550 yen for 400ml from the Sandaya take out window in Kobe’s Harborland which much cheaper than the beer at the nearby Oktoberfest. A colack black pour with a big tan head. It has a soft chewy cocoa aroma with a meaty roastiness to it. Thin bodied the beer has a savory dark chocolate taste with solid roasted notes. The finish is almost smokey, overall pretty good and it is great to grab a beer and enjoy a view of Kobe’s harbor.

Draught at the Kobe Harbor Land Restaurant. Deep, dark, shiny black with a fine tan head. Rich, sweet malt aroma: chocolate, milk, a touch of cafe au lait, bread, cereals. Sweetish yet quite complex malt flavor with lots of chocolate and coffee, and a slight sour tang that’s not unpleasant. Very creamy, with a nice roasty bitter finish. Smooth, medium weight, clean. It’s very well done, though a tad too sweet and too fizzy.