OWA is a brewery in Belgium specializing in adding a Japanese element to traditional Belgian beers. They produce three fruit lambics in collaboration with other lambic producers using Sakura (cherry blossom), Ume (Japanese plum), and Yuzu (Japanese lemon). The brewer, Leo Imai, is a chemist who previously brewed at the Kirin brewery in Japan and Pressel Brau in Bavaria, Germany. He started to brew in December 2008 and in 2009 he made a kitchen laboratory in the brewery, and researched the best marriage with japanese food.

O stands for Europe. WA stands for Japan.

This beer is excellent to drink in combination with sushi’s with soy sauce and Yakitori. It has caramel notes and a dry aftertaste, so refreshing!