Asahi Kohaku No Toki

Brewed by Asahi Breweries
Style: Dunkel
Tokyo, Japan

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Draft (some german bar in Kyoto?). Pours a clear brown. A bigger malt flavour, drinks better than the standard Asahi.

Tap at the Asahi beer hall in Kyoto. Very much more a vienna or amber lager than a dunkel, but that’s what they call it. Pretty amber-red color with a very fine head. Aroma of caramel and fruit, though not very fragrant. Soft flavors of caramel, plums, cherry, plus a bit roasty in the finish. A bit of adjunct noticeable. Decent stuff for a macro.

(Tap at Vita in Hirosaki, Japan) Barely hazy, almost clear reddish amber-brown color. Suspiciously (chemically) frothy, rapidly dissipating head that left some light lacing on the glass. Very light sweet and metallic aroma. Mild flavors of wheat with hints of caramel and banana, with detectable adjuncts (corn, rice). Heavily (seemingly artificially) carbonated, nearly watery mouthfeel. Way too light and easy to drink for a beer of this style. Not a very good dunkel at all, but this is from a macrobrewery, so the effort is appreciated.