Kyoto Kuromame Ale
Kizakura Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.
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- From:
- Kizakura Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.
- Japan
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #97 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #14,432 - Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 10.08%
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 10, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 01, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
Notes:
None
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4.66 by Beecham from California on Apr 10, 2022
3.9/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
by hreb from Washington
Kiazkura Kyoto Kuromame Ale, the weirdest beer I could find at Uwajimaya this week. 330ml bottle stamped (I think) "YB.6.YF" and a peculiar pull-tab top that I don't think I've ever seen before. Served in a bulb glass for some reason. Pours a nice pumpkin amber color with little head and good clarity. I'm not sure why but I expected it to be darker, like a smoked porter or something. All I get in the aroma is a bit of sweet malt, nothing out of the ordinary at all. A whiff of smoke as it warms. Flavor is something different from the appearance though -- there are big roasted flavors here. I'd expect roasted barley or chocolate malt or something like that, but based on the color we're not dealing with anything more than some crystal 80 (just a guess, to be clear). Do those roasty flavors come from roasted beans rather than malt? Pretty wild if that's the case. There's gentle smoke and toasty malt, but despite the copper color and malt profile it's doesn't taste at all like Munich.
Evaluated as a brown ale or stout this would stand up quite well, and then the color is just mind-blowing.
Nov 25, 2021
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
by hreb from Washington
Kiazkura Kyoto Kuromame Ale, the weirdest beer I could find at Uwajimaya this week. 330ml bottle stamped (I think) "YB.6.YF" and a peculiar pull-tab top that I don't think I've ever seen before. Served in a bulb glass for some reason. Pours a nice pumpkin amber color with little head and good clarity. I'm not sure why but I expected it to be darker, like a smoked porter or something. All I get in the aroma is a bit of sweet malt, nothing out of the ordinary at all. A whiff of smoke as it warms. Flavor is something different from the appearance though -- there are big roasted flavors here. I'd expect roasted barley or chocolate malt or something like that, but based on the color we're not dealing with anything more than some crystal 80 (just a guess, to be clear). Do those roasty flavors come from roasted beans rather than malt? Pretty wild if that's the case. There's gentle smoke and toasty malt, but despite the copper color and malt profile it's doesn't taste at all like Munich.
Evaluated as a brown ale or stout this would stand up quite well, and then the color is just mind-blowing.
Nov 25, 2021
3.09 by nmann08 from Virginia on Jun 19, 2021
4.25/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
by Troy-Hawaii from Hawaii
Bought a single 11.2oz bottle Don Quijote $5.29
Smell of smoky chocolate, coffee
Hazy brownish color
Medium-heavy mouthfeel
Medium carbonation
Taste of smoky black beans, a little chocolate
Overall this is a very interesting beer in a good way. First one I've had with black beans and that smoky flavor works well with it.
Mar 19, 2021
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
by Troy-Hawaii from Hawaii
Bought a single 11.2oz bottle Don Quijote $5.29
Smell of smoky chocolate, coffee
Hazy brownish color
Medium-heavy mouthfeel
Medium carbonation
Taste of smoky black beans, a little chocolate
Overall this is a very interesting beer in a good way. First one I've had with black beans and that smoky flavor works well with it.
Mar 19, 2021
3.99/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by Bilch from California
brown 11.5 oz bottle into 16 oz mason jar
look: opaque orange brown, 4+ inch billowing, light khaki head, fine bubbled, fades slowly, intricate lacing.
smell: malty, nutty breadiness, slight piney hops, and brown sugar
taste: nutty malt, coffee overtones, some piney hoppy bitterness. slight sweetness
feel: medium low carbonation, full bodied mouth feel.
overall: a respectable craft brew, that is in its own style. It’s a nice flavor, nice beer to review, so try it if you can!
