You really should give it a try! A lot of depanneurs carry the 4 pack of 500ml cans. It's especially good with food. I think it was! I know there were a few 9-1 scores haha so some close calls. Pretty sure this was the first time a beer took every point. We talk about this a little bit more in the individual reviews of each beer that are coming up, but I think the version of Sopporo we get in Canada really suffers from being brewed in Ontario. I'd imaging the Japanese version you'd get over there is drastically better. In my experience whenever you get a well known import that's brewed under license here it's always a different beer and not as good. It kind of just takes on the character of whatever brewery is managing it's production, which is usually Labatt in a lot of cases.
Did you guys have the Canadian brewed versions of these? The only bottles I can ever find of either of these beers in the USA are the Canadian brewed versions (I did oddly once have a six-pack of Italian brewed Asahi here in the USA). I did find the Japanese brewed Sapporo once, but only in the big single silver cans. I've never seen the Japanese brewed Asahi OR Kirin in the USA at all. I've had all three of them actually in Japan though and the Asahi is still the best! Fun fact: Asahi bought out and owns Pilsner Urquell, which is one of my all time favorite lagers (as it is to a lot of people).
Unfortunately like you said it's extremely difficult/impossible to find actual Japanese brewed versions of these two beers. They've embraced the trend that many large brewers have taken with North American distribution and have multiple satellite breweries in different parts of the world to save on transport costs. For myself here in Canada, the Sapporo is brewed in Ontario and the version of Asahi I get is brewed in Italy. The two Ale found were both brewed in the U.S. I think Sopporo really suffers because of this. I do remember 10 years ago getting the Japanese imports in the big silver cans and it was a lot better than what we get here now. Speaking of Urquell, do you usually get it in cans or bottles? With that beer I've noticed a massive difference between the two and find the bottles to be better by a long shot.
@@BeerBrackets I have not seen the Urquell cans here hardly at all. I have seen Czechvar (Budweiser Budvar) cans, though. Ever since Urquell switched to brown bottles for their exports to North America, the bottled version has been excellent. I do know that they still use the green bottles for their domestic and European version of their beer. I visited the brewery in 2019 in Plzen, Czechia and got to have the unfiltered/unpasteurized version (which I believe you can only get at the brewery) and it was amazing.
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I've never tried Asahi, but you two have sold me. Going to get some this weekend to experience the "super dry!"
I've been hearing so much about Asahi lately and I've been very curious to try it. Looks like I should.
Was that the first ever clean sweep?
You really should give it a try! A lot of depanneurs carry the 4 pack of 500ml cans. It's especially good with food.
I think it was! I know there were a few 9-1 scores haha so some close calls. Pretty sure this was the first time a beer took every point. We talk about this a little bit more in the individual reviews of each beer that are coming up, but I think the version of Sopporo we get in Canada really suffers from being brewed in Ontario. I'd imaging the Japanese version you'd get over there is drastically better. In my experience whenever you get a well known import that's brewed under license here it's always a different beer and not as good. It kind of just takes on the character of whatever brewery is managing it's production, which is usually Labatt in a lot of cases.
I love both beers but I think I like ashi just a bit more
I’m not sure I’ve ever had regular Sapporo, but I enjoyed Sapporo Black when I tried it. I may have to give these two a try!
Did you guys have the Canadian brewed versions of these? The only bottles I can ever find of either of these beers in the USA are the Canadian brewed versions (I did oddly once have a six-pack of Italian brewed Asahi here in the USA). I did find the Japanese brewed Sapporo once, but only in the big single silver cans. I've never seen the Japanese brewed Asahi OR Kirin in the USA at all. I've had all three of them actually in Japan though and the Asahi is still the best! Fun fact: Asahi bought out and owns Pilsner Urquell, which is one of my all time favorite lagers (as it is to a lot of people).
Unfortunately like you said it's extremely difficult/impossible to find actual Japanese brewed versions of these two beers. They've embraced the trend that many large brewers have taken with North American distribution and have multiple satellite breweries in different parts of the world to save on transport costs.
For myself here in Canada, the Sapporo is brewed in Ontario and the version of Asahi I get is brewed in Italy. The two Ale found were both brewed in the U.S. I think Sopporo really suffers because of this. I do remember 10 years ago getting the Japanese imports in the big silver cans and it was a lot better than what we get here now.
Speaking of Urquell, do you usually get it in cans or bottles? With that beer I've noticed a massive difference between the two and find the bottles to be better by a long shot.
@@BeerBrackets I have not seen the Urquell cans here hardly at all. I have seen Czechvar (Budweiser Budvar) cans, though. Ever since Urquell switched to brown bottles for their exports to North America, the bottled version has been excellent. I do know that they still use the green bottles for their domestic and European version of their beer. I visited the brewery in 2019 in Plzen, Czechia and got to have the unfiltered/unpasteurized version (which I believe you can only get at the brewery) and it was amazing.
You guys are awesome… video content, and knowledge.. keep it up if I can sub 1 million times I would. Cheers 🍻
Thanks for watching and for the kind words Brian! Cheers 🍻
Tie, for me.
Aasahi all the way!
Can both be compared to kirin Ichiban?
I’ve actually never tried Kirin or seen it for sale in Canada! I’ll keep my eyes open though
@@BeerBrackets yes please you won't be disappointed 👍♥️
Out of the three. I think Kirin is by far my favorite.
@@Hawndz Yeah it's my occasional treat, always with limited availability. Hard to find a good substitute for kirin.
@@Hawndz oh wow! Ok. Now we have to find it and review it.
Asahi is the best Asian beer in the world 🍺
Asahi has dry zero or 0.00% NAB not sure if there's any compromise on taste 🤔
Yes! I’ve seen it in stores but haven’t tried it yet. After tasting it again for these episodes, my curiosity has been peaked.
@@BeerBrackets definitely a great option for post workout rehydration 🍺💪 i gotta grab some