hopIQ found 10 beers with the same bitter and citrusy character as Asahi The Bitter-ist. Asahi The Bitter-ist arrived in April 2025 as Asahi's first new standard beer brand in seven years, built around bitterness. Part of the hopping uses Talus from the United States, a first for the brewery, together with German Hersbrucker, and fermentation runs on the No. 318 Super Dry yeast. At 6 percent it pours bright gold. The nose shows grapefruit and citrus peel with a floral edge; the palate delivers a firm, clean bitterness, a peppery hop bite and a short, dry finish. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Duke Premium — 82%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
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