Beer Reviews

  A while ago there was a comprehensive review of Japan's best known classics - we're talking Asahi Super Dry, Sapporo Black Label, Suntory's Prem...

サントリープレミアムハイボール白州〈シェリー樽原酒ブレンド〉       2023 was a big year for Suntory and Japanese whiskies as a category - it was the 100th anniversary of when lo...

  Tucked away in Osaka Prefecture lies Minoh City, renowned for its breath-taking Minoh Park. Just a while ago, this place was overrun by playful ...

    Carnelian | Bighands Bros.Fruited Sour Ale with Apricot | ABV 5.5%Pours a cloudy yellow, actually tastes more like a gose than a fruited sour....

  Andalusite | Bighand Bros. BeersBest Bitter | ABV 4.0%This beer recently clinched the Gold Medal in the English Mild/Bitter category during this...

  Topazolite | Bighand Bros. BeersGerman Pilsner | ABV 5.0%My father and I had a bonding session over Bighand Bros. beers just because I dragged h...

  In a bid to continuously excite customers, Asahi came up with the The Double in 2018 (back then it came in a red-coloured can) which was meant t...

  This beer was launched early in 2023, with a very aesthetic design I might add, almost looking like a beer keg, and is Suntory's new Triple Draf...

  During the pandemic, as folks weren't able to head down to bars, pubs or restaurants, there was instead an interesting but unsurprising increase...

  It seemed peculiar, one of Japan's most popular beers changing their recipe? Yet, it was indeed the case, Asahi - which had pioneered the Dry or...

  Spring Valley is Kirin's bid to move into the slightly more experimental craft beer space, and actually takes its name from only Japan's second ...

  While Sake and Shochu are Japan's more local alcoholic beverages, beer might as well be thrown into the ring as well, given how popular it is in...