Yama
Moonzen Brewery

A 330ml bottle, bottle numbered 172, with a best before date of 1st June 2016. Poured into a Moonzen teku glass.

Appearance: It poured a dark dark brown colour with a one finger beige head that dissipated quickly, but left some light lacing.

Aroma: Roasted malts, crushed Sichuan peppercorn, ginger, sweet brown sugar and light caramel.

Taste: Dark roast malts, Sichuan peppercorns, light smoke char, black coffee, chocolate, caramel and a light lasting spicy tinge on the tongue.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with low carbonation.

Overall: A very good Porter especially if you like spicy Sichuan peppercorns. The peppercorns really come out in the aroma and taste of this beer and mix well the roasty malts, coffee and chocolate flavours. The spiciness is there and lasts but is not overpowering. I would definitely buy this again. I also think aging this would be very interesting.

A lovely find and a great example of the slowly emerging beer culture in Hong Kong. Pours almost opaque with a thin but retained off-white head. Smokey nose with a distinct waft of Sichuan pepper. Was not too sure when I read this was added to the beer but the spicy aroma works. The taste is initially of coffee and a little smoke but the pepper lingers gently. A lovely beer, more of a stout, but I would go back.