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Tokyo Black
Yo-Ho Brewing Company
- From:
- Yo-Ho Brewing Company
- Japan
- Style:
- American Porter
Ranked #373 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #22,666 - Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 12.27%
- Reviews:
- 101
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 17, 2023
- Added:
- Dec 25, 2005
- Wants:
- 21
- Gots:
- 31
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Tokyo Black is a genuine Porter with extremely rich taste and creamy top. The smoky flavor that comes from roasted malt combines nicely with the pleasant bitterness of hops.
35 IBU
35 IBU
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Reviewed by mintzmeet from Washington
3.51/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Very interesting Porter. Slightly off flavors, but they don’t detract too much from the flavor profile. Some bitterness but not acrid. Complex malt flavors. Slight “rubberyness”
Sep 17, 2023
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.88/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
May 2014: 350 ml can, ABV 5%, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Black colour, large tan head. Nice roasty aroma, notes of coffee, dark unsweetened chocolate and woodwork. Dry roasty flavour, not "robust" but nicely balanced, notes of mild coffee and burnt breadcrumbs, hint of dark unsweetened chocolate. Moderate hops. Enjoyable.
Jul 21, 2023
Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
3.92/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
11.8 oz can exp date stamped 23/10/20 into a Kolsch-style glass at Lat 14 Asian Eatery.
L: Pours black with a 1/4" light khaki head that has ok retention, goes to edge foam, light carbo bubbles, light sticky lacing.
S: Sweet candied malts, very highly dark roasted grains, light chocolate, distant dark bread, root beer.
T: Dark roasted sweet malts, char, coffee, dark chocolate, dark fruits, a hint of raisins, dark bread crust. The grains are roasted to the point of being gently smokey. Roasted notes linger. It is very lightly rich.
F: Fairly smooth med to med-heavy bodied with a medium long drying finish.
O: A straight ahead no-frills roasty Porter with char and chocolate that mingle in the center. Lightly sweet at first, it finishes fruity and dry and is gently bitter. Really nice tastes and feel. It is very good in its style.
Jul 21, 2023L: Pours black with a 1/4" light khaki head that has ok retention, goes to edge foam, light carbo bubbles, light sticky lacing.
S: Sweet candied malts, very highly dark roasted grains, light chocolate, distant dark bread, root beer.
T: Dark roasted sweet malts, char, coffee, dark chocolate, dark fruits, a hint of raisins, dark bread crust. The grains are roasted to the point of being gently smokey. Roasted notes linger. It is very lightly rich.
F: Fairly smooth med to med-heavy bodied with a medium long drying finish.
O: A straight ahead no-frills roasty Porter with char and chocolate that mingle in the center. Lightly sweet at first, it finishes fruity and dry and is gently bitter. Really nice tastes and feel. It is very good in its style.
Rated by AlfromPA from Colorado
4.35/5 rDev +16%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +16%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
An excellent porter, with a subtly smoky flavor. Highly recommended, and an excellent value in Japan (280 yen a can).
Dec 06, 2022Rated by CaryLewis9961345 from Japan
3.81/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I'm very comfortable saying this is a fine beer. It's smooth, well balanced with a good flavour. A solid porter that anyone can try.
Jan 07, 2021
Reviewed by kemoarps from Washington
3.74/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Deep clean chestnut body. Garnet at the corners. Substantial fuzzy off tan head. Swells then recedes but remains at about a quarter inch.
Nose is kind of nutty and sweet. Creamy mild chocolate as well.
Kind of generic but decent. Roasty/toasty with a decent amount of char and bakers chocolate. Kind of plummy and weak on the finish though.
Follow through is all bitter char and that kind of tinny stonefruit situation.
Nov 19, 2020Nose is kind of nutty and sweet. Creamy mild chocolate as well.
Kind of generic but decent. Roasty/toasty with a decent amount of char and bakers chocolate. Kind of plummy and weak on the finish though.
Follow through is all bitter char and that kind of tinny stonefruit situation.
Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas
3.79/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bought it at Susan’s Wine shop in Santa Fe, NM.
Poured from a can into a tulip glass. Deep rich brown with good head and lacing. Smell and taste of light chocolate and vanilla. Bit of a mocha finish. Not bad but probably not something to seek out.
Oct 10, 2019Poured from a can into a tulip glass. Deep rich brown with good head and lacing. Smell and taste of light chocolate and vanilla. Bit of a mocha finish. Not bad but probably not something to seek out.
Tokyo Black from Yo-Ho Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
242 ratings
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