{"id":534,"date":"2012-01-12T22:21:42","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T03:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oyatsubreak.com\/?p=534"},"modified":"2012-01-12T22:24:15","modified_gmt":"2012-01-13T03:24:15","slug":"video-review-asahi-winter-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oyatsubreak.com\/?p=534","title":{"rendered":"Video Review: Asahi Winter Beer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2gHeNUuSedo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oyatsubreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/asahi-winter-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-536\" title=\"asahi-winter-1\" src=\"https:\/\/oyatsubreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/asahi-winter-1-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oyatsubreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/asahi-winter-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/oyatsubreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/asahi-winter-1-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/oyatsubreak.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/asahi-winter-1.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><b>Review: Asahi Winter Beer<br \/>\nPurchased: November 2011<br \/>\nReviewed: November 2011<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Something of a change of pace, I decided I&#8217;d try to do a video review for the site. This one was from my trip home, sitting on the Narita Express from Tokyo to Narita Airport, and I&#8217;m reviewing Asahi Winter Beer, a limited, seasonal brew released in the last few days of my trip.<\/p>\n<p>I think this is a valiant first effort at a proper video review, but unless you find me terribly charming it&#8217;s about 3 minutes too long. Still, I hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Packaging:<\/b> Really lovely, actually. Big kanji title with no English on it except for &#8220;This product is specially brewed for winter. The rich taste goes well with winter dishes.&#8221; Which is awesome. The purple, pink, blue, and green translucent circles imply blinking christmas lights reflected through a misty sky, it&#8217;s really nice, and the gold logo pops nicely off of the rich blue background. Really pretty.<\/p>\n<p><b>Scent:<\/b> It smells like standard Japanese major-brewery beer, nothing special.<\/p>\n<p><b>Taste:<\/b> Even warm, this beer basically lacks much flavour. It&#8217;s notable for being sweeter than normal winter beer, but lacks any additional spiciness or savoury elements that would make it unique, or in the style of a western craft\/seasonal beer. I drank it about 30 minutes out of the fridge rather than right away, and like most low-quality beers it absolutely would taste better very cold.<\/p>\n<p><b>Verdict:<\/b> A nice change of pace from regular Asahi, but no one will be clamouring for this year round. 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