Note: Enjoyed on February 27, 2009.
Anytime I go out, I love trying new beers when the opportunity arises. I’m also violently opposed to paying for a bottle of beer when I go out (why pay 800% markup on a bottle of bud light???). Anyhow, a good foreign beer is where I make exceptions.
More than once I’ve made the exception for a bottle of Kirin Ichiban. Tonight while we were out for sushi was one of these occasions. It’s a Japanese beer. In the grand scheme of things, there is nothing special about it. Standard lager. It’s essentially Budweiser from Japan. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that a trip to the Kirin Brewery website revealed that they are a partner with Budweiser.
Homebrew Academy
Kirin is the only acceptable macrobrewery from Japan… the rest are weak sauce
Suntory is my fave brand in Japan, better than Kirin and they have better TV commercials too
http://www.japansugoi.com/wordpress/suntory-beer-commercial-with-mikie-hara-and-yukie-kawamura/