Sapporo Brewery’s Sapporo Premium
19. Jan, 2010 
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Last week I got a comment from Jason, thanks Jason, wondering if I was ever going to leave the States with a beer review. Well it just so happened I got the opportunity this weekend as we went out with some friends for dinner at Little Toyko and had some hibachi and sushi. So let’s get into it.
About Sapporo Brewery
The Sapporo you drink here in the States comes from Sapporo US that has been around since 1984, but is part of the original Sapporo which was founded in Japan in 1876. Sapporo has quickly become the most popular Japanese import in the US, with Saporro Premium being an annual best seller.
About Sapporo Premium
Saporro Premium is Saporro’s namesake beer. It has been around since 1876. Sapporo is a rice beer that contains 4.9% alcohol by volume.
My Review
This wasn’t the first time that I have had Sapporo, but it was the first time I drank it with my review in mind. In fact last time I was at Little Toyko I tried something else because of Sapporo’s lack luster performance. But I thought why not give it another go for Fanbrew’s sake.
I wish that I hadn’t. From the pour Sapporo is nothing more than an average golden lager. The beer had little to no head that disappeared immediately and no nose whatsoever. After a few drinks you can pull out a little bit of rice flavor with something that tastes like dry apples. Basically if you boiled rice and threw an apple core in it you would get this beer.
If you are out to drink a good import that has some body and some flavor I would avoid Sapporo. You can find many imports with a lot more flavor.
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Adam I want to say thank you for going out of the box. I know it was difficult. I love this beer, but I love all things Orient. Now being that you have travled I thought you might have liked it. Now back to beer, thank you again for the review and looking for more.
Jay,
You are quite welcome. I enjoy beer from all over the world. Saporro just doesn’t do much for me. I didn’t care for the Tsing Tao they had either, maybe it is just the rice beers that I a not a huge fan of.
I have only had 1 oriental beer http://www.slosar.com/list/uploaded_images/Asahi-33-cl-799614.jpg
It was pretty good but doesn’t stand out in my memory so I can’t give a exact description of it.