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Side by side with Kirin Shibori. Remarkably similar. This one is slightly more floral. Light malty sweetness, a bit l more dry

Appearance: Yellow, clear. Little head. Aroma: Some light fruit, hops and malt. Taste: Nice, refreshing hops and malt. Nothing special, really. Info: 500ml bottle, 9/6-2013

Very clear golden coloured body with a very dense, thick off-white head and some small, yet very slow moving bubbles rising from the bottom. Aroma of apples, rice, malt, cardboard and some odd airy smells. Medium-bodied; Nice fresh and strong malt flavour with a hint of alcohol at the end and some rather assertive (for japanese) hop notes also. Aftertaste shows some fruity qualities with pears and apples definitely showing up. Overall, a surprisingly decent beer with some complexity for the style, but even better - defined malt flavours and some fruit and light hop tastes. I sampled this 350 mL can (very nice quality can, as well, glossy all over) purchased from GS25 in Seoul (Myendong), South Korea on 23-August-2010 sampled at home on the other side of the planet in Washington on 28-November-2011.

Sweet, malty aroma with almost enough hops. Flavor quickly becomes too sweet and cloying, though, with not near enough hops. First sip was very impressive, last sip and I just wanted to get it over with. Not so special. Includes rice and starch! Come on, Asahi! Is this your premium?

Biggish white head does not last. Pale yellow body. Faint malt aroma. Dry grainy taste with grassy hop notes. Exceptionally clean palate. Dry, papery aftertaste. Men of science worked hard to remove all taste from this beer, and they did a great job. (0.334l bottle.)

Hazy straw colour. Clean, fresh grain aroma with soft noble hops. Flavour is the same - clean, light bready pale malt character, sweet, with a lightly spicy noble hop finish. Body is moderate for style and carbonation light. Refreshing, an excellent example of a pale lager.