6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at BeerFes Osaka 2018. Malty nose, caramel, smoke, light diacetyl. Sweet and smoky flavor, chocolate, caramel. Decent though rather mild and sweet.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jul 2018
at 04:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
550 yen for 400ml from the Sandaya take out window in Kobe’s Harborland which much cheaper than the beer at the nearby Oktoberfest. A colack black pour with a big tan head. It has a soft chewy cocoa aroma with a meaty roastiness to it. Thin bodied the beer has a savory dark chocolate taste with solid roasted notes. The finish is almost smokey, overall pretty good and it is great to grab a beer and enjoy a view of Kobe’s harbor.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2014
at 02:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at Kobe Harborland steak house, 550 yen to go glass. It pours a rich deep gold with a thick foamy off-white head. The aroma has a slight yeasty fruitiness I don’t typically associate with a pilsner. The mouthfeel is smooth & full while the taste is pretty good: earthy, malty nutty/biscuit notes with a crisp clean bitter finish. A tasty beer. --update, had another take out glass today(Nov. 2015) and it is a crisp Pilsner with an aromatic floral hop bouquet, easy drinking and kicked this up by 0.2.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2014
at 05:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught at the Harbor Land Sandaya Restaurant in Kobe. Dark golden, almost amber color, with a thick, fine head. Rich malty nose, with biscuits and bread, and nice grassy hops. Sweet, rich malt flavor, citrus and grassy hop, and a touch of caramel. Bread and cereals galore! Soft, citrus and pine bitterness in the finish. Smooth, soft mouth; rich yet light, but with a rather prickly finish. Great.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2010
at 17:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at the Kobe Harbor Land Restaurant. Deep, dark, shiny black with a fine tan head. Rich, sweet malt aroma: chocolate, milk, a touch of cafe au lait, bread, cereals. Sweetish yet quite complex malt flavor with lots of chocolate and coffee, and a slight sour tang that’s not unpleasant. Very creamy, with a nice roasty bitter finish. Smooth, medium weight, clean. It’s very well done, though a tad too sweet and too fizzy.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2010
at 16:59