Tasting Notes: Sapporo: Yebisu All Malt

Sapporo: Yebisu All Malt (Japan: Pale Lager: 5% ABV)

Visual: Light mix of banana syrup and gold with fast bubbles and a decent bubbly white head.

Nose: Light malt, lemon pancakes, that slight off nose that comes from many canned beers. Light banana. Quite floral.

Body: Smooth and malty, slight caramelised brown sugar. Sherbet like feel. Smooth syrup near the end. Dry wood grain back.

Finish: Dry hops and pineapple. Sugar dusting. Light and fresh. Lemon.

Conclusion: I don’t know it’s a side effect of the can vs bottle, but this beer seemed much less fizzy that “The Hop” and so I enjoyed it more – even though it could not lay claim to the same complexity.

Smooth and relaxing, it’s not a bad wee lager, though it doesn’t really break out of the style. Again the finish lets it down a touch, but it would be a nice relaxing drink under the cherry blossoms on a warm day.

Note: Later I had the chance to try the bottle version of the same beer which was even less fizzy (thus answering that question) and had a better nose; Still not resoundingly complex but a superior version of the beer.