Sapporo Yebisu

Brewed by Sapporo Breweries
Style: Pale Lager
Tokyo, Japan

Big head with big bubbles rising. Yellow-gold and clear. Rather watery texture; kind of buttery. Has a synthetic, "beery" macro flavor with a moderate amount of bitterness in the finish. Dryish, bland aftertaste. One of the better Asian beers I’ve had; take that as you will.

Misleadingly labeled "stout draft," this brew was blonde-gold with moderately rising carbonation and a creamy head that settled nicely. The aroma was of a sweet pilsnerish and alcohol I have come to expect of dortmunders--possibly with the appearance of malt and straw. The flavor is deadened though it has corn syrupy notes and some skunkiness at the back of the palate. One of the more drinkable dortmunders I have so far tried,

Straw color. Head dissipated quickly. Aroma was barely there but slightly sweet. Moderate body. Nice clean malt flavor. Grassy notes. Carbonation slighty too high, bites the tongue. Lingering hop dryness in finish. Didn’t appreciate it stand-alone, but it paired quite well with california roll and spicy tuna sushi.

When I asked the waitress at a local Japanese restaurant what beers they had, she began naming the usual. When she said "Yebisu," I stopped her and asked what kind of beer that is. She replied, "Oh, it’s a Japanese stout." Naturally, I was interested (always looking to try a new stout). Needless to say, I was greatly dissapointed with what I got. On the label, it says, "Stout Draft." Anyway, it’s not a terrible beer. A slight malty aroma, and just a little bitterness in the finish. Basically decent.

Has a soft hoppy aroma with a pale malty appearance. Light somewhat musty flavor with a sweeter aftertaste. The hops taste like they spent a few months on a cargo ship in the Pacific. If this were governed by US laws, the Better Business Bureau would have them remove the word "Stout" from the label. I’d say it’s better than most American macros, but not by much.

This stuff tastes like a 40, but better.

Deep gold color. Fat and frothy head. Malt and slight floral aroma. O.K. lace. light malt and hop taste. Not too watery. Better than I surmised.

a dortmunder all right, so marks for getting within a discernible style at least. apart from the fact that it gets it’s own exciting category at ratbier, there isn’t to much to say about this stuff. light, but syruppy mouthfeel. at first it’s really dry, then leaves behind an unclean cheesy bitterness. prefer suntory malt’s for a japanese dortmunder.