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I love all melons, but so far Japanese melon- flavoured foods and drinks have been rather disappointing. Nevertheless, I had to give it another shot and picked up this melon ale at the local liquor shop. It is a sweet honey melon flavoured drink with 5% fruit juice and 5% alcohol, but has nothing to do with ale in any sense of the word. There is no maltyness or bitterness, only the aftertaste kinda reminds you that you are not drinking a softdrink. After all my ale- expectations had been thoroughly ruined, I readjusted my taste buds for a sweet softdrink-with-alcohol-type of beverage and enjoyed the rest of it a lot more. The melon flavour is not artificial, but very sweet, so one of those 300ml bottles is plenty for me. Definitely a drink that’s easy to enjoy on a hot summer day.