3/100) Karuizawa (Nagano Micro Brew)

I have set myself the goal to review three beers or ciders every week for 100 weeks. I will be learning about beer and ciders more as I do this, and if I am successful in this venture, I will have tried about 300 unique drinks. If you're curious how I'm doing, the number in the post's title tells you which week I am in now.

The first three posts in this series are a bit retroactive because I had actually planned on starting this blog series while I was visiting Japan in June. It didn't happen. However, I still count those three weeks in Japan as the first three weeks in my challenge. This is the last of those three retroactive posts.

Black, Clear, Dark

Karuizawa is a brewery in Nagano prefecture. I didn't make it all the way out there to get this beer though. Instead, I found it in a supermarket in Osaka. Unfortunately, I did not have my notebook with me when I enjoyed these beers along the river with a friend. I apologize for my brevity.

Black) My notes simply say "A deep, dark coffee-like taste." Beyond that I can't remember the details of the experience. I do know that I wouldn't mind having it again. ☆☆☆

Clear) Clear may be the first beer I've had that I can say I disliked. The initial to mid had a odd flavor that was a bit like hops but suffered from some sort of distortion, possibly a sourness. However, the aftertaste is what killed it for me. It finished arbitrarily strong. ☆

Dark) Dark had a fairly light and watery initial. In fact it almost reminded me of a Guinness without being as smooth. The finish cut in a littler harsher than I liked, but overall, this one was not bad. ☆☆☆