Short pour at the brewery - hazy amber- as another rater has noted, this is like a Belgian BdG hybrid - bready, rich but dry maltiness - dusty, earthy yeast, light bitterness, moderate peppery spice - mild back-end fruitiness - subtle, but also rich and complex - finish has mild acidity that cuts through the malt and let's the bitterness and pepper linger.

Tap at Harenohi, my second time here on a normal day and it has become a restaurant with a decent beer list but iffy service and just no knowledgeable staff. Shame. I paired this with the harenohi Gyoza. I kind of got annoyed as I needed to argue to sit at a table when the whole fucking place was empty - that is bullshit. Pretty brow red in color with a sense off-white head and a pleasing peppery, pixie sticks and papaya. The taste is bready, a bit sweet then Belgian. Superbly balanced and it hides that 6.5% well. Deftly done.