Japanese beer

[khiemtran]

I had dinner tonight at Hamada of Japan, which like just about every other successful restaurant in the U.S. turns out to be a chain.

Surprisingly, our waitress was actually Japanese (in Australia, the wait staff in Japanese restaurants are most often Korean), so I was able to have a chat with her.

The other surprising thing was the drinks menu.

The katakana next "Japanese beer" actually read "Japanizu biiru" in romaji (i.e. the Japanese phonetic spelling of the English phrase "Japanese beer"). I'm not sure if this is actually genuine Japanese or else some kind of elaborate ruse to make sure orders get understood. When questioned, the waitress said they had Sapporo and Asahi, so I chose Asahi (brewed in Canada, as it turned out).

Comments

[carl-allery.livejournal.com]

One of the things I enjoyed about visiting Japan was that I knew I liked Japanese beer and had no qualms about ordering Asahi/Sapporo. :)

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

I'm actually quite fond of some the more unusual and premium beers the big companies put out, which aren't normally available for export. I spent my duty free allowance last time bringing back 500 ml cans of Yebisu Premium and Dark, Suntory All-Malt and the like, so my neighbours could try them.

Vegas on the other hand, seems to be the city of Miller Lite. I had one on my first night there (it was either that or Coors) and it was enough to remind me why I've been avoiding it all this time...