klar gyllen farge med hvitt skum. Lukter malt og noe sitrus/grape. litt pepper og sitrus i smak. Mer smak enn ventet.

Can from Seijo Ishii. Citrus and mint, licorice and chocolate in the nose. Just slightly roasty. Mostly sweet and hoppy. A touch of miso too. Shiny black with a low, fine head. Menthol, herbal flavor, orange, Belgian chocolate. Pretty tasty. Nothing to blow you away but a solid Cascadian dark without the burnt coffee notes that I hate in the style.

Draft Watering Hole, Tokyo 8-25-15

Yo Ho Beersaurus Black IPA 5% A Seijo Ishio find that to me suits a gloomy day well. It’s got a chocolate molasses sweet bun malt character with piney malt notes. Well balanced medium bodied beer featuring roasty chocolate malts and bright semi-sweet piney hops. Solid example but as usual with Yo Ho they don’t really shine or stand out. Good beers at a good enough price point for Japan. Are they the Sierra Nevada of Nihon?

Can from Lawson. Lemony, spicy yeast nose, crisp malts. light, crackery malt flavor, lemony, Belgian yeast spiciness. Crisp and refreshing and light. Bitter, peppery finish. Good river beer.

The latest cheapie in this series: Yo Ho Boku Beer Kimi Beer Saison 4.5% Matte gold with a white dollop of foam and a soft herbal and lemon aroma. The medium hody has a relatively round carbonation but a crisp finish. The taste is lemongrass and soft white pepper with mild wheat maltiness. I heard this wasn’t so good but I think it’s a fine everyday saison for the summer season. I’ll probably grab another at Lawson’s later today...

Can from 7-11 Tokyo 8-26-15

Nice aroma, Muscat. Fruity. Taste is thin, quite bitter in a hoppy way, but not really any hop flavour. Alright but underwhelming.

Half wit, half saison. Good crusher.

Alright despite the age. Very malty but some nice hops there somewhere. Caramel. Bit of lemon. Decent!