6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

This is the typical "black" aka Japanese schwarzbier that completes the triumvirate of an unimaginative j-craft brewery. Pouring a cola black with virtually zero foam it has an aroma of banana bread and chocolate syrup with a slight graininess. Light bodied with that typical Aya Brewery dryness. The taste is roasty chocolate with a slight tang in the initial. Kind of boring flavor wise but not bad. It’s okay Ranking these in my order of preference is say: kolsch, black and alt. They’re all fine Omiyage type brews but nothing really stands out about them. They’re superior to many Omiyage beers in not having any obvious flaws.