Kurojyaga
Streek Bieren Iwamizawa Bakushukan
- From:
- Streek Bieren Iwamizawa Bakushukan
- Japan
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.11 | pDev: 0%
- Reviews:
- 1
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 20, 2004
- Added:
- Mar 20, 2004
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by donnebaby from North Carolina
3.11/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.11/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Kurojyaga = Black potatoe.
This beer seems to be somewhat of a gimmick beer, marketed to tourists to Hokkaido--who seek, among other things, potatoes. I've also seen a corn version of this beer out there, but haven't tried it yet. I wouldn't have bought this beer, but it was given to me.
It's a very dark, dark brown with a fast-fading, somewhat cool dark brown head. Ingredients are: malt, hops, and potatoes.
I could barely find anything to call a smell, just some faint wisps of coffee and caramel.
In the mouth--I was VERY surprised. This beer tastes great! The dominant flavor is light bitter roasted coffee, with something vegetal as well. It makes way immediately for the finale--a stiff baking chocolate hop dryness with big accents of dirt--yes, fresh Hokkaido topsoil--which reminded me of freshly picked, dirty potatoes. A faint potatoe taste, as well as unidentified spices, arrive at the palate late--and the aftertaste is endless. A truly unique taste.
This beer needs some work though!
Mar 20, 2004This beer seems to be somewhat of a gimmick beer, marketed to tourists to Hokkaido--who seek, among other things, potatoes. I've also seen a corn version of this beer out there, but haven't tried it yet. I wouldn't have bought this beer, but it was given to me.
It's a very dark, dark brown with a fast-fading, somewhat cool dark brown head. Ingredients are: malt, hops, and potatoes.
I could barely find anything to call a smell, just some faint wisps of coffee and caramel.
In the mouth--I was VERY surprised. This beer tastes great! The dominant flavor is light bitter roasted coffee, with something vegetal as well. It makes way immediately for the finale--a stiff baking chocolate hop dryness with big accents of dirt--yes, fresh Hokkaido topsoil--which reminded me of freshly picked, dirty potatoes. A faint potatoe taste, as well as unidentified spices, arrive at the palate late--and the aftertaste is endless. A truly unique taste.
This beer needs some work though!
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