Feb 08, 2021
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by Bilch from California
brown 11.5 oz bottle into 16 oz mason jar
look: opaque orange brown, 4+ inch billowing, light khaki head, fine bubbled, fades slowly, intricate lacing.
smell: malty, nutty breadiness, slight piney hops, and brown sugar
taste: nutty malt, coffee overtones, some piney hoppy bitterness. slight sweetness
feel: medium low carbonation, full bodied mouth feel.
overall: a respectable craft brew, that is in its own style. It’s a nice flavor, nice beer to review, so try it if you can!
Feb 08, 2021
3.5 by mpenske from California on Apr 18, 2020
4.23/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
by aatazebeats from Texas
A very interesting brew. The best way I can describe it is that it looks like a really watery brown ale, but tastes like a great, rich coffee porter. Excellent. Smells like black bean mochi, coffee and a hint of brown sugar and milk chocolate. Tastes like a coffee porter with a slight hint of black bean, but feels very rich almost like a milk stout. Very impressed.
Jan 15, 2020
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
by aatazebeats from Texas
A very interesting brew. The best way I can describe it is that it looks like a really watery brown ale, but tastes like a great, rich coffee porter. Excellent. Smells like black bean mochi, coffee and a hint of brown sugar and milk chocolate. Tastes like a coffee porter with a slight hint of black bean, but feels very rich almost like a milk stout. Very impressed.
Jan 15, 2020
4.06 by SViterileroux74 from Texas on Dec 10, 2019
4/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by LiquidAmber from Washington
Poured into a Fremont small snifter. Pours a medium orange brown, nearly tea colored, with a one finger off-white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of light biscuit malt, faintly bean component that actually kind of smells like coffee, mild cocoa and nuts; interesting. Flavor is dark malt, earthy bean, mild coffee and nuts with a light sake-yeast note and a light bitterness in the finish. Medium bodied with light creaminess. To be honest, knowing that there is bean paste in this, I can taste it, but the overall profile is very much like a brown ale, with nutty, earthy coffee taste. An overall roasty note becomes more clear in the finish. The yeast has some flavor indications of the sake orientation of the brewery, although this a quite malty beer. Different and quite drinkable. I like it.
Dec 06, 2019
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
by LiquidAmber from Washington
Poured into a Fremont small snifter. Pours a medium orange brown, nearly tea colored, with a one finger off-white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of light biscuit malt, faintly bean component that actually kind of smells like coffee, mild cocoa and nuts; interesting. Flavor is dark malt, earthy bean, mild coffee and nuts with a light sake-yeast note and a light bitterness in the finish. Medium bodied with light creaminess. To be honest, knowing that there is bean paste in this, I can taste it, but the overall profile is very much like a brown ale, with nutty, earthy coffee taste. An overall roasty note becomes more clear in the finish. The yeast has some flavor indications of the sake orientation of the brewery, although this a quite malty beer. Different and quite drinkable. I like it.
Dec 06, 2019
3.99/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
by elNopalero from California
The bottle indicates this is made with roasted black beans, “with smoky taste.”
I’m curious. Let’s find out.
Capped top with a pull tab that pops open after the slightest tug. Pours with a healthy head, light amber tan capped by creamy faint cocoa foam. The aroma is intriguing. There’s definitely a black bean earthiness to the nose, with a faint smokiness. The smoky black bean character comes across on the palate, matched by some musty hops. It reminds me of the sweet bean paste inside of mochi, almost. Effervescent, but falls flat in some regards.
Dec 01, 2019
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
by elNopalero from California
The bottle indicates this is made with roasted black beans, “with smoky taste.”
I’m curious. Let’s find out.
Capped top with a pull tab that pops open after the slightest tug. Pours with a healthy head, light amber tan capped by creamy faint cocoa foam. The aroma is intriguing. There’s definitely a black bean earthiness to the nose, with a faint smokiness. The smoky black bean character comes across on the palate, matched by some musty hops. It reminds me of the sweet bean paste inside of mochi, almost. Effervescent, but falls flat in some regards.
Dec 01, 2019
Kyoto Kuromame Ale from Kizakura Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
10 ratings