Fruity, fragrant Hallertau meets Yebisu
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Yebisu Creative Brew Kaorimitsu
Brand: Sapporo
Price: 200 yen
Place of purchase: Belx Supermarket
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The description
In Sapporo Breweries' Creative Brew series of beers, Kaorimitsu is the 7th. This limited production beer is made with foreign sourced hops. The beer is available from mid March 2025.
The good
Sapporo's Creative Brew series of beers has its seventh iteration. This time, the beer with an appealing green label is Kaorimitsu. It's brewed in limited quantities and was released in mid March 2025. The product website describes the beer as brewed in the Hallertau tradition, but doesn't specify Hallertau hops. It also indicates the malt and hops are a mix of foreign and domestic. The beer pours with a foamy head. It has a fruity, malty aroma and the flavor persists with a light bitterness at the end.
The not so good
This installment of Sapporo's Creative Brew is quite pleasant and reasonably priced for a premium malt beer. I would get this again. The product website says that the beer brewed with "Hallertau tradition" hops is brewed with Yebisu's yeast. That yeast lends it a distintively fruity Yebisu flavor, but that doesn't mean it isn't distinct. The beer is fragrant and the choice of hops lends herbal and lightly floral flavors. The beer pairs well with seafood, tempura, and lighter dishes. I enjoyed mine with yosenabe.
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