6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Very dark brown, small head. Unusual aroma of coffee and strawberry candy. Mid sweet with light body and well rounded mouthfeel. Slight phenols, some licorice and unusual spices. Mid bitter finish. Quite tasty and certainly unusual.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2012
at 06:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pitch black with a rather small, disappointing head. Very fragrant—sweet potato, coffee, chocolate, and some fruit. Interesting and appetizing. Rich, complex flavor of roasted malt, coffee, sweet potatoes, chocolate. Rich, nice body as well. Sweet but well balanced. Different, but not gimmicky or weird.
Tried
on 03 Mar 2009
at 20:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Some style of lager with satsumaimo in it. Sweet aroma of sweet potato, caramel, spices, and malt. Bright dark purple color, with a fine, pink-purple head. Sweet and slightly cloying, not much hop presence detectable. Not insanely sweet, and interesting. Somewhat starchy. OK, but not as well balanced or flavorful as the Gold.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2009
at 02:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
A pilsner type beer with Japanese Sweet Potato in it. Decent pilsner-like aroma, slightly buttery, with rich malts and medium hopping. Rather sweet, but not too much so, with sweet potatoes. Clear, slightly amber-tinged, with a low white head. Sweet, rich flavor, with malts and sweet potatoes. Light bitterness, but good hop aroma, and the finish could be drier. Decent, though, and not overly sweet at all. Reminiscent of a good helles. Rather full-bodied; very interesting and tasty.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2009
at 02:12