... or at least on it’s way. The first one I saw was the Shiro Kirin (White Kirin) which is actually a Happoshu, the second category of beer – less malt, and less taste of beer. But it’s got an almost Christmassy ... | One comment | Add to del.icio.us StumbleUpon MoIppai on Twitter Post tags: Beer, Happoshu, Japan, japanese beer, japanese lager, kirin, seasonal beer, Suntory

... light pilsener line). What has happened over the last decade or so is that whisky's slice of the "toriaezu" market has shrunk drastically, displaced by lagers and very cheap "happoshu" quasi-lagers and it has retreated into a role as a late night sip, to be mulled over and appreciated. That is great for whisky aficionados, because the whisky has to be superb quality, but ...