Hakutaku

Name: Hakutaku
Brand: Martin House Brewing Company
Rating: 3.97 (67 reviews)

Martin House Brewing Company

Forth Worth, TX

Tavour Rating

3.97

Style

Stout - Imperial / Double

ABV

12.5%

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About This Beer

For their 9th anniversary, the Stout Masters at Martin House honored the heritage of one of Japanese lores' most lucky omens: the many eyed Oxen Hakutaku. And since it was the 9th year, they leaned heavily into the number as inspiration for their process: the sake yeast is called “Sake #9”, and they brewed 90 barrels of Hakutaku in 3 batches with 3 separate mashes per batch. For a total of – you guessed it – 9 different mashes.

Tasting Notes

Hakutaku starts with a uniquely floral and crisp aroma atop the familiar bourbon opulence, like a bouquet of flowers arranged in whiskey oak. The sip comes through with a full, robust body, and up front there are decadent notes of caramel and vanilla; but, dancing in the back come hints of jasmine from the rice and sake yeast!

Malty Dark Complex Rich

Noteworthy Ingredients

Bourbon Barrels Sake Yeast

Reviews

3.97

67 Ratings

JohnnyG1984

4.0

can really taste the whiskey

Manach

3.5

decent flavors, not as unique tasting as advertised as it tasted like a standard BBA stout

jim11338

4.0

not like I was expecting, however, it was a good brew

michael13878

4.0

interesting stout - nice sweetness

zenobia1

4.5

Smooth, delectable brew with a syrup, molasses like mouthfeel and a sweet finish with rice notes. Doesn’t taste overtly like a sake stout, but fantastic with light relations to it

michael2357

3.75

good whiskey barrel flavor

eric4985

3.75

ton of whiskey , almost too much

MrBusiness

3.25

It has a lean quality, probably from the rice, and there’s a characteristic kōji floral-fruity quality. But barrel-aged stouts are not really amenable to such delicate flavors, and this ultimately ends up being a another booze bomb.

brettdrinksbrews

3.75

A little hot, decent whisky flavor.

christopher5591

4.25

As it warms up the whiskey taste really comes to the front

Kmpease

4.25

very good and unique. glad I tried it.

joe126

5.0

so GOOD, smooth, boozy

patrick3503

5.0

cool name bc my bf is martin but the Beers are eh

JellyMan196

4.25

Whiskey comes through strong in a good way.

mike9773

1.0

terrible, couldn't even finish it

aaron3067

2.0

Not my favorite and I bought two boxes

larry970

3.25

just ok a bit off

BethanyB82

4.0

smooth & super drinkable

roger204

4.0

A strong roasty base lingers with a slightly raisin-fudge nose then finishes almost dry. I liked it and would consider repurchasing.

AGonz3495

4.75

Vanilla. Jasmine. Oak. Bourbon. Caramel. Coffee. Chocolate. Touch of smoke. Silky.