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kirin Ichiban of Japan

Kirin Brewing Company of Japan produces and sells two of the most popular beers in the country Kirin Lager and Ichiban Shibori.  In the early days William Copeland, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Norwegian descent, sailed to Yokohama in 1864 in hopes to make his fortune there.  The brewing industry was taking off so he decided to open up the Spring Valley Brewery because Japan had no brewing industry at the time.  Copeland wasn't able to keep the brewery open due to lack of money and was forced to shut it down.  A year later W.H Talbot and E. Abbot teamed up with two Japanese businessmen Yonosuke Lwasaki and Elichi Shibusawa to reopen Mr. Copelands brewery, by 1888 all the beer took the Kirin label.  Copeland died in 1901 and to this day employees who work at the Kirin brewery still leave cans of Kirin beer at his grave to pay respect and tribute.  Kirin Ichiban can be labeled as a Pale Lager or a American Adjunct Lager and contains 5% alcohol.  Poured, Kirin Ichiban lager has a pale golden color and contains a great carbonation.

The fluffy, white, foamy head forms a perfect cloud, with good stability, and a steady amount of lacing.  The essence of light malt and crispy noble hops fill the air as you raise the glass to your mouth. The taste of Kirin Ichiban lager is very crispy, smooth, and of light malt.  The notes of the noble hops and stewed hops linger around the beer and are faint along with a tad of sweetness.  Kirin Ichiban Lager always goes great with Japanese cuisine like Sushi, Tempura, and Sashimi but can be paired with other Oriental and European foods.  Kirin is available and distributed around the globe in certain places and is also on tap at various Pubs and Bars.

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San Miguel Dark Lager: Philippines

The Philippines is not only known for its daily catch of seafood.  Just like every other country the Philippines has its unique beer as well.  San Miguel Brewery is the largest beer producer in the Philippines, with the control of 5 breweries spread all over the country and producing eight different kinds of beers.
San Miguel Brewery was founded in 1890 in Manila and not only produces beers and alcoholic beverages, but also non-alcoholic beverage's.  Out of the 8 beers San Miguel Brewery produces, the San Miguel Dark Lager is the chosen beer of the day.  Categorized as a European Dark lager, this 5% ABV pours a very nice dark brown color (almost black) with a slight head.  When held up to the light you can see the smokey, Burgundy hue.  The smell is of sweet grain, lightly roasted malts, with hints of corn and mellow hops. The taste starts with a roasty sweetness almost like a porter, followed by sweet brown malt with the light balance of hops.  The hint of coffee and toffee are present in San Miguel Dark Lager with a pretty strong caramel flavor.  This beer is incredibly smooth for being a dark European lager and is very well balanced.

San Miguel Dark lager has also won 6 consecutive Monde Gold Quality awards from 2007 to 2012.  This Filipino beer of the day is perfect for anyone who wants a good, dark, Asian beer, with a very well balanced Philippine style taste.  Hop on that boat right now and head straight to the Philippines to grab one of these black dark beauties!

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Tsingtao: Qingdao, China

Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited is China's second largest brewery and  was founded on August 15, 1903 by German settlers under the name of The Anglo-German Brewery co.
Back then the brewery was known as Germania-Brauerei (German Brewery) and the first Tsingtao beer was served on December 22, 1904.  Tsingtao is sold in 62 countries and regions around the world including Brazil, Germany, France, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Mexico.  Tsingtao Brewery strictly brews Tsingtao and operates wit approximently 600 breweries just in china.  Tsingtao is produced with spring water from Laoshan which is a mountain that is very famous and is worshipped for the purity of its water.  Tsingtao imports yeast and barley from Australia and Canada to brew and is classified as a 4.8%ABV American Adjunct lager.

The appearance of Tsingtao is a crystal clear gold with a small light white head.  Like many American Adjuncts, there really isn't much of a smell from Tsingtao except for a mild sweet aroma.  This beer is very light and crisp with grainy malts, light sweetness, and light hoppiness.  The beer itself is not very carbonated and pairs very well with many different foods.  Tsingtao is basically the Heineken of China and can be found in almost every bar around Asia.  If you want a very light beer that has a nice American style Lager flavor, grab a TsingTao and enjoy the number one beer of China!

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Hitachino Nest White Ale: Japan

Today we are heading over to Japan to take a gander at Hitachino Nest White Ale.  Hitachino Nest is a a brand line of beer that was introduced into the market in 1996 by Kiuchi Brewery.  Kiuchi Brewery is located in Ibaraki, Japan and was founded in 1823 by Kiuchi Gihel.
 At the time Kiuchi Gihei was the headman of Kounosu village and was collecting rice from farmers as land taxes.  Kiuchi Gihel, with the remainder of the rice stocks in the warehouse, had the idea to start a brewery.  Kiuchi produces beer, shochu, sake, and combines European beer-making with the traditional Japanese brewing techniques.  Hitachino Nest White Ale is one of eleven craft beers from the line of Hitachino Nest and is labeled as a 5%ABV Belgian White Witbier.
Available year round the Hitachino Nest White Ale packs a little bit of Belgium, German, and a Japan in a 12oz bottle.  The pour is a cloudy hazy gold with the aroma of orange, lemon, coriander, and fresh herbal notes blasting out of the bottle with not much head.  As you put the bottle to your lips you can feel the citrus and orange through out your mouth and the two are beautifully well balanced with the wheat flavor.  Hitachino Nest White Ale is very crisp and fresh with light amounts of carbonation making it very easy to drink. The latest development in The Kiuchi Brewery is the wine brewing project.  Kiuchi recently bought 4000 square meters of land next to the brewery for a vineyard. No wine has been produced or sold yet but there will be some in the near future.

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Hite Beer of South Korea

  The Hite Brewing Company Limited is a South Korean brewery that is stationed in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.  The company's products include beer, rice wine, and mineral water.  Hite Brewing Company started in 1933 and was originally named Chosun Breweries then later on switched names over.  Hite beer is categorized as a European Pale Lager and has a 5% ABV.  Hite beer is found in 12oz/22oz bottles and also 12oz/16oz cans.  As you crack the bottle you can smell the nice malty cleanness of Hite with not much going on, but there shouldn't be with this style of the beer.  The pour is a clear golden body with a 2 finger head that lasts a long time leaving suds behind left and right.  The taste is very smooth, crisp, and clean with light bitterness as you finish up Hite.  Hite Beer is the number one sold beer and South Korea and is found all over the bars and clubs there.  Hite beer is basically like our Budweiser lager over here in the States.  So if ever in Korea and you have no idea what beer to buy, grab yourself a 12 of Hite Beer and start fitting in!

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Sapporo Beer of Japan

Sapporo Breweries Limited has been around since 1876 and is the home brewery to a world known Japanese beer Sapporo.  The company has five breweries in Japan as well as a brewery in Canada making it relatively easy to grab a hold of one.  Sapporo is classified as a Japanese Rice Lager and is rated the number one Japanese beer.  The beer can be found in 12 ounce bottles, 12 ounce cans, and the classic 22 ounce tall boy.  The can is one of the amazing and signature parts of the beer, very unique.  The beer pours a beautiful clean golden with a large carbonation of bubbles.  You can smell the bready malts, apples and the light rice they use during the brewing process.  Sapporo is not a very hoppy beer and the taste is super crisp, clean, and light.  Some could compare Sapporo to the American Adjunct Lager which isn't bad.  So much goes into the brewing process at the Sapporo Brewery and that is why it is a Premium Brew.  The concept of Sapporo is to have something good, light, and a beer that will make you want to drink more and the Japanese definitely succeeded in this.

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