Feb 17, 2020
Koshihikari Echigo Beer
This is probably the best Japanese rice lager beer I have ever had. The flavor profile is rather light and delicate, but is includes all the right notes. You get some very pleasant honey like sweetness together with that distinct fermented rice aroma which reminded me of sake. There is almost no bitterness to this beer and the hops aroma that you do get is rather on the fruity side. The malty tasting notes are unsurprisingly subtle, but are still adding a nice body and richness to the whole beer. The mouthfeel is unexpectedly creamy for a lager beer with a very fine bubbly carbonation.
5 Comments
KamaT
on Feb 17
Sounds nice! Can I find this in the local supermarket here in Japan, or do I have to go somewhere a bit more specialist?
Kanuba
on Feb 17
@Tomuu found it in a supermarket called 'The Garden Jiyuugaoka' inside a shopping centre at Meguro station, but haven't seen it anywhere else before. So you might have to find a supermarket with a somewhat extended beer range for this one.
KamaT
on Feb 18
@Kanuba - Got it. Thx
TonetoEdo
on Feb 22
This sounds awesome! I don't know if I've ever tried rice based lager... May I offer a suggestion? Put the photos in the blog text. If the blog text has no photos, it doesn't show up in the blog list.
Kanuba
on Feb 23
@TonetoEdo Oh, I didn't know that. Thank you so much for the advice!