
Gotta love drinking on the train
My second drink of the day came from a convenience store, and since drinking is allowed on trains in Japan, I had it on the bullet train from Himeji to Okayama. It was a Sapporo White Belg wit beer. The small can was ¥138 ($1.10), rather cheap compared to other beers. It had 5 percent alcohol and a white, slightly cloudy body with a medium white head. The smell was wheaty sweet and quite nice. It tasted a bit bitter at the beginning then slightly sweet and fruity, and finished with a nice wheat beer-like taste. A nice beer considering the price, but you could tell that it was cheap.
7.6
The Breakdown
Aroma
8
Taste
7.5
Drinkability
9
Alcoholic Punch
6
If you get a chance to hitup Tokyo, definitely hitup Popeye (http://www.40beersontap.com/). It has 70 beers on tap, many which are craft! Craftheads (http://craftheads.jp/craftheads/Craftheads.html) is pretty legit too. But if you’ve browsed Ratebeer or BeerAdvocate, I’m sure you know where to go. Great blog btw!
Thanks for the recommendations! Won’t make it to Tokyo any time soon, unfortunately 🙁 Bet the craft beer scene has exploded since I left in 2010!!