Asahi Super Dry
Asahi Breweries Ltd

Asahi Super DryAsahi Super Dry
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From:
Asahi Breweries Ltd
 
Japan
Style:
Japanese Rice Lager
Ranked #38
ABV:
5%
Score:
66
Ranked #28,314
Avg:
2.81 | pDev: 23.13%
Reviews:
632
Ratings:
1,876
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 09, 2024
Added:
Feb 15, 2002
Wants:
  37
Gots:
  428
Asahi Super Dry was a direct result of extensive market research which indicated a consumer preference for a more palatable beer with less maltiness, relatively high alcohol content and a light aftertaste, that paired well with the changing Japanese diet. With this insight Asahi used its brewing knowledge to develop a beer with a crisp bite, refreshing taste and clear finish to satisfied this requirement. Code named project FX, Asahi engineered a highly attenuated, highly carbonated pilsner. The later renamed product, Super Dry began sales on March 17th 1987 and gave birth to the dry beer category. The market success spawned similar competitor products and initiated what was known as the “Dry Wars” in Japan and a brief marketing fad for dry beers internationally. However Asahi has stood the test of time and now years later Super Dry continues it legacy as the world’s premier dry beer.

Special Yeast - Asahi # 318 is the proprietary ingredient used to give Super Dry its “dryness”. This special strand of yeast produces high attenuation during fermentation in conjunction with the choice grains.

Finest Ingredients – Asahi uses select grains and hops sourced worldwide based on strict criteria to maintain flavor consistency and promote sustainability. Barely with high starch content and both noble style bitter and fine aroma hops are key contributors to Super Dry’s smooth taste.

ABV 4.9-5.2% (Depends on package type and location)
IBU 20
SRM 4
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Reviewed by KleinSchwein

2.98/5  rDev +6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Poured form a 620ml bottle into a pint glass

Pours a light straw with a full, tight bubbled head that laces well.
The smell is typical of a beer brewed with rice and has a touch of funk. The taste is fresh and crisp, a little creamy and with an ever so slight bitterness on the finish. There's an alcohol aftertaste that I'm not a fan of. The mouthfeel is a little oily, highly carbonated with tight little bubbles and smooth.

Overall, crisp, smooth and refreshing. This beer doesn't do much but what it does do it does well. It's okay, I imagine it's much better in the hot weather or with very spicy food, being drunk on it's own doesn't really play to it's strengths.
Mar 09, 2024
 
Rated: 2.75 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Mar 02, 2024
 
Rated: 3.9 by JakeCronk

Feb 09, 2024
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Reviewed by USairforce20069985

3.72/5  rDev +32.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
I have had this beer many times in both North America and in Asia (specifically Japan), in-fact if you go to Osaka and or Kyoto, this is the main beer that you will find other than Suntory. This beer has long been under-valued and in most cases overlooked compared to the other well known beers brands at least in my opinion.

Look-Its a clean almost gold look with little to no hazyness. Their is carbonation but it seems to go away rather quickly. Even if you get a big mug of it like I sometimes do the head still isnt too bad.

Smell: I get a bread/ biscuit smell from this with rice after tones. The bread smell is very refreshing and the rice compliments it nicely.

Taste: it has biscuit taste complimented by a smooth rice finish. The taste is pure and clean and is not at all offensive to the tounge. Some people have suggested a floral sort of taste, I concur, but it is a light floral if its their at all.

feel: A very smooth feel with little to no harshness.

Overall: 3.75, the beer is not bad at all considering that it's a name brand beer that most people know and have heard of. I do not think that this beer would be great by itself, rather its complimented by eating sushi and or ramen. I also believe that it is a good beer to relax too after mowing the lawn all day.
Feb 08, 2024
 
Rated: 3.73 by Supper1

Jan 29, 2024
 
Rated: 2.5 by AbeO

Jan 21, 2024
 
Rated: 2.43 by MrJones07 from Spain

Jan 02, 2024
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Rated by paylstep from Canada (ON)

1.55/5  rDev -44.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 3.75
undervalued beer here. tastes better in europe than north america
Jan 01, 2024
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Reviewed by MadMadMike from France

