OWA Brewery

Client Brewer in Brussel / Bruxelles / Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2006

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Rue des Confédérés 52, Brussel / Bruxelles / Brussels, 1000, Belgium
Description
OWA beer was born in May 2006. It was born and designed for the best Belgium and Japanese fusion food experience. It is indeed a very good combination with SUSHI and YAKITORI (weet soy sauce). The brewery is located in the famous district of Uccle in Brussels, only 2kms from the Moeder Lambic in Saint Gilles. Leo Imai started to brew in December 2008 and in 2009 he made a kitchen laboratory in the brewery, and researched the best marriage with japanese food.

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6.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Originally drank close to release, but wasn't keeping track of vintages back than. So this is for the 2013 vintage, sampled in 2024 .

Pours fairly clear amberblonde. Small but present white head. Scent has age (old oak, cork ) very strong citrussy aroma from the yuzu, still dominant after 11 years. Taste is raw, tart, surprisingly light and elegant, yuzu, mild in acidity, very short finish. Still got some carbonation. Mild mushroomy factor from the age. Very wattery mouth feel, which does bother me, as well as the absent of any aftertaste. Very promising nose ( appart from the age factor ) but the taste is a let down. Past its prime for sure, not due to age-oriented flavors- those are acceptable in their intensity - but more due to the sheer boringness this has become. I remember it being far, far better.

Tried on 24 Mar 2024 at 16:19


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Lukt: Syrlige frukter, mango. Utseende: Gulbrun. Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum. Smak: Syrlige frukter, mango. Medium: Rating:4-848416, Flaske@750ml, ABV@5.2%, Når@03.02.2024. Hvor: Arkeologisk utgraving av ølkjelleren til Gunnar. OWA Yuzu Lambic Lambic - Flavored

Tried on 03 Feb 2024 at 18:39


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Deep cut from the cellar. 2015 vintage. Picked up from Belgian beer shop circa 2015. A clear deep orange amber coloured pour with a loose off white head. Aroma is semi sweet, woody citrus, horsey funk, brown sugars, balsamic, bark. woody orange. Flavour is composed of super sharp bitter citrus, woody citrus, sharp vinegar, balsamic, woody tannin, woody citrus, spicy yuzu. Little harsh and some age overall. Lingering musty horsey funk. pinch of salt. Palate is super sharp , tangy citric, mid to high pucker, mellow carbonation, some age.

Tried on 27 Jan 2024 at 21:34


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5

Draught Typical yeastpoints floating on top of still, orangey - copper beer. Lambic-y nose with horseblanket and farmyard odours; fruity esters. Despite the 'lychee' announced, not sweet. Lots of meaty esters, however, almost salami-like. Sharpish sour apple-like acidity. Acidthinning to light bodied. Utterly uncarbonated. Very unsettling. No lychee, no CO², no life and little spontaneity...

Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2023 at 17:57


5.5

Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2023 at 10:28


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Poured from 375mL bottle. Clear-ish dull gold with minimal white head. Funk and yuzu, quite flat, but interesting combination of flavour with the yuzu. Yuzu is a bit dominant here. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2023 at 04:56


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

375ml shared with Phill @ Ryan's. Appearance: a bit hazy straw with a bubbly weak head which you may expect from a pure lambic. Aroma: fruity, hay, herbs, fruity character. Taste: along the same lines, completely flat, very fruity, no funk detected. Overall: ok.

Tried on 22 Sep 2023 at 04:56


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Clear golden colour with no head. Light carbonation. Aroma is very green and leafy. Taste start with lime citrus. There's a herbal bitterness too. Pithy lime aftertaste.

Tried on 13 Aug 2023 at 21:06


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tried on 17 Jul 2023 at 21:22


7

Tried on 17 Jul 2023 at 14:55


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