Sapporo Breweries Sapporo Black

Sapporo Black

 

Sapporo Breweries in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵

  Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Regular
Score
6.25
ABV: - IBU: - Ticks: 7
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4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Cola-like acidity mixed with modest notes of chocolate and caramel, with a touch of lemon and a faint floral bitterness on the back end. More complex than regular Sapporo but not better.

Tried from Can on 07 Jul 2025 at 00:48


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Drunk in NYC from a can purchased in a Japanese supermarket. Brings back memories from Richmond and Cary Street Wine, where I believe I often got this beer around 25y ago. Yep there's that malty, light-molasses black flavor that is full but dry, balanced with pretty smooth earthy-forest-smelling hops. Not super complex but sufficient, quality flavor and refreshing bitterness. Drink cold!

Tried from Can on 22 Jun 2025 at 22:56


6.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Tin. Black body with fast fading brown head. Malty aroma. Malty taste with a little fruit. Fast finish. Last tin at a local Safeway.

Tried on 24 Nov 2023 at 03:46


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

650ml can into glass. From 1st choice liquor, Sylvania. Made in Vietnam. Dark brown/red beer with a thin coffee coloured ring. Nose has touches of fruit and coffee. Chocolate/coffee flavour, slight effervescence. Quite sweet. Finish has loads of umami and lingering coffee. Self described as a dark Lager, not so sure about that. Nice enough but too sweet to have more than one.

Tried from Can on 21 Jul 2020 at 12:46


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can. Pours a very dark clear amber-brown with a beige head. Malty aroma. Taste is toasted malt, caramel, some nuttiness. Finish is a bit sweet. Not great, but better than expected.

Tried from Can on 23 Oct 2018 at 05:17


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

22 oz can. Black pour with ruby highlights and a beige head with decent retention. No lacing. Low carbonation. Light body. Muted roast lager flavor. Smooth and easy drinking. The flavor is simple and short-lived. Decent.

Tried from Can on 07 May 2017 at 16:20


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

Brewed in Canada. 650 ml can.

A very dark brown..reddish highlights pour. Nice head of tannish foam.

Smells of roasted malt, grain and some hops?

Light roasted malt flavour, dark chocolate, which I would suggest brings the bitter notes to the table. There are some sweet chocolate/caramel tastes as well.

Decent body with adequate carbonation.

Not bad.

Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2016 at 15:27