Sapporo Edel Pils

Brewed by Sapporo Breweries
Style: Pilsener
Tokyo, Japan

This beer examplifies Japanese women, Chad and I just can’t agree about it at all. I had a nice thick white head over the golden brew that wouldn’t cease. The nose had some excellent European hops (not saaz I don’t think, but something else from around the Czech) and nice toasty malts. The body is hop accented and finish is bitter and dry with just a touch of toasted malts. Yummy, this is how Pils should be. The best or second best pils in Japan IMO.

My Bottom Line:
This hop-heavy Pilsener’s herbal and citrusy rays shine brightly through the crunchy haystack, leaving plenty of their savoury bitterness to make you long for more. Oh, if all macros brewed beers like this!!!

Further Personal Perceptions:
-Creamy foam protects the clear pale blond.
-The lengthy herbal hop bitterness is just gorgeous.
-Prickly carbonation fits the style.
-Either this beer’s been rated by a few guys who really don’t appreciate the style, or this beer’s just not consistent.

On tap at Towers, Tokyo.

On tap at 2007 Yokohama Oktoberfest. Clear golden with a good sized head. Light hops, earth tones, and some citrus as well. Crisp, refreshing body. A nice light bitterness, earth, and citrus make up most of hte flavor. Enjoyable and refreshing, I wish it was easier to find.

New Release in the can, though unpasteurized. the best hops from any mainstream Japanese brewer. A big surprise. Good saaz aroma and flavor, long-lasting bitter finish. Very nice summer thirst quencher with a lot of character. Malts are simple but sufficient. I hope Sapporo has turned around from "dumbing down" to "hopping up."

Draught at McLoughlin’s, Kyoto. Clear golden - white head. White bread, egg, flowery, bitter hoppy, high freshness, hay, straw, grainy. Nice.

Tap @ Brewery Museum Sapporo: A very nice approach to this style with a toasted walnut nose, some bright but gentle hop bitterness that follows through in the flavor. Not as malty in the mouthfeel as I like, but it did quite well for a pilsner, especially for a brewer of this size. The bitterness was bulls on though, and it was pretty tasty.

Druaght in a beer bar in Hiroshima called "The Golden Beer Garden". Light fruitiness in the aroma. Flavour has a pleasant bitter hoppiness with some frutiness. Soft dry bitterness in the finish. Refreshing.

Canned. Clear pale golden, rich airy head. Fruity nose with honey and god amounts of grassy, spicy hops. Dryish and rather light bodied, fruity and really grainy with growing late bitterness. Thirst quenching.