that's no rising sun

 Although the label looks almost like a painting of Mexican wrestling, Baird Beer is made in Japan.  So, is it going to be something light and inoffensive, daring and odd, or as normal as can be?
There is a nice vaguely sweet smell from the pouring beer, which isn't quite as dark as I thought it might be.  Can't judge a beer by its bottle.  The off-white head does pile up nicely.  The taste is slightly more sour than I usually like from browns, but it's offset by a sort of chocolatey flavor wrapped around it.  There's a bit of stouty earthiness in there too.  Quite nice, over all, a perfectly acceptable offering.  The website lists some more adventurous concoctions, which I'll have to be on the lookout for, at least out of curiosity.  No wasabi or kelp, though.

But who knows what'll happen next time?