty taste with caramelly notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, mealy mouthfeel. Sweetish toasty toffee and caramel aftertaste with dusty resiny notes. Long, lingering caramel finish. Lovely! Full of flavour, smooth, easy-drinking. (0.3l draft at Popeye, Tokyo.)
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jul 2017
at 10:14
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Lots of coffee, very bitter. A little phenolic. Smooth finish. Some cherries maybe. Too bitter for me.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2016
at 12:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Aldgate as Aldgate Porter. Still not 100% sure if this is Swan Lake or Sankt Gallen. Pours dark brown, small beige head. Medium roastiness, dark chocolate, coffee, sweetish. Medium bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Aldgate
on 18 Aug 2016
at 14:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml @ Nøgne Ø
Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, chocolate, coffee and funk. Taste is medium sweet, light bitter and light sour with a long chocolate, coffee, funky and sourish finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Don’t know if the tartness are intentional but it’s pretty good.
Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, chocolate, coffee and funk. Taste is medium sweet, light bitter and light sour with a long chocolate, coffee, funky and sourish finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. Don’t know if the tartness are intentional but it’s pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2016
at 07:54