Tokyo’s Suntory brewery was incorporated in 1899 and is currently the second highest selling brewery in Japan, but among beer drinkers it is a first class brew. Suntory specializes in all malts beer with their other offerings such as Suntory The Malts in the middle, and Suntory Rich Malts on the low end happoshu offerings. Be forewarned in Japan beer prices are high, so 6 pack of Suntory Premium Malts goes for around 13 US Dollars.
The German Pilsner style Suntory Premium Malts has a nice deep yellow color, great foamy head and is incredibly drinkable. Feels good in the mouth, and very easy to drink. Finishes clean as most Japanese beers do. For me, the finish is the dealbreaker for beers, any skunky aftertaste simply won’t do!
As stated by Suntory the beer is the 2005, 2006, and 2007 winner of Group I in the Monde Competition, a food and drink convention held in Brussells. Suntory The Premium Malts uses 20% more malt than beers in its category, and double the hops compared to the rest of their catalogue!
Clocking in at 5.5% abv, this is a beer to be savored, though you may find yourself getting a bit tipsy because it is so easy to drink.
TL;DR-
Pros:
Easy to drink with little aftertaste
Taste is not too bitter or strong, and has a certain sweetness
Great balance of Malts and Hops
Cons:
Price. Japanese beer is high in price anyway and Suntory Premium Malts is one of the highest out there. It is my only criticism to this delicious brew.
I’ll be checking it out soon, ad it magically appeared in my fridge, this morning.
Yes, I don’t expect much from this at all.
It’s certainly not gonna compare to the fine Japanese craft beer I was downing last night, at the Oktoberfest. Welcome to the Japanese beer blogging community (if there is one).
Whoops. I was on about the Master.
Thanks for the comment. The Master was not great, but I have a real love for Premium Malts.
Everyone seems to love the Premium Malts.
I like it but I’m not a big lager drinker.
Still, all the attention has made me try it one or two more times, so that’s good.
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