Sapporo Premium Beer - Sapporo Breweries Ltd.

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rAvg: 2.86
pDev: 19.58%
Reviews: 520
Hads: 350

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Sapporo Breweries Ltd.

Japan

Style | ABV
Japanese Rice Lager | 5.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (276), can (224), on-tap (17), nitro-can (2), nitro-bottle (1).

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Reviews by zeledonia:

zeledonia

Minnesota

3.38/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Having dinner at a teriyaki joint, and this was one of the few beers they had that I haven't tried. Tasted 5 July 2012, reviewed from notes.

Pours pale yellow, as expected, and very clear. One finger of white head, decent retention, and tons of lacing (surprising me on that front). Also has lots of streams of bubbles rising up.

Smells of gentle grassy hops, rather faint and bland, but pleasant.

Taste is warmer, fuller, than I anticipated. Rich corn-like flavor, with a nice sweetness. I actually don't taste the rice much at all, though the generic "adjunct" flavor is present. The big surprise is that warmth, that richness, that I tend not to find in many American adjunct lagers (which are more crisp).

Medium-light body, but fairly full in the mouth, which goes along with the taste. Finishes smooth and watery/dry.

Not a bad beer. Heavier on the grains than I would have guessed, with an interesting mouth-filling richness. Tasty, but I'm having a hard time finding a context for it. It's too rich, and not dry or crisp enough, to be really refreshing. Goes with rice, I suppose.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 18:03:22 | More by zeledonia

More User Reviews:

johntfox

Florida

3/5 rDev +4.9%

05-21-2013 01:49:58 | More by johntfox

AKNO

Mexico

3/5 rDev +4.9%

05-20-2013 17:35:01 | More by AKNO

logicerror

California

2.75/5 rDev -3.8%

05-19-2013 21:18:18 | More by logicerror

Dools9

Massachusetts

3/5 rDev +4.9%

05-18-2013 16:00:40 | More by Dools9

seinfeldette

Ontario (Canada)

2.25/5 rDev -21.3%

05-16-2013 20:22:53 | More by seinfeldette

Chegui

Connecticut

3/5 rDev +4.9%

05-14-2013 21:11:46 | More by Chegui

Maillard

California

3/5 rDev +4.9%

05-11-2013 23:25:38 | More by Maillard

Bill235

Ohio

3/5 rDev +4.9%

05-09-2013 18:41:23 | More by Bill235

blknikon

Massachusetts

1/5 rDev -65%

05-07-2013 22:45:49 | More by blknikon

kristenspaintings

California

3.09/5 rDev +8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

This Japanese brewer makes a pretty decent beer. Though I don't know exactly what a rice lager is supposed to taste like, I have to say Sapporo is a pretty drinkable beer and I'd order it in a Japanese restaurant if I wasn't in the mood for tea.

I think the hop taste is a litter more than I prefer, but it's otherwise clean and refreshing with a lot of carbonation.

I won't go out of my way for this beer but it's not a poor choice either in my opinion.

Serving type: can

05-05-2013 23:15:48 | More by kristenspaintings