I've been drifting away from ~ Sapporo ~ and towards Hitachino Nest White Ale as my go-to Japanese beer at the sushi joints around here. I've only seen it at two places and it's something ridiculous like $8/bottle, but it is the truth.
It's as awesome as its label. You know that lemony taste that whites like, say, Sam Adams Spring have? Hitachino multiplies that by about a quadrillion. Very sour aftertaste in a good way, but if you're looking to tie one one, you'll want to switch to something else after one or two because of it. The sourness of the Hitachino plays well off of the bitterness of the ginger served with sushi!
And the cap is just fucking amazing.
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