Asahi Gokujo (Kire Aji)
Asahi Breweries Ltd

There is a smaller hype about this since it came out (like it is with almost every new product here in JP) but I was curious what this "kire" taste stands for - and I was even willing to drink this happoshu (which is not beer but a malt product with liquor added to achieve the ABV).
Kire seems to stand for the sensation when the taste of the beer disappears in the aftertaste and I was expecting something dry, not knowing how it would feel like.
Now it wasn't dry at all, there was a decent taste to it, a taste almost like a real beer. Wasn't bad but for me the aftertaste was a bit too sweet although not bad.
Was quite different from what I expected, nevertheless I would rather drink a low quality real beer instead of this, even if it only costs about a dollar...