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Asahi Super Dry

Asahi Breweries
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🌍 Japan · Pale Lager · One of 122 Pale Lagers in hopIQ

Asahi Super Dry was launched in March 1987 and is fermented with Asahi's own yeast strain No. 318, which works the wort unusually far and leaves very little residual sugar. Alongside barley malt, the recipe uses rice, corn and starch. The beer pours pale straw gold with a bright white head and a restrained aroma of light grain and a touch of hops. The palate is slim and crisp, with a brief malt sweetness, gentle bitterness and a quick, clean, dry finish that the brewery calls karakuchi.

ABV
5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
SRM
pale gold4

AWARDS

Silver · 2024
World Beer Awards
Gold · 2023
Brussels Beer Challenge
★Silver — World Beer Awards
★Gold — Brussels Beer Challenge
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Where this beer sits· Four axes, the same for every beer in hopIQ.
Body
Lean body.
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
Dry finish.
drysweet
Bitterness
Soft bitterness.
mildbitter
Texture
Crisp mouthfeel.
crispcreamy

A sharp texture drives the beer — a clean, direct pour with room for the palate to fill in.

Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Pale Lager.
Hop character
grassy
Malt character
malty
Fermentation & yeast
clean

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Asahi Super Dry

◎ Appearance

Pours a pale straw gold with excellent clarity and a bright white head of fine, stable bubbles. The carbonation is crisp and well-defined, with good retention and delicate lacing along the glass. The color reflects the use of adjuncts and the clean fermentation character typical of the style.

pale straw goldbright white headcrisp carbonationexcellent clarity

◌ Aroma

The nose is restrained and delicate, leading with subtle grain and light malt sweetness. A gentle herbal-grassy note from noble hops emerges on the second pass, while the overall impression remains clean and unobtrusive. The aroma reflects the minimal residual sugar and efficient fermentation of Asahi's proprietary yeast strain.

light grainrestrained malt sweetnessherbal-grassy hopsclean fermentation

◐ Taste

The palate opens with a slim, crisp malt character and brief sweetness before transitioning to gentle bitterness. The body remains light and dry throughout, with a fine-grained texture and excellent balance between malt and hops. Adjuncts contribute to the clean, uncluttered flavor profile without introducing unwanted sweetness or heaviness.

crisp palatelight bodygentle bitternessdry malt frame

◑ Finish

The finish is quick, clean, and thoroughly dry—the hallmark karakuchi character—with minimal aftertaste. Bitterness fades rapidly, leaving only a refreshing sense of dryness and cleanliness on the palate.

quick dry finishkarakuchi characterclean aftertaste
76
hopIQ score
Aroma
74
Taste
77
Appearance
79
Finish
77
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Asahi Super Dry

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein
Recommended for this style

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Asahi Super Dry

About Pale Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Pale Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

Finding a similar Pale Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same dry, crisp, clean character as Asahi Super Dry will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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