Asahi Super Dry - Dry Premium - Kaoritate Koku no Premium

Not impressed at all. Asahi is going for the impossible and miserably fails. I have a feeling that their product philosophy is to maintain the Asahi Super Dry taste but at the same time come up with something new. Limited design freedom results in limited success.

Name: Asahi Super Dry - Dry Premium - Kaoritate Koku no Premium
Launch: Feb. 17, 2015
Ingredients: Malt, hops, rice, corn, starch
Alcohol content: 6.5%
Tax category: Beer
Company: Asahi Breweries Note: Limited edition.

Asahi Craftmanship Dry Porter

Wow! Truly great brew. I am not really into porter, but this one might just change my mind about it.
The can design is kind of simple, but it is still a nice change compared to the usual "ASAHI and same paint slapped around it" type of design.

Name: Asahi Craftmanship Dry Porter
Launch: Feb. 10, 2015
Ingredients: Malt, hops
Alcohol content: 6%
Tax category: Beer
Company: Asahi Breweries
Note: Sold at convenience stores only.

Asahi Super Dry - Dry Premium - Hatsushikomi Premium

This one was a huge disappointment. Too watery and lacks any real beer taste. And what's with the name? Asahi Super Dry - Dry Premium - Hatsushikomi Premium. Too long and two words are used twice in it. My guess is that they wanted to make sure that the consumer understands that this beer is REALLY dry and REALLY premium.
 

Name: Asahi Super Dry - Dry Premium - Hatsushikomi Premium
Launch: Dec. 24, 2014
Ingredients: Malt, hops, rice, corn, starch
Alcohol content: 6%
Tax category: Beer
Company: Asahi Breweries
Note: Limited edition.

Asahi Super Dry - Dry Premium (facelift 2014)

Cannot keep up with this one. They have changed the can design for at least four times since its initial launch in June 2013. As for the taste, it's great.

Name: Asahi Super Dry - Dry Premium (facelift 2014)
Launch: Jun. 11, 2013 as part of gift pack.
Ingredients: Malt, hops, rice, corn, starch
Alcohol content: 6%
Tax category: Beer
Company: Asahi Breweries

Clear Asahi Tsumitate Hop

Not all that different from the regular version.

Name: Clear Asahi Tsumitate Hop
Launch: Nov. 26, 2014
Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, hops, barley, corn, starch), spirits (barley)
Alcohol content: 5%
Tax category: New genre (liquor)
Company: Asahi Breweries 
Note: Limited edition.

Asahi Fuyu no Okurimono

See details here for winter 2014 beer battle.

Name: Asahi Fuyu no Okurimono

Launch: Sep. 30, 2014

Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, hops, barley, corn starch, flavor enhancer [amino acid]), spirits (barley)

Alcohol content: 5.5% or above but less than 6.5%

Tax category: New genre

Company: Asahi Breweries
Note: Seasonal edition

Asahi Hop Kaoru Pink no Beer Cocktail

Yep, pink beer, this is what the market needed. It tastes like rose hip...tea...or something.

Name: Asahi Hop Kaoru Pink no Beer Cocktail
Launch: Oct. 7, 2014
Ingredients: Malt extract, hops, sugars, dietary fiber, soybean protein, yeast extract, rose hip juice powder, anthocyanin pigment, flavor enhancer (amino acid), sweetener (acesulfame-K)
Alcohol content: 4%
Tax category: Happōshu
Company: Asahi Breweries Note: Limited volume.

Asahi Super Dry / Dry Black / Orange & Black

I just don't understand why I torture my taste buds with funky stuff like this.

Name: Asahi Super Dry / Dry Black / Orange & Black
Launch: Sep. 9, 2014
Ingredients: Malt, malt extract, hops, rice, corn, starch, essence
Alcohol content: 5.5%
Tax category: Happōshu
Company: Asahi Breweries
Note: Limited volume.

Asahi Beer Spritzer

Tastes more like wine, less like beer. I really don't get what the product philosophy behind a hybrid drink like this one. People who wanna drink beer will buy beer and people who wanna drink wine will buy wine. Only beer bloggers like me and those unfortunate ones who left their glasses home while out shopping would buy such a funky product.

 

 

Name: Asahi Beer Spritzer

Launch: Sep. 9, 2014
Ingredients: Malt, hops, sugars, caramel pigment, white wine, grape juice, yeast extract, soybean protein, acidifier, essence
Alcohol content: 3.5%
Tax category: Happōshu
Company: Asahi Breweries

Asahi Super Zero

For ranking, check out my Zero/Zero Happōshu post.

