There's been lots going on recently. I've finished training and have been let out into the wild, so to speak. Today's beer is a bit different; it's a dark beer. The taste is bitter and subtly sweet, quite like Mild, unsuprisingly. It's a welcome change after two weeks of nothing but Japanese lager. (With a break for St. Patrick's, o'course). In other news Gareth and I braved a trip to Ise and fell foul of the unnecessarily complicated Japanese rail system. We took the Kintetsu line with a change, which we managed without too much of a mishap. It turns out that there's not really all that much to see at Ise, apart from a shrine or two. So we had noodles, saw the shrines (including a monk in a funny hat) and caught the fast train home. 
The Shrine at Ise
The weekend was pretty quiet, since I don't get paid until April and I'm down to my last pennies, so send me money to keep drinking!
Kirin 円熟黒 (lit: Dark Perfection). 350ml. 6%.
