The Premium Malt’s Gran Aroma
Suntory

Okay what was it with the Premium Malts? (sorry, Malt’s) The thing is quite a weird beer they call a pilsner (not in Japan though, here no beers have a label, just fancy names…)
Premium Malts though have been having quite a few iterations recently where - like with the fresh hop version - it turned into something you can actually enjoy. Now this time they call it a Gran Aroma. Yes, you might have guessed, they use aroma hops to make a difference - which it does not though, although the new beer is quite smooth and yes there is some sort of aromatic thing going on. No bitterness though, no Saaz-like hop flavors. What you get though is the feeling that hey it is almost like a real beer! Unlike your average Japanese beer! It is almost ale-like I might say…
Anyhow, it is quite an okay beer. Not outstanding, not great, just okay. A pity that it needs to be a limited edition run. They could make this a staple.