Valentines Day is around the corner. Are you looking a special present for that beer drinker in your life? Craft Beer Chubu is here to help you. Recently, I have tried some some Japanese chocolate beers and a unique sweet beer. Enjoy!!
These three excellent beers are from Kanagawa's Sanktgallen Bewery. They can be bought in the second floor basement of Takashimaya at JR Nagoya Station and at Yanagibashi's Odakaya Liquor Store. These beers are priced around 450 yen per bottle.
Sanktgallen's Imperial Chocolate Stout
ABV 9%
Nose: dark chocolate
slight coffee
roasted malt
slightly sweet
Taste: hints of bitterness from hops
roasted malt
bitter chocolate
somewhat strong due to the high alcohol content
dry roasted coffee beans
This beer is recommended for those who are looking for a full flavor beer that has a slight kick to it.
Sanktgallen's Smoked Chocolate Stout
ABV: 6.5%
Nose: dark chocolate
roasted malt
coffee beans
somewhat smoky
Taste: coffee beans
dark chocolate
smoky
roasted malt
slight bitterness
somewhat thin
This beer is recommended who are looking a stout that is not heavy but has a flavorful punch.
Sanktgallen's Kukoto Sweet Stout
ABV: 6.5%
Nose: sweet
malty
hints of coffee bean
hints of brown sugar
Taste: smooth
somewhat sweet
somewhat bitter
brown sugar
This is a very refined beer. The brown sugar from Okinawa adds an interesting dynamic to the beer. Would go great with Japanese food.
There is one more beer available for Valentines Day, and it is not recommended. It can be at the Seijo Ishii supermarket. One bottle is 630 yen.
Shirayuki Chocola Premium
ABV: 5.5%
Nose: milk chocolate
chocolate spread
Taste: low bitterness
clean
light
milk chocolate
This is a very superficial beer. The milk chocolate in this beer is very disappointing. When tasting it, it tasted like fake chocolate. This beer was clearly made for Valentines Day. It is a light disappointing beer that is expensive.
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