Dry Black
Asahi Breweries in Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵
Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Regular|
Score
5.53
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4.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Clear very dark brown with little brown head. Aroma is licorice, dark chocolate, dust, sour corn. Taste is more dust, a watery bitterness, some soapy sourness. Soapy finish. Ugly.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2016
at 08:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
50 cl can from a convenience store in Seoul, Korean import. Dark cola color, almost black with a deep red hue. Big beige head, lacing, good looking. Light aroma of toasted malts, starch, dust. Taste is moderately bitter, partly sourish, soft to average carbonation, light body, smooth texture, dry finish (nonetheless!), clean, crisp, a little woody. Liked.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2016
at 15:03
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle, 5.5%. Very dark brown with medium beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, bread and hop. Flavour is malt, caramel, bread, little thin, medium sweet, hop, notes of liquorice and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2016
at 12:49
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
(Bottle) Pours black with red hints and thin loose tan head. Modest aroma - hints of nuts and cardboard. Light bodied and fizzy. Unremarkable taste - some toffee sweetness with some vague dark roast toasty hints. Drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2016
at 08:04
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle. Clear dark brown with a light tan head. Aroma is pretty shy, but there’s some nuts, cocoa and caramel. Thin. taste has some licorice too. There’s a bit more flavour than expected after the very modest aroma. Low bitterness. Is dry at the end. A bit empty, but mostly dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2016
at 06:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at Harrys Bar, Boat Quay, Singapore. Poured a clear dark brown with a frothy light tan head. The aroma is light roasted malt, liqourice. The flavour is moderate liqourice bitter sweet with a rich think creamy light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2016
at 08:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Found this at a Chinese restaurant in Melbourne. Dark brown with a full head. Aroma is a bit cocoa-toasty, as typical of the better big brewery dark lagers. Softer body, light chocolate.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2016
at 10:27
3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2
(can) clear, dark brown with a tall brown head; aroma of dough, then hint of roast; watery palate; watery flavour with a light bitter finish; worse than expected
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2015
at 07:31
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
330ml can. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Roasted malts aroma. Taste is roasted malts and brown sugar. Very light and similar to regular Asahi. Bit of a lame attempt at a dark beer.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2015
at 10:51
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
334ml bottle into glass. Dark ruby red beer with thin tan head. Slight slight malt nose. Watery flat mouthfeel with mild sweet nutty finish. Disappointing and not one I will be revisiting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2015
at 05:23