Sapporo Namashibori

Brewed by Sapporo Breweries
Style: Pale Lager
Tokyo, Japan

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

Can. Clear, bright gold. Scant head. Dirty socks and hot electronics aroma. Harsh rubbing alcohol and acetone in the palate and flavors. Finishes dry and does have some malt character.

Golden-straw. No head. A little bit biscuity, bready nose. Relatively full body. Slightly toasty, but also a bit taart in the finish. Fairly bland.

Can. Comes as “Sapporo Hokkaido Namashibori”. Clear yellow, short bubbly white head. Bit malty aroma with somethin grassy. Thin mouthfeel. Mild flavour of some malt, bit of grains and grass. Brewed with Ryofu barley grown in Hokkaido only. Sapporo claims that you get a "sense of nature" with this beer…. Hmmm.

Painful stuff - very light, thin and watery. There is no English on the can, not even the word Sapporo, except for "namashibori.com" in real small text on the side. A typical asian brew, though not as dry as most Sapporos. For tax reasons, Japanese brewers create these "happoshu" (low-malt) beers which are made with rice, I guess, instead of barley. Lots of water flavor.

UPDATED: MAR 2, 2008 My rating for Sappopr Namashibori is very similar to my rating for other Asian pala lagers. While not painful to drink, this beer has ever less taste than american light beers.

Can: Clear yellow, light head and lacing. The nose is light, thin, metallic, some subtle malts. The flavor is thin, very little hop, some malt. Bland, blah. Happoshu

a little buttery on the way down, but overall dry, corny taste; little to offer, but if out in the sun and thirsty, this will do the job.

Seriously foamy white head. Bright yellow color. Funky, sour corn aroma. Flavors of corn, rice, and the tiniest bit of hops. Thin and watery palate. Rough stuff. But of course it’s happoshu, not beer...