Asahi Super Dry

Brewed by Asahi Breweries
Style: Pale Lager
Tokyo, Japan

In Australia we get the Thai brewed version which costs more than something brewed in Europe. Work that one out. I’m not a big fan of it. My rating is based on the Japanese brewed version. For some reason, when I’m in Japan, I really enjoy drinking the local macros (Asahi, Kirin and Sapporo). They compliment the food and seem to taste much better over there (probably some sort of placebo effect, who knows). I’m suprised to read that a previous rater has stated that it pours a head which lasts - it certainly doesn’t!

Still the classic Japanese beer, I’ve tried numerous others and this one I always come back too. Crisp, clean drying lager that probably started the "dry" style in Australia. The Japanese version is the best I’ve tried.

Pours a straw yellow with white head. Sweet malty and grain, with some yeast on the nose. Flavor is crisp with sweet grain, and malt. Light crisp body with a tangy finish.

Pors pale golden with a beatiful 1.5 inch white head that lasts. It has god bubbling and medium lacing. Aroma is of bland malt and hops. and smels slightly sweet. Flavor is crisp, well balnced malty and hoppiness, and refreshing, and only a little sweet. Texture is average, a little watery, but not bad, and carbonation is good. Finish is a little sweet and sour.

Pours a pale golden color with frog-eye-sized bubbles forming a quickly disipitating head. Despite the unusually large bubbles, there was some lace retention visible on the glass. On the nose, aromas of zesty citrus rind, sweet cereal grains, and caramel. Light bodied with lots of fizzy effervescence. Sweet malty start quickly gives way to a short, crisp, finish that is, of course, very dry. This was a surprisingly refreshing brew. Despite being ostracized for the dubious distinction of introducing the world to "dry beer," Asahi Super Dry deserves its place in Beer history and is worth seeking out as an alternative to the usual pale lagers. Very versatile, try with a spicy sushi roll or fresh calamari salad.

Bottle. Yellow with some white head. Grain aroma. Light body and lively carbonation. Flavour is grain with some sweetness, maybe a slightly fruity taste and a little metallic bitterness in the finish. Overall it’s refreshing and reasonably drinkable, but far from exceptional.

This, shockingly, is not as bad as the elitest rank it here on ratebeer. Yes, it’s pale lager made with adjuncts but it’s ’’super dry’ and it’s finish keeps it from being a terrible beer. Better than rated.

633ml bottle from Country Club Liquors; Nose is slightly fruity with a light caramel malt note; clear gold with a medium off white head; flavor is light grassy hops with a little sweetness.