Beer Name : Asahi Super Dry
Manufacturer : Asahi
Origin : Japan
Company founded in : 1889
Beer Type : Pilsner
SRM : 8%
Abv : 5%
IBU : 20%
History :
Asahi was founded in Osaka in 1889 as the Osaka Beer Company, During the First World War German prisoners worked in the brewery.The company’s primary beer from 1957 through the late 1980s, was Asahi Gold. In 1987 Asahi introduced Asahi Super Dry a product that transformed the modern beer industry in Japan. This highly successful launch led to a significant rise in consumer demand for dry beer and in turn to a dramatic turnaround in Asahi’s business performance.
According to Michael Jackson, Dry Beer was derived from Diet Pils, a style of highly-attenuated Pilsner intended for drinking by German diabetics. Modern Dry Beer is characterized by unusually high attenuation, which is achieved through a combination of yeast and ingredient choice, long fermentation time and in some cases special chemical processes designed to break down ordinarily unfermentable sugars into smaller, more fermentable ones.
Note: Attenuation is the amount of sugar converted into alcohol and carbon dioxide by yeast.
About the Beer :
Asahi Super Dry beer is crystal clear yellow in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It has a thick, white head and a clear, bubbly, straw appearance, with a decent amount of lacing left behind. The aroma is of indistinguishable grains and some slight sweetness. Taste is initially of malt, but then after few sips, one encounters a partially sweet alcohol flavor. The aftertaste is grassy and stinging. The mouthfeel is light and watery, and finishes crisp, clean, refreshing and super dry. Overall, I really like this beer, and recommend it.
My Own Rating:
AROMA : 7/10
APPEARANCE : 7/10
TASTE : 7/10
PALATE :7/10
OVERALL : 7/10
