5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
The nose is somewhat chalky. Chalky mouth with some apples. Slightly sour, chalky finish. Needs work.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2007
at 09:16
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown with a medium, dark brown head. Roasted coffee, molasses in the aroma. Similar flavor with plenty of roasted malts, and some chocolate in addition to the coffee. Medium, smooth body. Very enjoyable.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2007
at 10:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at the 2007 Yokohama Oktoberfest. Golden hazy with a fluffy white head. Fruit, slight spice, citrus, and yeast in the weak aroma. Medium, lightly carbonated body. Boring, watery flavor that is similar to the aroma. A let down.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Oct 2007
at 20:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours deep golden with a rocky, off white head. Light on the citrus, mainly grapefruit, with grass and floral being the stronger player. Caramel malts form a solid backbone. Pleasent. Body is thick for a APA. Hefty bitterness on the tongue, even though the hops don’t seem to add much to the flavor. Has more malt flavor than hops. Some real light grass and citrus. Finish is pretty bitter and dry. I’m a litle dissapointed with the flavor. Flavor and aroma don’t match. Loses points for lack of flavor and rther intense bittering. Probably won’t have again, even though it’s not all that bad. (Rated simultaneously with Lowe1983 in different continents)
Tried
on 01 Oct 2007
at 01:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
CANDY! Aroma of caramel, pineapple, honey, fruits, and sugar sweetness. Flavor was an inprovement. Pineapple, caramel malts, sugar, some more candied fruits. Finished with a suprisingly hoppy bitterness compared to the rest of the beer. If the rest of the beer had been like the finish this would be a lot better. Syrupy body. I didn’t think it was as bad as TimE did, but it still needs a bunch of work. Interesting.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2007
at 02:06
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Deep golden color. Pineapple and caramel candy in the nose. Caramel and pineapple mouth, which as you might guess doesn’t really work. A little sweet and syrupy, but overall flavors just don’t mesh.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Sep 2007
at 08:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
@ GJBF 2007. Sweet aroma, brown sugar, cookie dough, malts, and molasses. Similar flavor, brown sugar is big, roasted malts, caramel, some cocoa, and vanilla. Finish is sugary molasses. A good/interesting stout.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2007
at 00:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Note: Kokuto mean Brown Sugar in English. Pitch black color. Dark brown head. Brown sugar nose that is kind of one - demensional and misleading. Its misleading because the mouth sings of dark chocolate, vanilla, brownies, cooking chocolate and molassess. Molassess and dark chocolate persist in the finish. A bit thin, but that didn’t destract too much.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2007
at 04:23
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
very dark, nearly black in color with a wispy tan head. Excellent aroma of roasted malts, vanilla, coffee, and milk chocolate. Creamy, medium body. Awesome flavor!! Coffee beans, vanilla, chocolate, dark malts, all blended together very well. Finishes with bittersweet malts, and vanilla. Not your run of the mill stout, something new and fun...I’m a big fan.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2007
at 10:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours copper with light orange hues in the highlights. Has a thin off-white head. Aroma is citrus hops, malts, a little molasses, and some floral. Has a solid, medium body. Flavor is malty, some hops and a bit of brown sugar. Finishes fairly bitter. Struck me more as a pale ale than amber, but a good brew no matter the style.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2007
at 06:26