Sapporo Premium Black Beer

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We’re back after a dry January, and it’s nice to be back. This is Sapporo Premium Black Beer, a dark lager. This beer is 5% ABV. According to Sapporo, the passion for the craftsmanship of this beer has gone back one hundred and forty years. This beer has dark roast malts, select barley, and hops and is brewed in several places in Japan, Canada, and Vietnam. This black lager pours a light black with a sticky three-finger beige head. The aroma is malted, light coffee roast, and dark. The flavor is dark, roasted, light coffee, malty, smooth, and light bodies. I found this beer slightly watery in the back of the mouth. This has a medium feel in the mouth. Then, the beer comes to a slightly roasted malt finish. Then comes a lightly malted aftertaste that fades really quick. I think this beer is fine, but there are better dark lagers out there. Sapporo Premium Black Beer is a C-. It is okay, but nothing really memorable. It wouldn’t be a bad choice to try if you wanted. I just don’t find it to be perfect. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Kabrew Kumiho IPA

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I purchased the other beer at the Super G Mart international grocery store. This is Kabrew Kumiho IPA. This IPA is produced near the  Cheongpyeong-myeon, Sangcheon-ri, and Sangsaek-ri, with Cheongusan Mountain to the west and Bulgi Mountain to the east. This IPA is 6.3% ABV. This beer pours a deep orange color with a light one-finger beige head. The aroma is bitter, orange, hops, and malty. This smells like a more traditional IPA. The taste is orangey, light pine, bitter, and hoppy. It has an overly bitter flavor that as this beer warms that bitterness intensifies. This has a medium feeling in the mouth. This IPA has a somewhat harsh bitter finish. The aftertaste is a bitter orange that does linger. This has a harsh flavor that is not good. Kumiho IPA is a low D-. I nearly finished this beer. By the time I was 90% through this IPA, the bitterness had become too strong, and I just couldn’t finish. I really don’t recommend Kumiho IPA. Don’t drink this! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Awesome Brewing Co. Seongsu-Dong American Pale Ale

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Yesterday I went to Alley 51 at Super G Mart in Pineville, NC a part of Charlotte. Alley 51 is a food hall/food court with mainly Asian food. Then I went through the Super G Mart and found Seongsu-Dong American Pale Ale brewed in Seoul South Korea. Seongsu is described as the Brooklyn, NYC of Seoul. This Ale is 4.5%. I haven’t seen many Pale Ales that low in ABV. This pale ale pours a deeper shade of yellow with a two-finger thin white head. The aroma is sweet with citrus fruit, and this has a decent hop aroma. The flavor is semi-sweet, citrusy, bitter/hoppy, and has a very light bread note. I found that interesting but out of place in a pale ale. This has a lighter feel to the mouth. This beer comes to a citrusy finish with a bit of hoppy flavor. The aftertaste is semi-sweet with citrus and some hops. But this does linger before fading like a song on the radio. I’ve never had South Korean beer or craft beer. This was good and sessionable. I give this an A. I almost gave it an A+ but the bread note knocked back it just a millimeter. I would recommend this beer if you can find it. It’s good. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!