Name: Asahi Super Zero

Launch:
Ingredients: Malt extract, hops, caramel pigment, alcohol, dietary fiber, rice lactic acid fermentation liquid, acidulant, flavoring, emulsifier, flavoring (amino acids), anti-oxidant (Vitamin C), sweetener (acesulfame K)
Alcohol content: 5.5%
Tax category: Happōshu
Company: Asahi Breweries

Asahi Aqua Blue

For ranking, check out my Light Happōshu post.

Name: Asahi Aqua Blue

Launch:

Ingredients: Malt, hops, barley, barley extract, starch, sugars, yeast extract, seaweed extract

Alcohol content: 5%

Tax category: Happōshu

Company: Asahi Breweries 

Asahi Style Free

For ranking, check out my Light Happōshu post.

 

Name: Asahi Style Free

Launch:
Ingredients: Malt, hops, sugars, caramel pigment, yeast extract, soy protein
Alcohol content: 4%
Tax category: Happōshu
Company: Asahi Breweries

Asahi Fukaori no Aki

Tastes like ale. Not bad, but not good either.

Name: Asahi Fukaori no Aki
Launch: Aug. 19, 2014

Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, hops, barley, corn, starch), spirits (barley)

Alcohol content: 6%

Tax category: New genre

Company: Asahi Breweries
Note: Seasonal edition

Asahi Off

Asahi Off... I'm guessing "off" refers to the overall taste of this new genre-type beer. It is just off-taste... For ranking, check out my Light New Genre post.

Name: Asahi Off

Launch: Jan. 2014 (originally 2009) 

Ingredients: Happōshu (malt extract, hops, sugars, caramel pigment, dietary fiber, soy protein, flavor enhancer [amino acid], sweetener [acesulfame-K]), spirits (barley)

Alcohol content: 3.5% or more but less than 4.5%

Tax category: New genre (liquor)

Company: Asahi Breweries

Asahi Blue Label

Same taste as Asahi Aqua Zero. In other words, no taste at all. For ranking, check out my Light New Genre post.

 

Name: Asahi Blue Label
Launch: Jul. 5, 2011
Ingredients: Happōshu (malt extract, hops, sugars, caramel pigment, dietary fiber, yeast extract, soy protein, amino acid [glutamine], sweetener [acesulfame-K]), spirits (barley)
Alcohol content: 4%
Tax category: New genre (liquor) 
Company: Asahi Breweries

Asahi Aqua Zero

Same taste as Asahi Blue Label. In other words, no taste at all. For ranking, check out my Light New Genre post.

 

Name: Asahi Aqua Zero
Launch: May 20, 2014
Ingredients: Happōshu (malt extract, hops, sugars, caramel pigment, dietary fiber, yeast extract, soy protein, flavor enhancer [amino acid], sulfuric acid Mg, sulfuric acid Ca, phosphoric acid K, sweetener [acesulfame-K]), spirits (barley)
Alcohol content: 4%
Tax category: New genre (liquor)
Company: Asahi Breweries

Asahi Super Dry / Dry Black

Sorry, not a dark beer fan. Don't know what to say about it. Average taste. For ranking check out my All Blacks post.

  

Name: Asahi Super Dry / Dry Black
Launch: Apr. 3, 2012

Ingredients: Malt, malt extract, hops, rice, corn, starch

Alcohol content: 5.5%

Tax category: Beer

Company: Asahi Breweries

Asahi Kuronama

Sorry, not a dark beer fan. Don't know what to say about it. Average taste. I like the can design though. For ranking check out my All Blacks post.

Name: Asahi Kuronama
Launch: Oct. 1995

Ingredients: Malt, hops, rice, corn, starch

Alcohol content: 5%

Tax category: Beer

Company: Asahi Breweries

Asahi The Master

Great initial flavor with bitter aftertaste as you would expect it from a pilsner. I wonder why it is not as popular as the Super Dry… The can design is also great. Looks kinda like some high-end import. The only downside this beer has that it is really hard to come by. I mostly see it at major liquor shops like Yamaya.

Name: Asahi The Master
Launch: May 26, 2009

Ingredients: Malt, hops

Alcohol content: 5.5%

Tax category: Beer

Company: Asahi Breweries

Asahi Super Dry

Had it many times before, but was never impressed with it. I just bought this can so I can upload a picture of it. It is just too watery for me. Don’t understand how it could become the king of beers in Japan. The can design is also a disaster. Way too minimalistic. When I see it, motor oil pops to my mind rather than beer.

Name: Asahi Super Dry

Launch: 1987

Ingredients: Malt, hops, rice, corn, starch

Alcohol content: 5%

Tax category: Beer

Company: Asahi Breweries