Comments on: So Just What is Happoshu Anyway?

By: Japanese Autumn Beers 2011 | Wine, Beer, Sake, Whiskey Blog at MoIppai

Japanese Autumn Beers 2011 | Wine, Beer, Sake, Whiskey Blog at MoIppai — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:42:52 +0000

[...] and these are usually marked by the release of seasonal beers (or more often than not these days, daisan or low malt fake beers) from the main brewers here. Last year I reviewed the Aki Aji 秋味 (Taste of Autumn) from Kirin [...]

By: Top 5 Japanese Happoshus | Wine, Beer, Sake, Whiskey Blog at MoIppai

Top 5 Japanese Happoshus | Wine, Beer, Sake, Whiskey Blog at MoIppai — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:48:15 +0000

[...] To find out more about this quirk in Japanese alcohol taxes have a look at my previous posts : What is Happoshu? and Daisan to Face a Tax Hike?. As you’ll see I’m not actually a big fan of [...]

By: Asahi Style Free: Happoshu and Beer of the Third Kind – The Last Appetite

Asahi Style Free: Happoshu and Beer of the Third Kind – The Last Appetite — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:25:32 +0000

[...] taxation terms, Japan has three kinds of beer. Japanese booze blogger Jim from MoIpai outlines: Regular beer which must contain at least 67% malt is taxed at the highest [...]

By: World Cup 2010 Themed Kirin Beer

World Cup 2010 Themed Kirin Beer — Sat, 22 May 2010 03:54:53 +0000

[...] by which I mean it’s nothing like a beer and has the usual slightly metallic taste of a happoshu but, to be fair, I’ve had worse. Edit (7/4/10) : I just remembered, the Japanese winery [...]

By: Is That Beer?

Is That Beer? — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:42:28 +0000

[...] What’s happoshu? I hear you cry. Well, pretty sure it’s only a Japanese thing, but here there are 3 types of beer. Beer, fake beer and even faker beer. [...]