Monday 28 May 2007

All Malt - you'd better believe it

So, Suntory Malts Beer, what can I say?
It was quite malty as I remember. The can has a wierd texture too, which was it's main selling point.
I've been spending far too much time and money lately persuing a hangover.
Today we went to Softbank and managed to get Gareth's line rental reduced from 4500 to 980 yen a month. It seemsw that to get anything explained in this country you have to ask 3 times. Sigh.
Suntory Malts Beer - strange can, boring beer.

Thursday 24 May 2007

Kirin Ichiban Draft

Gareth was ill today, so I had to go to Handa(半田) school and work his shift. To make up for it he bought me a fancy pressurised beer dispensing doodah (see picture) which holds a massive three pints of beer and gives good head (fnarr fnarr). The brew is Kirin Ichiban which is rather a good one, it's a pity I have lots of work to do tomorrow, but I dare say I can manage to finish it. I'm washing it down with half a tiny pizza and some Darkplace.

Tuesday 15 May 2007

Yebisu and Bintang - Double Trouble

It's a nice green can, that has to be a good start. I was drawn to this by the promise of hops galore, and I have to say that it failed to deliver. Perhaps I've been spoiled by the proper amount of hops in real decent beers (Japanese brewers take note). Yebisu green is OK, but not worth the 200+ Yen price tag.

On the right we have a prime example of Bintang: Bali's best beer. It was as tasty and refreshing as I remember, but perhaps the 730 Yen that I paid for it was influencing my tastebuds. Even in tourist gouging Bali that would buy 7 bottles. The price one pays for import beer in Japan it seems. (I havn't found any Newcastle Brown here yet - thankfully). It was accompanied by much more reasonably priced burritos which went down a treat. Before that we had massive Yakitori sticks in Osu Kannon, which is like a big bohemian market just out from the centre of the city. You can buy all sorts of clothes and food and stuff. If it were Britain it would be full of stupid Vegan shops and lesbians, but in Japan it's all about MEAT and guys who all look and act really gay. Now I've fixed my bike I'm going to head to an izakaya on Saturday for more tasteage,