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Yebisu Beer

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🌍 Japan · Lager · One of 130 Lagers in hopIQ

Sapporo's premium all-malt lager brand, named after the Japanese god of fortune. Inspired by German brewing tradition — full-bodied, malty and aromatic with a clean, bitter finish. Japan's most prestigious mass-market lager.

ABV
5%
IBU
22
SRM
pale golden3
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Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 48 flavour tags

clean
100%
malty
100%
crisp
60%
full-bodied
60%
bitter
60%
mineral
30%
hoppy
30%
refreshing
30%
bready
30%
smooth
30%
yeasty
30%
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About Lager

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What is a 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.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Yebisu Beer

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.

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Yebisu Beer

Appearance

Yebisu displays a bright, pale golden hue characteristic of German-style lagers, with excellent clarity and a crisp white head that dissipates at a moderate pace. The carbonation is evident and well-integrated, creating fine bubbles that maintain the beer's visual appeal throughout the drinking experience.

pale goldenclearwhite headwell-carbonated

Aroma

The nose is clean and inviting, leading with subtle grainy and bready malt notes that reflect its all-malt composition. Light noble hop aromatics provide a delicate floral and herbal background without overwhelming the malt character, while a touch of yeast adds to the crisp, fresh appeal.

bready maltgrainynoble hopsclean

Taste

Entry is smooth and malty with a light, refreshing body that belies the beer's full-malt backbone. The mid-palate reveals bread crust and grain character balanced by a moderately clean bittering from the 22 IBUs, leading to a dry finish that prevents any sweetness from lingering.

smooth maltcrispbalanced bitternessdry

Finish

The finish is clean and medium-length, with a pleasant dry quality that encourages another sip. A subtle grain and hop bitterness lingers pleasantly without any harsh edges, exemplifying the refined German lager tradition.

cleandrymedium-length
82
hopIQ score
Aroma
78
Taste
82
Appearance
84
Finish
80
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