I just got a case of Kirin Beer’s latest beer*.
(*Actually, it’s a 発泡酒 (Happoshu) which is a low-malt beer. These are popular because they avoid the high beer tax in Japan and therefore are cheaper. They taste quite the same as “regular” beer, so I like them.)
This new beer is called 「冬麒麟」 (“Winter Kirin“).
It tastes very good. It has a “mild taste” just as it says in the ad.
This is a temporary beer offered by Kirin Beer for this winter season, so if you’re in Japan, I recommend trying a can or two.
(The Kirin Beer Company is named after a mythological dragon-like creature called 「麒麟」 (Kirin)…not a “giraffe” which is also called “kirin” in Japanese but written 「キリン」.)
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I like San Adams best.
Do they sell it in Japan?
This Winter Beer looks good too!
Nice blog you got here.
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>I like San Adams best.
Do they sell it in Japan?
I guess you mean “Samual Adams Beer”.
Yes, they sell that beer and many other beers from other countries in Tokyo.
>This Winter Beer looks good too!
It is. You should try it if you get a chance.
>Nice blog you got here.
Thanks you. Feel free to comment often.
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Budweiser is not exported to many countries where it’s available. The beer is manufactured there. Ireland, for instance.
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Yes, you’re right. Budweiser is brewed and canned in Japan locally by Kirin Beer.
I had forgotten about that. It had been an import beer with a higher price years ago until Kirin Beer purchased the brewing rights for Japan.
So I guess it’s probably no more expensive here than a Japanese beer.
I guess I’ll try a Budweiser brewed by Kirin and see how it compares to a Kirin Beer.
Thanks.
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Interesting enough, Budweiser is popular in other countries. Perhaps not in Japan though.
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>Budweiser is popular in other countries
Really? I was under it wasn’t popular in other countries for the same reason it’s not so popular here—the domestic beers are cheaper (no import tax) and taste better than Budweiser.
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Kirin was probably my favorite beer then. I also drank San Miguel, which was on every Army base, Asahi, and one other I can’t recall at this time. The beer was in a bottle with a picture of a dragon(?) on it. Thanks for providing this information.
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>Kirin was probably my favorite beer then.
It is my favorite. Which beer is your favorite now?
>I also drank San Miguel
I’m not particularly fond of that one.
>Asahi
Asahi Beer is good too.
>The beer was in a bottle with a picture of a dragon(?) on it.
The only Japanese beer that has a dragon-like logo is Kirin. Kirin Beer is available in bottles…so maybe it was Kirin.
>Thanks for providing this information.
Sure.
Click here to read my post about Japan’s major brewers.
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I would love to try it, but I hate the metallic taste of a can. I prefer my beer in a bottle. This week, David bought Corona.
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Corona’s good. Kirin sells bottled beer too…but I don’t think this particular one is available in bottles though.
Are Japanese beers popular in Hawaii?
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not really. I believe Budweiser is the most popular beer in Hawaii.
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Budweiser. I’ll drink it if offered to me…but not my first choice.
Although it’s popular in America, it’s not so popular in other countries.
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