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Sapporo Fuyumonogatari

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🌍 Japan · Pale Lager · One of 62 Pale Lagers in hopIQ

Sapporo's winter seasonal, released every year since 1988 and presented by the brewery as Japan's first seasonal beer. The recipe combines barley and wheat malt with rice, maize and starch at a higher malt share than the everyday range, with Saaz fine aroma hops in the hop bill. It pours deep gold under a soft head. Bready malt and a light honeyed sweetness meet spicy, herbal hop notes; the wheat gives a smooth, rounded mouthfeel, and the finish is full but clean with gentle bitterness.

ABV
5.5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
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

The texture leads here, with everything else held in gentle reserve.

Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Pale Lager.
Hop character
herbal
noble hop
Malt character
wheat
bready
honey
malty
Fermentation & yeast
clean
Distinctive notes
spicy

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Sapporo Fuyumonogatari

◎ Appearance

Pours a striking deep gold with excellent clarity and a soft, pillowy white head that settles into a delicate collar. The carbonation appears refined and well-integrated, contributing to an elegant visual presentation.

deep goldbright claritysoft white headwell-carbonated

◌ Aroma

The nose leads with classic noble hop character—spicy and herbal notes from the Saaz hops—layered over a distinctly bready malt foundation. A subtle honeyed sweetness and wheat-derived aromas round out the bouquet, creating a refined and approachable olfactory profile.

spicy noble hopsbready maltherbalhoneyed

◐ Taste

The palate opens with creamy wheat-derived smoothness and bready malt sweetness, transitioning into a balanced interplay of honeyed grain notes and spicy, herbal hop character. The finish dries gradually with gentle bitterness, maintaining a clean and refined profile without harshness.

wheat-smoothbready-maltherbal-spicegently bitter

◑ Finish

The finish is full-bodied yet clean, with lingering gentle bitterness and a subtle honey-malt aftertaste that fades gracefully. The wheat component ensures a rounded, sophisticated conclusion without any astringency.

cleanfull yet smoothgentle bitterness
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
84
Taste
83
Appearance
85
Finish
80
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Sapporo Fuyumonogatari

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 Sapporo Fuyumonogatari

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 wheat, bready, smooth character as Sapporo Fuyumonogatari will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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