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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6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

37.5cl bottle courtesy of Leo Imai of Owa, shared with Pierre @ Délices et Caprices. BB 03/2014. Au premier abord, belle étiquette sur sorte de papier parchemin japonais. Dès ouverture on note ce profile cerise de Sakura qui se fait présent avant de verser au verre mais sans être superflus. Bière est dorée avec un col blanc fin qui disparait très vite pour ne laisser que qcq bulles à la surface. Arôme est unique alternant en profile lambic acidulé et un bouquet fleuri de cerise, on est ici loin d’une kriek belge. Bouquet est agréable et on y note aussi l’influence du jeune lambic. Note aussi un léger côté cuire, boisé. En bouche, la bière manque clairement d’age, le tout est plat avec juste qcq bulles qui viennent titiller le fond de la gorge. Un contraste claire se dessine si on compare le tout à l’arôme. Ici le Sakura domine un peu et seulement l’ajout de la lie vient changer le profile qui alors prend plus le côté lambic. L’usage de lambic 1 et 2 ans se ressent également sur la fin, et là l’expérience devient plus agréable, la fin de bouche prend alors des notes entre tourbe/peat, cuire avec un pétillant léger. En l’état, ce lambic aurait du rester encore au moins 6 mois en cave, en ce moment il devait avoir environ 3-4 mois. La cerise telle qu’elle se présente rend le tout beaucoup trop doux et je pense que cela peut évoluer avec le temps ou alors il faut diminuer l’ajout de Sakura qui contribue à tropd e douceur. Potentiel est là avec qcq changements, le tout peut vraiment donner une belle alliance du style belge et de l’influence japonaise.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2012 at 05:27


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle 330ml.Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, molasses, chocolate, sweet malt, burnt tyres - dragrace burner. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120622]

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2012 at 09:19


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Medium head with medium duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, caramel, notes of citrus and hops.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2012 at 01:39


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 330ml @ fonefan
Pours clear brown with a small off-white head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, alcohol, sugar and fruits. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2012 at 08:57


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. A dense, dark beige head of finger-thick size forms over a more or less clear body, dark reddish to brown in color. Cellar, malts, some yeasty hints, a roasted touch and some dried fruits in the aroma. The flavor has dried fruits up front, with roasted malt notes, cellar and alcohol hints. Quite alcohol tasting, lightly warming, full-bodied and pleasantly carbonated. Lasting finish with roasted malt, some alcohol and bitterness. A quite decent one, but I won’t miss it if I never see it again. 120622

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2012 at 08:50


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. very dark brown/red wit giant tan head. Aroma is light roasted malts, chocolate, yeast and a little phenols. Flavour is light roasted malts, chocolate, little sour, yeast, medium sweet, little acid, hops and a little bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2012 at 08:46


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

33cl bottle shared by Dutchdrebus. Clear copper color, small off-white head. Smell malts, slightly metallic. Taste malts, slightly grains, slightly metallic. Low to medium carbo, medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2012 at 13:14


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle @ home. Clear amber to golden colour with a small white head. Smells yeasty, very sharp, iron and malts. Tastes sweet, malty, watery, boring. Good carbo, thin body.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jun 2012 at 13:09


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

Light amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma of hops and malt. Light bitter, sweet malty flavour. Somewhat cloying sweet, light bitter finish.
Not the best beer made by Van Den Bossche imho, but I guess it has it’s market.
(From bottle @ ZBF ’12. Tasted @ Van Den Bossche

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2012 at 03:37


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

75cl bottle, #153/2000, BB 10/2014, nice Japanese label kind of scroll type paper. Cuivrée claire, col fin beige. Arôme de grains, possible riz? levure belge, fruité avec un fort bouquet fruits noirs. En bouche, le tout apparaît faible pour une bière à 8%, pétillant médium, profile à ce côté typique belge, le seul élément japonais pouvant être un grains épais rappelant le riz. Fruits noirs, sur une légère amertume houblonnée et citronnée, malt caramel et grillé, le tout est sec et poudreux en fin de bouche.

Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2012 at 06:54