Hakata Hyakunenkura Junmai Ginjo F44
15% 55% 720ml 1870yen
I went to Hakata brewery from Tokyo. There were a lot of souvenirs and many foreigners were there.
This is the first time to drink sake from this brewery, but it gives the impression of being sweet, heavy, and guttural. It has a flavor like persimmon extract and a depth like soy sauce-based soup stock. It is sweet and spicy, sweet and strong, and has a powerful feeling of more than 15 degrees Celsius.
My wife said it has a salty taste.
It is a little too strong to keep drinking. It is best served on the rocks.
The website says that it is for "food", but I wonder if this is the taste that people in Kyushu prefer.
The label says "F44" because it uses Fukuoka's strain 44 yeast.
Rating 3.7 (out of 5.0) 20231212
Not actually sure when I drank this but I’m pretty sure I drank it with Grace and Eddy. I remember it being floral and refined, not surprising considering it’s a JG!
Hakata Hyakunenkura Shiboritate Junmai-shu Namaishu 17% 70%.
Purchased at a brewery in Hakata. It was a beautiful facility with a lot of attention to detail for tourism. Many foreigners visit the brewery.
This Shiboritate Junmai sake has a strong raw sake flavor. When you put it in your mouth, you will feel lactic acidity, astringency like grape skin, and spiciness in that order.
The body is strong and very drinkable. It has a strong body and is very satisfying to drink.
The sake brewery was more solid than I expected. If I visit Fukuoka again, I will stop by.
Rating 4.0 (out of 5.0) 20231119
During my recent trip to Kyushu, I had a chance to go to a brewery open house and was served 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, and a free-flowing sake and amazake, which I don't know what it was. I think I enjoyed the 3 light nigori, which is full of rice flavor, and the 9 awayura.
Perhaps because it is within walking distance from Hakata Station, and perhaps because it was a warm sunny day ahead of the season, there were so many people in the not so spacious premises that it was hard to take the time to savor the sake....
It was served hot.
It has a nice sweet aroma of rice, and when you take a sip, the moderate sweetness stands out.
The acidity follows later, and it has a nice sharpness, making it good to drink hot in winter.
Of course, it is also delicious cold or at room temperature, making it a versatile sake.
It's really tasty!
It has just the right amount of acidity and the alcohol is low enough that I think anyone can easily drink it and I recommend it!
But is this sake really sake? 🤔It's a sake ...... but the item is sake, so it's ok. ......
It is said to be a Hakata locally distributed product.
Water? I thought so, but then bitterness and a thin grape-like fruity taste + a refreshing sweetness spread out. The lingering taste is astringent from the alcohol and a bittersweet feeling in the mouth like thin cocoa.