Kirin Honey Brown
Kirin Brewery Company, Limited

Nice hazy amber copper color. The head disappeared too quickly for me to be able to comment on it. The smell's weak.
Quite tasty first impression. Darker malts than expected, hints of caramel, caramelized apples, and honey. Thick honey-like hoppiness. The mouthfeel is quite enjoyable, round and not too light for a lager. Kind of a surprize, after reading the other reviews.

I'm happy this beer is "brewed to relax, with a kiss of honey", but it's not better--and really worse--than average. A promising gold color, that doesn't pan out (no pun intended), and just a memory of a head, make the appearance moderately weak. Smell is largely absent; mouthfeel is sharp, but with that seltzer water sensation, which I'm starting to attribute to lame happoshus available in Japan. The taste might not deserve an average score, but I'm a sucker for honey, and I do get a little of that in the palate.

Nice-looking can though; makes me think the beer has potential.

Ingredients: Malt, hops, wheat, rice, corn, starch, sugar, honey.
Less than 25% malt by volume.

Golden honey color with pure white head.
Slightly sweet with honey and hop aroma.
Hard to believe that there is so little malt content considering the fullness of flavor.