3.13/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
33 cL bottle, straight up with a Pad Thai dinner at a bistro in Toulouse, France.
Here is a complimentary beer that just sits there until called upon to rinse and refresh. Dry finish, leaves no aftertaste.
On its own, I’d say ‘meh’, but with Asian food, it’s a tag-team champ.
Dec 28, 2023
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Reviewed by Ernald_Elbertson from Delaware

3.2/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Really not that bad, but only if drank with some great Sushi, would never drink it in any other case. Pours a very pretty and clean light gold with a nice tight lager head. No one can say this beer doesn't look fantastic. Smell is a bit offputting, mostly just some malt/rice sweetness that's a bit reminiscent of corn lagers. Not a lot of hop aroma going on. Taste is slightly better. Very light and gentle, rice sweetness that pairs great with Sushi, but really offers nothing on its own. Feel is nice; dry and refreshing, bubbly, and very light. Barely even registers that you're drinking a beer with the insane drinkability.

In reality not much different from the solid American Macros, but a lot drier which is quite a nice change. And hey, Macros aren't bad beers even if they aren't world-class.
Dec 22, 2023
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Reviewed by razorbackricky from Arkansas

5/5  rDev +77.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
this is the beer i bring out when my wife's visiting her mother in branson missouri, i crack open a few with a couple buds from work and watch football or if it's the summer time, the st louis cardinals, GO CARDS
Dec 02, 2023
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Reviewed by Nath91 from Australia

3.39/5  rDev +20.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Asahi is a Japanese lager that is well liked around the world. The Super Dry brand as become synomonous with Japanese beer, culture, and food.

Purchased at Glenfield Bottle Shop, Sydney. Best Before - 24 August 2024.

Appearance:
Classic golden straw appearance of a lager. Thin soapy head that disappates all too quickly. Not as carbonated as many American, Australian or European lagers, But there's enough bubbles floating to the top to let you know there's fizz in the beer.

Aroma: Biscuity malt, cooked rice, floral grassy hops. Smells refreshing.

Taste: Smooth Creamy rice, bisuit malt, nice bitterness from the hops towards the finish complements and overall clean flavour. Something which doesn't surprise me from the Japanese. Pleasant, inoffensive lager flavours.

Feel: Smooth, slightly thin, but does have a decent body for a lager. Well carbonated.

Overall: A very easy, smooth, uncomplicated lager. Perfect complement to Japanese cuisine. There's no harsh metallic ring, there's flavour, body and depth to the beer, and it's smooth. A nice, sessionable easy drinking lager.

#️⃣6️⃣5️⃣
Nov 24, 2023
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Rated by Lampro from Virginia

3.68/5  rDev +31%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Crisp, clean, and refreshing. Just what a cook needs after hours of Thanksgiving prep!
Nov 23, 2023
 
Rated: 2.99 by MakerMachiav from England

Nov 17, 2023
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Reviewed by Death_Adder from South Carolina

5/5  rDev +77.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Light in color, sweet and dry on the tongue, the bottle has a good looking silver label. A world class beer to enjoy while you're watching Dragon Ball Z. I love it and plan on drinking many more of these over the years.

Style: Japanese Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Bottle | Abv: 5.2% | Rating: 5
Nov 11, 2023
 
Rated: 2.21 by Kgharv from Sweden

Nov 10, 2023
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Reviewed by Hat_Fulla_Beer from Canada (AB)

3.83/5  rDev +36.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500ml can poured into tulip.

Pours a clear gold with two fingers of dirty white head that leaves some sudsy lace as it recedes.

Smells of grainy pale malt, rice crispies, sliced lemons and apples, banana chips and some nice grassy hops.

Tastes of grainy white bread, more unsweetened rice breakfast cereal, citrus zest and pomme fruitiness, more faint banana and freshly mowed grass.

Feels soft and creamy. Light bodied with frothy carbonation. Finishes dry, as advertised.

Verdict: Recommended. A pretty solid pilsner-style beer, probably good with Japanese food.
Nov 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by JoshuaPerraton from Ireland

Oct 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.51 by hopley from Massachusetts

Oct 02, 2023
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Rated by ScrantanDave from England

3.74/5  rDev +33.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
in an iced glass this hits
Sep 28, 2023
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