It So Happens that the Heisei Era ends on a Tuesday and I’ve got tomorrow off so I figured I’d go for this pricey 14%+ beer! Bruery So Happens it’s Tuesday 14.7% I believe bottles of this are still available via Nagano Trading. Brief flicker of a rusty tan head while the aroma was grapes from a foot away but up close gave bourbon and tannic oak. Jagged aggressive carbonation on a medium body but when I paired it with chocolate cake the richness of the cake dominated and did the beer no favors - not a recommended pairing. It went way better with dark chocolate which brought out berry notes. On its own, the look was the same but the aroma was improved with sweet maple bourbon notes. The full body has a raspy and prickly carbonation and sweet cacao flavor with treacle and bourbon with oak. Good stuff and one of the few beers I’ve had that was better on its own than paired.

Bottle shared at Anti-Carnavalstasting 2019. Black color, decent sized mocha head that diminishes fairly quickly. Aroma and flavor is malts, alcohol, sweetish, bourbon, sweetish milk chocolate. Very heavy though. Half a glass was certainly enough with this high ABV.

2017 version, 750ml bottle, thanks tiong! Dark brown pour, almost black, creamy brown pour on the top. Nose has figs, raisins, dark dried plums, feels somewhat boozy, light herbal smoke. Tastes fruity somewhat, dark fruits also in the taste, somewhat heavy and has some booze bitterness in the finish. Sweetness, dark fruits, something herbal, booze, lots of it. Good but a bit too boozy, heavy hitter that probably could use some extra time to mellow out.