Brooklyn Kura (Brooklyn Kura Other)

6/21/2025, 11:55:59 PM

6/21/2025

gk1

Fine sake party at our usual bar! We paired it with food and enjoyed it. The second was with sake that is made in the U.S. by Americans. They also make Yamada Nishiki on American soil and use that. He said it is not pure sake, but a mixture of hops and other ingredients. The dish was a terrine of summer vegetables. The color was pink, and when I took a sip, it tasted a little hoppy, which was the first time I had tasted it. After a while, it tasted like wine and berries. It was an interesting taste.

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tos-kim1961

6/16/2025, 3:14:19 PM

6/6/2025

桂むき太郎

Brooklyn Kuraグランドプレーリー

6/14/2025, 12:53:53 PM

6/14/2025

桂むき太郎

Hakkaisan ✖️ Brooklyn, USA. 100% American Yamadanishiki, full-bodied, acidic, gentle ginjo aroma. Green apple-like. Slightly effervescent as well. I felt a kind of oaky flavor that I had never felt before. When I asked the lecturer and seminar staff at Hakkaisan, they explained that American Yamadanishiki does not have much heart white, and that the technology for filtering is still developing. I like the fact that they are focusing on community building as well as sake brewing. I look forward to the future of sake in America.

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Brooklyn KuraGRAND PRAIRIE MILLING RATE 60%

6/13/2025, 9:53:32 AM

Grand Prairie Melon-like aroma becomes plastic in the mouth. Tasteless like soda water, then slightly fizzy and slightly bitter. Delicious when drunk with junk snacks that feel American. I have a feeling! An American SAKE that came to Japan through a partnership with Hakkaisan. This is the second bottle. When I drank the first bottle in April, I thought that I wouldn't go out of my way to choose an expensive American SAKE, but as the price of rice has skyrocketed in recent years and the price of sake made from rice also shows signs of going up, I have reconsidered whether it might be an option if the imported product is this good and if the price range is on par with domestic products. Well, the tariffs in the U.S. are likely to rise.

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iba

6/13/2025, 3:59:23 AM

iba

In a restaurant with many unusual drinks! The atmosphere is wine but the drinks taste like wine.

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Tokiko Takahashi

Brooklyn Kura純米生酒

5/23/2025, 9:44:21 AM

Tokiko Takahashi

Pale yellow, like a Chardonnay. Rich fruitiness reminiscent of apricot and yellow peach, yeasty. Bitter and delicious on the palate with a short finish, yeasty on the nose.

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こたろう

5/18/2025, 7:06:21 AM

5/18/2025

Brooklyn KuraCATSKILLS MILLING RATE 50%

4/25/2025, 11:42:55 AM

Catskill Little aroma, slight solvent aroma. Slightly piquant. Dry in the mouth. Overall, it is clean and refreshing. It could use a little more flavor, but that's okay. Obtained through crowdfunding. This is an American SAKE that came to Japan through a partnership with Hakkaisan. It does not taste strange at all, and is as good as Japanese Sake. If this is the case, is there any reason other than the rarity of choosing an American SAKE to drink in Japan? Price-wise.

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cube10

12/16/2024, 8:02:12 AM

luna

11/18/2024, 2:27:25 PM

tknx

Brooklyn KuraNumber Fourteen純米吟醸

10/23/2024, 11:45:48 PM

10/23/2024

tknx

Chilled Strong banana flavors on the nose and initial taste. Creamy texture that feels like an unfiltered gives way to roughness on the tongue. Nice acidity. Not my favorite sake, a weird mix of crisp flavors and strange mouthfeel, but not terrible either. 70/100

Brooklyn KuraCatskills Limited Release純米大吟醸生酒

9/10/2024, 12:23:01 PM

9/6/2024

Sadly I don’t think the sake is under best condition when I drink - as it has lost the fruity and elegant part of it. Instead it comes with roasted nuts and slight umami feel - also a bit of bamboo and minty feel. Signs of oxidization.

Brooklyn KuraNumber Fourteen純米吟醸生酒

9/10/2024, 12:14:01 PM

9/6/2024

Sake not easy to be found in Japan or Hong Kong. Thanks for a friend bringing it all the way back from New York. To my surprise it is quite a nicely done Junmai Ginjo which gives you the fruity sweetness on palate & smell. Perhaps hard water from US gives you the cream and yogurt lactic acid feel. It is not an elegant type but it wont be too full body which can still be paired with food.

yatsuba

2/12/2024, 11:37:51 AM

2/12/2024

yatsuba

Much different! A messed up wine!

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Wonhee Park

12/17/2023, 1:05:02 AM

ちょろ

9/23/2023, 2:49:16 PM

ちょろ

Dawn of the Young Series😃 Young Dawn of the Young 2023 AUTUMN is an event where young brewers and toji, the future leaders of the sake industry, gather to introduce their pride and joy in sake. Here is the 7th cup! USA 🇺🇸 is located in 🗽 Brooklyn, NY🗽. "Brooklyn Kura" 😃. It is a sake made by Americans using American Yamada Nishiki. 🧔🏼 This event was thankfully free tasting. Actually, they have a partnership with Hakkaisan to give lectures on sake making, and the free tasting event is being held because of the complicated importation and sales process due to the liquor tax law. There were three types of sake at this event, and I tried the most orthodox type. My impression of the drink was The color is clear, the aroma is subdued, and because it is made from Yamada-Nishiki, a full, fruity flavor spreads in the mouth. I heard that it is popular locally, and I hope that sake will become more popular in the U.S. 😋.

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Brooklyn KuraGrand Prairie純米吟醸

Otemachi Financial City (大手町フィナンシャルシティ)

9/18/2023, 4:56:37 AM

9/16/2023

外飲み部

At Young Dawn 2023 AUTUMN. This tasting event brought together young brewers from 46 breweries in 28 prefectures who will lead the sake industry in the future! 13/28 Brooklyn Kura Grand Prairie. Brooklyn Kura brews authentic sake in New York City, and although the brewers were unable to come to Japan, they offered tastings at the booth of Hakkai Shuzo, with whom they have a technical partnership starting this fall! This sake is made with Yamadanishiki grown in Arkansas. It has a slightly complex flavor with a clean mouthfeel.

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Brooklyn KuraNumber Fourteen純米吟醸生酒

Otemachi Financial City (大手町フィナンシャルシティ)

9/18/2023, 4:46:02 AM

9/16/2023

外飲み部

At Young Dawn 2023 AUTUMN. This tasting event brought together young brewers from 46 breweries in 28 prefectures who will lead the sake industry in the future! Dec. 28 Brooklyn Kura Number Fourteen. Brooklyn Kura brews authentic sake in New York City, and although the brewers were unable to come to Japan, they offered tastings at the booth of Hakkai Shuzo, with whom they have a technical partnership starting this fall! A miracle bottle of freshly pressed bottled sake brewed in Brooklyn was brought in by manual transport, and the freshness of the sake was not compromised and tasted as fresh as the local tapping. It is a fresh and juicy sake!

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Brooklyn Kura山廃生貯蔵

Otemachi Financial City (大手町フィナンシャルシティ)

9/17/2023, 11:40:45 AM

9/17/2023

This is already sake! What is Yamahai? I'm amazed! The American Touji is a master! The label says that the sake is made with a traditional Norwegian yeast called "Gjærkrans", which is a Norwegian traditional Rhys type yeast. I hear that they are going to cooperate with Hakkai Sake Brewery and start brewing in earnest from now on.

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Brooklyn Kura辛口ホップ純米

9/17/2023, 10:28:02 AM