{"id":4218,"date":"2010-11-23T19:50:09","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T05:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/?p=4218"},"modified":"2010-11-23T19:50:09","modified_gmt":"2010-11-24T05:50:09","slug":"beer-is-good-yebisu-premium-kohaku-amber-lager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/11\/23\/beer-is-good-yebisu-premium-kohaku-amber-lager\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer is Good &#8211; Yebisu Premium Kohaku Amber Lager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4230\" href=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/23\/beer-is-good-yebisu-premium-kohaku-amber-lager\/yebisu_kohaku_color\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4230\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/11\/23\/beer-is-good-yebisu-premium-kohaku-amber-lager\/yebisu_kohaku_color\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_color1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1290548555&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Yebisu_kohaku_color\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_color1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_color1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4230\" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" title=\"Yebisu_kohaku_color\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_color-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Yebisu_kohaku_color\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4229\" href=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/23\/beer-is-good-yebisu-premium-kohaku-amber-lager\/yebisu_kohaku_front\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/11\/23\/beer-is-good-yebisu-premium-kohaku-amber-lager\/yebisu_kohaku_front\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_front1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1290606677&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.3&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Yebisu_kohaku_front\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_front1-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_front1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4229\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px;\" title=\"Yebisu_kohaku_front\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_front-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yebisu_kohaku_front\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Wow!\u00c2\u00a0 This mass-produced beer encroaches on the flavor territory of many good Japanese jibiiru.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0As the name &#8220;Kohaku&#8221; implies, this amber lager is distinct from its pale lager forbear.\u00c2\u00a0Released on 10 November 2010, this limited seasonal variety from Sapporo\u00c2\u00a0Beer&#8217;s more upscale division brings a warmer, richer malt flavor to the table.\u00c2\u00a0 The pour, head, and mouthfeel\u00c2\u00a0is in line with what you get from the standard Yebisu, but there is a deeper flavor\u00c2\u00a0and less of the ethanol bite common to JDM production beers.\u00c2\u00a0 This easily makes me twice as happy as regular Yebisu.\u00c2\u00a0 If I can&#8217;t find any interesting jibiiru to bring back with me this time around, I&#8217;m seriously bringing some of this back!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Highly recommended<\/p>\n<p>Available on the JDM only, as far as I know<\/p>\n<p>5.5% ABV<\/p>\n<p>Three and a half out of four drunken monkeys<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4235\" href=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/23\/beer-is-good-yebisu-premium-kohaku-amber-lager\/yebisu_kohaku_info\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4235\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/11\/23\/beer-is-good-yebisu-premium-kohaku-amber-lager\/yebisu_kohaku_info\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_info1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1290606708&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.3&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Yebisu_kohaku_info\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_info1-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_info1-768x1024.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4235\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"Yebisu_kohaku_info\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_info-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yebisu_kohaku_info\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4236\" href=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/23\/beer-is-good-yebisu-premium-kohaku-amber-lager\/yebisu_kohaku_upc\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4236\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/11\/23\/beer-is-good-yebisu-premium-kohaku-amber-lager\/yebisu_kohaku_upc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_upc1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1290606759&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.3&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Yebisu_kohaku_upc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_upc1-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_upc1-768x1024.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4236\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"Yebisu_kohaku_upc\" src=\"http:\/\/www.studionewmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Yebisu_kohaku_upc-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yebisu_kohaku_upc\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow!\u00c2\u00a0 This mass-produced beer encroaches on the flavor territory of many good Japanese jibiiru.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0As the name &#8220;Kohaku&#8221; implies, this amber lager is distinct from its pale lager forbear.\u00c2\u00a0Released on 10 November 2010, this limited seasonal variety from Sapporo\u00c2\u00a0Beer&#8217;s more upscale division brings a warmer, richer malt flavor to the table.\u00c2\u00a0 The pour, head, and mouthfeel\u00c2\u00a0is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[7,8,13],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paJYlx-162","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4218"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studionewmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}