Can from Yamaya, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium off white/beige head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate aroma. Tastes similar, roasty, malty, chocolate.

Can from the hotel in Tokyo
Clear dark brown with a medium sized tan head, good lacing. Mild aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Flavors of dark malts, toffee, coffee with a dry finish
Decent

350 ml can from Maruetsu. Was looking for something interesting but they didn’t really have much choice, so decided to try this one out. Pours actually nice, pitch black with a foamy, beige and long-lasting head. Leaves some nice lacing on a glass as well. I was expecting to get some roast in the aroma but nope - it is actually surprisingly fruity and fresh. I get something synthetical only when I sniff it third time. Taste… well it’s not so special. If I had blind-tasted it, I wouldn’t have been able to tell this beer is dark. It has carbonation, moving on to some sweet malt character and dry aftertaste. Something synthetic in the background. I’d like to know what was the brewer thinking when he decided to brew this one. Maybe something like this: "Why don’t I make a beer that tastes like Asahi Super Dry but looks dark?". It is a bit better than your usual Asahi - but only marginally so.

Can from the convenience store. Drunk from the can, a thin to medium body & a roasty malt aroma. The taste has some mild coffee & chocolate notes. Better than I expected but it is just a toned down schwarzbier. An alright choice if you’re stuck buying from a konbini.

Draft at brewery - Very light roast malt, may also be me wishing for it. Actually a bit of black current. A bit of roast and again that dark berry sweetness. Thin and better than the lager, but not a real dark of any sort.