Every year around this time I go Animal House crazy and order a single beer at the Sapporo Beer Garden in Odori Park. And for the third year in a row that beer has been the Kirin Ichiban Shibori “Frozen” draft. This year I opted for the stout version. 

I am not privy to the science behind this concoction, but essentially what happens here is the beer’s foam is seperately frozen into a light slushy topping and then added after pouring. What does beer foam slushy taste like? Exactly what you think. But each year I am somehow brainwashed into thinking this would be a refreshing hot summer day brew. And each year I want my ¥800 back. See you next year Kirin beer garden!