Draft at Craft House, Kyoto. Near black with small tan head. Aroma of roast, dark chocolate, licorice and caramel. Flavour is light heavy sweet. Light full bodied with soft carbonation.

Tap at the Craft House, Kyoto. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a thin broken off white head. The aroma is roasty malt, liqouirce, soy, light charcoal. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter with a smooth, roasty light oily, liqouirce palate. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.

I love chai tea so had to order this when I saw it on the menu: Ushitora x Vivo Beer + Dining Bar 9 Chai Spiced Milk Stout Holy shit does this have a spicy aroma, the ruby brown beer has a medium to light body and good flavor. The spices are just shy of over the top so deliver all the chainflavor you could want. I think a bit more lactose and body and you’d have a big winner, apparently it was made for Vivo’s 9th Anniversary.

Draft at Craftman, Kyoto. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of citrus, tropical fruits and dank hops. Flavour is moderate sweet and heavy bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.And

Draft at Ant ‘n Bee, Tokyo. Dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of massive intense chai, really full on with caramel and toffee notes behind. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Tap at Ant n Bee, Tokyo. Poured a clear dark reddish brown colour, with little life. The aroma is big chai tea, red berry fruits, Christmas spices. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a rich, slightly oily, fruity, spicy palate. Medium bodied with flat carbonation. A winter warmer and surprisingly to find this in Japan.

frothy white head, medium golden color. Rhubarb, pine, citrus notes with some biscuity malt underneath. Malt forward, aggressive bitterness, low carbonation. Nice mouth feel, warming boozy finish. Meh, it’s ok. Run of the mill iipa with nothing wrong, but nothing interesting either

Keg at the Tap something, Tokyo . pretty watery session with a grapefruit ending.

creamy white head. Cloudy white golden color. Medium bitterness with winter melon. Super drinkable. Like this.