Review: Sapporo Premium Beer and Light Beer
Sapporo is a venerable beer brand that’s been in production in Japan since 1876 — which has earned it a hallowed place in Asian restaurants around the world. While it seems like half the Sapporo consumed in these parts is done only with a shot of sake in it, let’s take a look at a few bottles of this classic Japanese lager.
Sapporo Premium Beer – Tastes just like your favorite sushi bar. Malty and bready on the nose. Lightly sweet on the tongue, with plenty of bread-driven notes on the palate. The finish is rounded and mouth-filling — again, with more bread — which makes it work better with food than it does on its own. Nothing special or particularly complicated here, but it does get the job done that it’s built for. 5% abv. B / $9 per six-pack [BUY IT NOW FROM DRIZLY]
Sapporo Premium Light Beer – Slightly sweet, but largely devoid of character. Here, the bready, malty character is dialed back in favor of more gentle, almost innocuous, basic “lite beer” flavors. 3.9% abv. C+ / $8 per six-pack [BUY IT NOW FROM DRIZLY]
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Couldn’t agree more about the importance of pairing with food. It’s amazing how less interesting it is on its own. This is also the worst warm beer ever.
i usually see it on sale, and usually go for kirin, i always bought it because the can looked exotic, but tastewise i might go for a grolsh or steinlager….