For those on a budget looking to get bevvied on a beer-like beverage, then the long-established but pleasant on the pocket (although not necessarily the palate) happoshu is an abundantly available brew. An option that varies in taste from the really not that bad, to the really rather awful.
However, if it’s purely to get routed rather than relax, then Kirin’s new-ish Strong Seven is undoubtedly the way to go.
A tonic that, presumably due to its much touted tendency to help one forget, isn’t a titan in the taste department. But, as a beer that’s not actually a beer, and definitely doesn’t taste like a decent beer, it does pack a big old beer-like punch which, after all, is its purpose.
A sensatoinal seven perxent pumch at that, Lukily tho I can. Take my drink whatevr some moght say. specially that bstat wha’s he called. You no, that talll fella from the booozr? .
But yeh, ots strong and np fukinf mistak, jist a good jpb I can take my drimk.
Likr i said,
an englishman in osaka says
I hien k thjsat os opual a s’ iena gnqw?
S in Shanghai says
How did you hold the camera steady?
And how was the hangover compared to other beers?
Bunny says
Lee, the first step is being able to accept that you are an alcoholic!
Nice post. Right, off to get a beer!
Drew says
Wow, your secret is out.
Not about your latent alcoholism.. No, I mean the really embarrassing one: That you blog from a Mac.
Man, that’ll teach you the consequences of drink…
Lee says
Afraid so Drew, that’s why I’ve had to resort to drinking super strong happoshu. I used all my money up on the bloody computer!
And as far as hangovers go S in Shanghai, for me personally, a bad hangover is unfortunately a bad hangover whatever it is I drink.
Michael says
It has a hard and clear taste alright.
Like Special Brew for connoisseurs.