Topvalu Barreal Rich Taste

 Uh...rich taste. Rich cardboard taste.

 

 

 

Name: Topvalu Barreal Rich Taste
Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, hops, starch, barley), spirits
Alcohol content: 6%
Tax category: New Genre (liquor)
Origin: Korea

Note: Topvalu is the store brand of the Aeon Group.

Oranjeboom - Imported Premium

Ehh! Tastes like cheap Korean imports. Giving a bad name to European beers. Get this guy off the market!

Name: Oranjeboom - Imported Premium
Ingredients: Happōshu (barley, makt, hops), spirits (barley)
Alcohol content: 5% 
Tax category: New Genre (liquor)
Origin: Germany
Notes: Sold at Seijō Ishii. 330ml can.

Eurohop

New genre beer made in Belgium. Despite being a no brand beer, it is actually it is not that bad at all.

Name: Eurohop
Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, barley, corn, starch, hops), spirits (barley, rice), carbon dioxide
Alcohol content: 5% 
Tax category: New Genre (liquor)
Origin: Belgium Notes: Sold at Seijō Ishii. 330ml can.

Orion Zero Life

ZERO LIFE. Scary name for a beer, especially from the happy islands of Okinawa. Below the name the slogan goes like: "Orion 'Zero Life' will make your life more happy and active." And finally the banner tops it off with "Smart life, zero life." Wow, need I say more? Actually I need. How about renaming it from Zero Life to Zero Taste...because that's what it is.

Name: Orion Zero Life
Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, hops, sugars, caramel pigment, dietary fiber, yeast extract, soybean peptide, sweetener [acesulfame K]), spirits (barley)
Alcohol content: 3% or above but below 4%
Tax category: New Genre
Company: Orion 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.

Fuyu Kirin

See details here for winter 2014 beer battle.

Name: Fuyu Kirin
Launch:
Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, hops, barley, corn, sugars), spirits (barley)
Alcohol content: 5%
Tax category: New Genre (liquor)
Company: Kirin Brewery

Suntory Fuyo no Hōjun

See details here for winter 2014 beer battle.

Name: Suntory Fuyo no Hōjun

Launch date: 

Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, hops, sugars), spirits (wheat), carbon dioxide

Alcohol content: 5%

Tax category: Beer

Company: Suntory Holdings

Note: Seasonal 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

Suntory Aki no Zeitaku

Great taste, but it tastes kinda like Kirin's Koi Aji.

Name: Suntory Aki no Zeitaku

Launch date: 

Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, hops, sugars), spirits (wheat), carbon dioxide

Alcohol content: 6%

Tax category: Beer

Company: Suntory Holdings

Note: Limited quantity.

Sapporo Migaki Mugi Creamy Shitate

Eh... Tastes like some cheap Korean import. Stay away from it!

Name: Sapporo Migaki Mugi Creamy Shitate
Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, hops, barley, sugars), spirits (barley)
Alcohol content: 5% 
Tax category: New Genre (liquor)
Company: Sapporo Breweries 
Note: Sold only at Aeon Group stores for a limited time period.

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

Kirin Koiaji Tōshitsu 0

The best among light new genre-type beers. It is zero sugar, but at the same time it does have some taste. I'd say this is the best tasting diet beer. For ranking, check out my Light New Genre post.

Name: Kirin Koiaji Tōshitsu 0
Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, hops, sugars, dietary fiber, soy protein, yeast extract, sweetener [acesulfame-K]), spirits (barley)
Alcohol content: 2.5% or more but less than 3.5%
Tax category: New Genre (liquor)
Company: Kirin Brewery

Kinmugi Tōshitsu 70% Off

Don't know what to say. As much as I like regular Kinmugi (blue can), this one is just the most tasteless Japanese light beer (new genre) I have ever drunk. For ranking, check out my Light New Genre post.

Name: Kinmugi Tōshitsu 70% Off 

Launch date: April 3, 2012 

Ingredients:Happōshu (malt, hops, sugars, dietary fiber), spirits (wheat), carbon dioxide gas 

Alcohol content: 4%

Tax category: New genre

Company: Suntory Holdings

Mugi no Suke

Probably one of the best tasting Korean imports I have had in the past few months. Give it a try.

Name: Mugi no Suke
Ingredients: Happōshu, spirits (barley)
Alcohol content: 5%
Tax category: New Genre (liquor)
Origin: Korea

Yawaraka Mugi

Nice try. Enhanced flavor of cardboard. This is a tricky one. The first sip tastes kind of good, but after that the usual low-end import taste hits your taste buds. I like the can design though.

Name: Yawaraka Mugi
Ingredients: Happōshu, spirits (barley)
Alcohol content: 5%
Tax category: New Genre (liquor)
Origin: Vietnam  
Notes: Sold at Valor (Midori ward, Nagoya). 330ml can.

CGC Group/Suntory Grand Gold

Another one of those double brand beers (Suntory/CGC Group). I really don't get it why a major beer company has to pair up with a retailer to come up with a new beer product. The worst part of this is that this beer, new genre to be exact, has no taste at all. It is one of the most watery beers I have ever tasted. Complete waste of effort...if there was any effort at all.

Name: CGC Group/Suntory Grand Gold Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, hops, sugars), spirits (wheat)
Alcohol content: 5%
Tax category: New Genre (liquor)
Company: Suntory Holdings  Note: Joint effort by CGC Group and Suntory.

Orion Okinawa Dayori

This beer is all about the can. Just by looking at it, you can feel the cool breeze on your face, hot sand under your feet and a cold one in your hand. Unfortunately, taste-wise...nothing special.

Name: Orion Okinawa Dayori
Ingredients: Happōshu (malt, hops, barley, rice, corn, starch, sugars), spirits (barley)
Alcohol content: 5%
Tax category: New Genre
Company: Orion Breweries
Note: Available only for a limited time.