Zakkoku Kobo Microbrewery

Microbrewery in Ogawa, Saitama, Japan 🇯🇵
Associated Venue: Zakkoku Kobo Microbrewery

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大塚1151-1, Ogawa, Japan

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8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at the brewery. Bitter and roasty. Nice full body, soy sauce, roast, coffee and dark fruit aroma. Taste is good. Dry, bitter, roast again. Nice!
Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:03

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Tap at the first Keyaki. Nice, citrusy, bit grassy. Decent bitterness, quite grainy too. Aroma is a bit yeasty. Nice and refreshing start.
Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:03

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Keyaki. I have a bit of a different opinion to the two guys below and I drank it at the same time! Aroma is interesting, little sharp liquorice. Taste is good, malty but bitter, bit of caramel, bit of black treacle. Reminds me of traquair. Little bit of spice, ginger. Nice.
Tried on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:03

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Keyaki. Grainy, bit yeasty. Very easy drinking. Bit of yoghurt, lightly fruity. Very easy drinking.
Tried on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:03

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Keyaki. Dark brown, small golden head. Aroma is roasty, bit of chocolate, hint of pepper. Taste is similar, nice roast, pepper comes through stronger. Little bit of a burnt taste which I quite liked. Chocolate, slight sweetness, but set off by the pepper. Really nice.
Tried on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:02

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Tap at Gar Eden. Red amber colour, small head. Aroma is orchard fruity, blueberry. Taste is nice, subtle blueberry with wheaty background, fruitiness comes and goes with each sip. Bitter finish. Pretty nice but a bit underwhelming.
Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:02

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Keyaki. Red amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is decent, grainy spiciness, good hoppiness. Taste is pleasantly bitter, good body, some sweetness. Very drinkable.
Tried on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:02

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Gar Eden. Pale blond colour, small white bubbly head. Aroma is surprisingly grainy but not so wheaty. Taste is more Belgian than German, bit of lemon bitterness. Very crisp with decent graininess. Earl grey like. Total refreshment. Could drink a lot of this.
Tried on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:02

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Keyaki. Interesting, very soft, bit creamy. Aroma is light brown ale type, but herbal and bit fruity. Nice grain. Yum.
Tried on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:02

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Tap at Faucets. Amber coloured, slightly murky. Aroma is very grainy, light sweetness, all malty. Taste is very dry, grainy, hint of fruit at the back, citrus maybe, but totally grain dominated. Light bitterness. Later on softens a bit, but grain becomes a bit spicy and a bit more fruit comes through. Really interesting as Zakko always are.
Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:02