OWA
Type: Amber
Taste: Caramel notes and dry aftertaste. Refreshing.
Alcohol by volume: 5.5%
Bottle size: 33cl & 75cl & 20L
Advice from the Brewer: This beer is excellent to drink in combination with Sushis with soy sauce and Yakitori.
KURO OWA
Type: Stout
Taste: Coffee notes and strong malt taste.
Alcohol by volume: 8%
Bottle size: 33cl & 75cl & 20L
Advice from the Brewer: Good to drink with Miso food. Also an excellent ingredient for Japanese Curry (with pork or chicken).
OWA GRAND CRU
Type: Stout
Taste: Red wine barreled taste brewed in Bordeaux, France by Mr. Leo Shinohara. The two Leos combination beer.
Alcohol by volume: 8%
Bottle size: 75cl
Advice from the Brewer: Good as a digestive beer.
SAKURA LAMBIC
Type: Aromatised lambic
Taste: Delicate notes of cherry blossom
Alcohol by volume: 5.5%
Bottle size: 37.5cl & 75cl
Advice from the Brewer: A perfect beer to enjoy before a meal. Sakura means cherry leaves in japanese. The leaves are steeped in salt for several months producing a highly perfumed aroma. In Japan, Sakura are also enjoyed as special sweets during spring time.
UME LAMBIC
Type: Fruit lambic
Taste: Sour
Alcohol by volume: 5.5%
Bottle size: 37.5cl & 75cl
Advice from the Brewer: Very good as an aperitif especially in summer. Ume is a Japanese plum which is much more sour than typical European plums. In Japan, Ume are eaten as pickles and not as fresh fruits. These Japanese plums can also be used to make Ume wine: the Umeshyu. The Ume choosen by Leo Imai for Ume Lambic are sourced from Wakayama prefecture – the best reputed region for Ume.
YUZU LAMBIC
Type: Fruit lambic
Taste: Fruity and very fresh
Alcool by volume: 5.5%
Bottle size: 37.5cl & 75cl
Advice from the Brewer: A very good choice for those who are not keen on a typical beer taste. Very easy to drink and very refreshing. Yuzu is a Japanese lemon. During brewering, only the peel is used to steep inside the Lambic.
Picture: Leo Imai, founder and brewer at Owa Brewery, in the process of brewing Yuzu Lambic