Today we completed our unfinished business from last year; namely to get to the top of the Fushimi Inari shrine we visited last year. The shrine sits on the side of a mountain and is crisscrossed by footpaths enclosed by densely packed orange torii gates. The last time we tried to summit this bugger of a hill we started out too late and had to flee in fear of ghosts and the resident drunks, evidence of whom was found in discarded sake cups and litter. This year, we hit it at 2pm and were ready as we were ever going to be. Having made it all the way up and back down we are now in the perfect mood for a bonus extra special beer review! We found this one in a Lawson which we are bereft of in Asakasa: it’s called … STOUT. It’s made by Kirin, and it’s supposed to be Stout in the tradition of Guinness and Murphy’s and Beamish. Here goes, ladies and gentlemen.
KIRIN’S ORIGINAL BREW: STOUT
This stuff comes in a black can with gold highlights. There’s a good bit of English on the front to give you some exotic impressions. Apparently, “The aroma of roasted malt and smooth creamy foam enrich your precious time.” The initial nose is of burnt hay or caramel and it’s overwhelmingly strong. It’s sickly sweet to taste and still has the same burnt flavour from the smell. The aftertaste is cloying. It gave Barry hiccups. In summary: RUN AWAY, TASTES LIKE ARSE AND MAKES YOU HICCUP.
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