Rogue makes this beer as part of their signature series with (Iron) Chef Masaharu Morimoto. This beer is made using soba commonly known as buckwheat. Soba is a member of the rhubarb family a fruit not a grain. Soba is a common ingredient in traditional Japanese cuisine.
The aroma is slightly hoppy with hint of light malt. The beer has a honey color, with sediment suspended in the beer. The head is thick and white with good retention.
The taste of this beer starts tangy and a little sweet. There is a clear hop bitterness to the beer, and a clear malt sweetness. Then there is a fruit flavor that can not be clearly defined. The mouthfeel is thin, maybe too thin. The finish is lightly bitter with a fruit taste.
I like this beer, but it is hard to describe the taste. I am not familiar with soba fruit but I think I like it. I highly recommend this beer to anyone liking a sweeter beer.
2 comments:
I don't know if there's a such thing as soba fruit. I do know that you're familiar with soba in the form of noodles! (particularly with peanut sauce.)
Or Ramen. Ramen are also called Chuka Soba.
Maybe I'll make you some buckwheat groats one day.
Soba being Buckwheat and related to Rhubarb is all new to me. Here's the info from Rogue http://www.rogue.com/brews.html#MMsoba
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