Happoshu (Japanese: 発泡酒, Hepburn: happōshu, lit. 'sparkling alcoholic beverage'), or low-malt beer, is a tax category of Japanese liquor that most often refers to a beer -like beverage with less than 67% malt content.

2018年10月23日 · Happoshu is no style at all in the usual sense. Most drinks in this category are just low-malt pale lagers. Others are fruit beers, spice beers, beers with vegetables, seaweed, oysters or clams, or just about any non-traditional ingredient added.

2018年10月9日 · Happoshu is a new kind of beer that started to be sold since 1997 partly because beer started to get expensive. Though it also looks like a beer, it is not technically a beer.

2020年8月14日 · Happoshu is a cheap, beer-adjacent alcoholic beverage ubiquitous in Japan. Here are 5 of the best happoshu to help you stay on budget while still having a good time!

Happoshu is a sparkling low-malt beverage produced by Japanese beer companies. To be classified as Happoshu, the malt ratio must be less than 67 percent, or include an ingredient other than malt, hops, rice, corn, sorghum, potato, starch, or sugar.

2023年6月7日 · Happoshu is a term applied to a variety of Japanese beer-like beverages. Many of the giants of the beer and liquor industry produce them, including Sapporo, Asahi, Kirin and Suntory. To be classified as happoshu, rather than beer, the malt ratio of the ingredients must be less than 67 percent.

2018年1月30日 · Happoshu is a low-malt beer that's popular due its low price. The lower malt content reduces the alcohol tax, since it's not technically classified as a beer. Happoshu is mainly sold in supermarkets and convenience stores, and is seldom found in restaurants.