Wait, wait! There's moar!!!!

Well, okay, I lied.

Instead of Super Potato and it's awesomeness, I invite you to take a trip with me through the various beverages you will encounter while travelling in Japan.


I'm ready to get Krunk tonight, DVD. What are my options?

This is Asahi's Style Free beer. It's a happoshu beer, meaning they take out the hops and leave a nasty aftertaste in instead.



Happoshu beers are not technically beers, but they're not malt liquor either.
They are cheaper than regular beer, since they lack the hops portion of a beer, the government taxes less on this drink than regular beer.



Wait, that has nothing to do with drinking, my bad.


The Final Fantasy potion drink. You drink it. I don't wanna.


Beers come in Small, Medium, and Oil Tanker sizes


Japanese women are so cruel. I pointed out that this drink, on the menu looked really fruity, both in taste, and in an obvious reach towards a bad gay joke.


Never make those kinds of jokes or comments.


NEVER. EVER.


The only place you're allowed to throw away Sprite or Dew bottles is in your ass, cause they don't go here...


This is Sapporo Draft One. That can, the large can is 178Y. Basically a $1.50. There's a reason why it's so cheap. Happoshu... 11 out of 10 on this one.


I have no idea what Sparkling Hop tastes like, but all the ads had dudes in fedoras drinking it, so it's gotta be classy.


I lied to bhive. I told him the can on the left was Sapporo Draft One. It is not. It's definitely the can a few pictures up. My bad. Oh right. Tiny beers. I don't know. They're small. They're also $1 a can.


You can't blame them for lack of variety.


Ahh, the infamous Chu Hi. These vary in flavor, from lemon, grapefruit, grape, melon, and now recently, apple. They all taste about the same either way. I think the Lemon one tastes like Zima. So, if you're into Zima, but don't like paying $3 a bottle FOR zima in Japan, Chu hi's the way to go.

So, there was mass consumption of beverages in Japan.

It's worth pointing out that so long as you're not operating a motor vehicle, you can drink just about anywhere you want in Japan. Strolling down the street? Crack open a cold one and carry on my friend. Carry on. You can extend this onto the mass transit system as well. Got 4 hours to kill riding a train? DRINK YOURSELF BLIND!!!! They will sell you beer till you can't open your wallet anymore here.

To sum up. If you like drinking or alcohol, Japan is the place for you.