250ml pour is a chunky, viscous caramel brown with just a little grey head.  Nose has caramel, toffee, malts, barrel is there and its clearly cheaper whiskey, not in a bad way, just giving the obvious.  Flavor starts the same, sweet and sugary, a very starchy note rolls in, at first I thought it was buckwheat, now I'm not sure.  Barrel gives more of an herbal note, like sumac or witchhazel.  Finishes full bodied, a little astringent.  7 3 7 3 13

250mls at Yona, pours a clear gold with some creamy, white head.  Nose has tropical fruits, perfume, some fresh cream, guava, papaya.  Flavor has honey, some orange curd, then the rest.  Perfumey and doesn't hit you over the head.  Finishes soft.  Very drinkable.  7 4 7 4 13

About 250mls at the Yona Yona beer works, pours an opaque amber with a wisp of white head.  Nose has malt, toffee, leather, some HP sauce, booze.  Flavor is real barleywine off the top, malt, caramel, toffee, booze, leather, orange rind.  Finishes full bodied, a little booze burn but not as sweet as I was worried it would be.  7 2 8 3 13

On tap in Kanda, pours a clear gold, sticky white head.  Nose has malt, grist, grains, perfume.  Flavor has grist, honey, perfume.  Finishes crisp.  Blonde ale.  6 4 6 3 11

Can at lawsons in niseko. A very fresh and well hopped saison. Decent........

Light amber color. Light funky nose with caramel and apricot and grapefruit in the nose. Medium body, a bit more malty than expected. Everything is a bit restrained. Still not a bad beer, but pretty middle of the road.

Can. Malty aroma and taste, roastyness, cocoa, smoked sausage notes, medium to high bitter. Medium body, malty roasty bitter finish. Good.

Definitely not sorry I had this one. Sweet but really tasty for a Japanese pastry stout.

Pretty not bad. Quite refreshing after a few days with no beer, actually.