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Sapporo
By Belly Buddy John Carroll
If you have ever been to a Japanese restaurant or ever purchased beer considering only the size and shape of the container, then you have most likely seen or heard of Sapporo Original Draft Beer. It's the so-called premium lager in the 21.4 ounce silver can that is shaped like the perfect woman (small bottom-big top). If Coor's light is the silver bullet then this can could be called the silver H-bomb.
I should clearly state now that I like Sapporo but I don't love it. It's okay as far as lagers go but it ain't great. It is probably the best beer offered in Japanese restaurants. However, it is still no competition for true premium lagers like Heineken. Although it is better and stronger tasting than most mass produced American lagers (i.e. Budweiser and all of its cousins). It reminds me of that other famous big can of lager from a island nation also tucked away in the South Pacific. I'm talking Foster's. Perhaps Sapporo is the Foster's of the 00's. Like Foster's, it's a fairly unremarkable lager made special only by the size of its container- proving once again that size matters.
One thing that makes Sapporo different is that it claims to be a draft beer available in can. Okay, so that may not seem too different since Bud Draft, Miller Genuine Draft and my beloved Duff Draft have all claimed to capture the true taste of the keg- which is aluminum, I guess. If so, then Sapporo has captured that true aluminum taste but not to the extent that it becomes nasty. Despite this, I truly recommend it as your best choice in Japanese beers. It is the Lexus in a sea of Toyotas- which is not really saying much when your only other choice may be Kirin, which I believe is Japanese for "skunk."
If you enjoy headaches caused by loud electronic guitar riffs and scream-out-loud tag lines, then check out the Sapporo website. It does not offer much info on beer, but it just so happened to feature a Steve Martin quote on the day I visited ("I believe that sex is the most natural and beautiful thing money can buy"). This earns a major thumbs up from a man who has convinced his wife to name his first son Steve Martin Carroll.
Rated 7.53 by 43 Beer Drinkers.
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11tone» f*** sushi, this beer is great on a sunny sunday afternoon out of a really big glass followed by much more of the same, it is my favourite beer, my second favourite would be sam adams. 7Danielle» It was okay, but was a little watery. But thinking about it, it would go really well with sushi. 6Scrappy» Sapporo is excellent when extremely cold with sushi...and nothing else. 10Octoberfest» Who would of thought such a delicous and flawless beer could come from the Japanese! Served best out of longnecks or off tap. The crazy shpaed can kicks 40 oz.s and 32 oz.s right square in the balls 6StavinChain» Errrr...it's OK with sushi. Kirin is OK with sushi, too. Asahi is OK with sushi. Hey, anything short of Bud or Bud Light is OK with sushi. 9El Diablo» This is a premium beer. It's from Canada so if you got a bad one or a bad dozen its likely spoiled. 2Schizferatu» I can and will drink any beer, even ones I don't really like at all. Sapporo, on the other hand, goes into my Stroh's category - absolutely awful. If you really need a beer or a beer buzz then it earns a 2 for that. 9CO» I'm a big fan of Sapporo, however Reserve is better, but either one you're good to go. I've only tried Kirin one time, while I liked it, I still think Sapporo is the better beer. Nothing like an ice cold Sapporo and some sashimi. 8mefus» It kicks in when Cold...It will put some ying in your yang 7mikef» Regular Sapporo is good but Sapporo Reserve is better.
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If you have ever been to a Japanese restaurant or ever purchased beer considering only the size and shape of the container, then you have most likely seen or heard of Sapporo Original Draft Beer. It's the so-called premium lager in the 21.4 ounce silver can that is shaped like the perfect woman (small bottom-big top). If Coor's light is the silver bullet then this can could be called the silver H-bomb.
