Otaru Stout
Hokkaido Brewing
- From:
- Hokkaido Brewing
- Japan
- Style:
- Irish Dry Stout
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.68 | pDev: 7.34%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 24, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 28, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Ozzylizard from Pennsylvania
3.9/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Otaru Stout from Hokkaido Brewery. Purchased 10/20/20 for $5.82 (Including tax) for 11.2 oz bottle ($ 0.520/oz) from Shangy’s in Emmaus, PA. Reviewed 11/21/20.
Bottle marked on cap “OB1990 20.04.21”. On room temperature shelf at store and stored at home at 42 degrees. Served at 45 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. Final temperature 52.8 degrees.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Deep amber (SRM 15), clear.
Body – Ruby brown (SRM 24), opaque. When held to direct light, the ruby is evident.
Head – Large (Maximum five cm, aggressive center pour), tan, high density with a rocky top, average retention, diminishing to a three mm crown and rocky complete cap.
Lacing – Excellent! Wide band of tiny bubbles
Aroma – 4 – Fairly strong roasted malt and sweet lactose. No hops, no yeast.
Flavor – 3.75 – Begins and ends with a dry, roasted malt bitterness. This lessens with familiarity. None of the sweetness suggested by the nose. No hops, no yeast. No alcohol (5 % ABV, as marked on container) taste or aroma. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl.
Palate – 4 – Medium, creamy, soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 4. Decent example of a dry Irish Stout.
Nov 21, 2020Bottle marked on cap “OB1990 20.04.21”. On room temperature shelf at store and stored at home at 42 degrees. Served at 45 degrees in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. Final temperature 52.8 degrees.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Deep amber (SRM 15), clear.
Body – Ruby brown (SRM 24), opaque. When held to direct light, the ruby is evident.
Head – Large (Maximum five cm, aggressive center pour), tan, high density with a rocky top, average retention, diminishing to a three mm crown and rocky complete cap.
Lacing – Excellent! Wide band of tiny bubbles
Aroma – 4 – Fairly strong roasted malt and sweet lactose. No hops, no yeast.
Flavor – 3.75 – Begins and ends with a dry, roasted malt bitterness. This lessens with familiarity. None of the sweetness suggested by the nose. No hops, no yeast. No alcohol (5 % ABV, as marked on container) taste or aroma. No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl.
Palate – 4 – Medium, creamy, soft carbonation.
Final impression and summation: 4. Decent example of a dry Irish Stout.
Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey
3.74/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Dark cola like pour produces a dark tan head, 1/4 inch that was moderately lasting. Weak holding lace.
S: Rich dark chocolate, some marshmallow, and some oily espresso scents. Warm piney hops and sweet fudge brownies with a sweetness of dark plums. A nice level of awareness, very smooth, with a nice roasty charred finish.
T: Charred firewood is wet and silty with some smokey malt and dark fruit sweetness of plums. Sweet figs, raisiiny character, and fruit cake has a nice thick roasty and oily base to balance. Dark caramel, hints of vanilla, and buttery grains.
M: Light medium base, with a strong and active mouthful of carbonation. Bubbly texture, oily roast warmth.
O: Overall leaves with a very smooth and earthy bitterness, silty roast. Nice touch of smokiness, very smooth and sweet, dark fruit that starts and finishes well.
Jan 09, 2019S: Rich dark chocolate, some marshmallow, and some oily espresso scents. Warm piney hops and sweet fudge brownies with a sweetness of dark plums. A nice level of awareness, very smooth, with a nice roasty charred finish.
T: Charred firewood is wet and silty with some smokey malt and dark fruit sweetness of plums. Sweet figs, raisiiny character, and fruit cake has a nice thick roasty and oily base to balance. Dark caramel, hints of vanilla, and buttery grains.
M: Light medium base, with a strong and active mouthful of carbonation. Bubbly texture, oily roast warmth.
O: Overall leaves with a very smooth and earthy bitterness, silty roast. Nice touch of smokiness, very smooth and sweet, dark fruit that starts and finishes well.
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