ranked #42 out of 61 beers rated 2.44 out of 5 total 472 votes
Asahi Super Dry bottle

Asahi Super Dry

Asahi Super Dry proved to be a plain lager, with a barely detectable bouquet. In a blind test, our beer tasters found it easy to drink, with a notably short aftertaste.

Origin: Japan
Alc/Vol: 5.0%
Tasting Info: Beer tasting 1 on 04/03/2005; beer sample 8 out of 20

Beer test results for Asahi Super Dry

In a blind test, our beer tasters came to the following conclusions:
Appearance: Clear appearance with no smell.
Aroma/Bouquet: A bit of toffee with low intensity.
Taste: Medium-bodied, easy drinking with a good bitterness.
Summary: Average.

In a blind test of Asahi Super Dry, our tasters commented:

“Doesn’t have any smell at all. Taste-wise it’s a plain lager, reasonably easy to drink.”
“Low intensity aroma and short aftertaste but easy to drink.”
“No detectable smell. You need to swirl this a bit to detect any smell. The taste is rather inoffensive, short aftertaste but very easy to drink.”
“Actually I detect a little fine toffee smell. Little bitterness with short aftertaste but drinkable.”

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22 Comments

  1. February 22, 2006 @ 5:12 am

    Duder said,

    rated 2 out of 5

    This is Japanese-named piss, brewed in Indonesia. They sell this at over the top prices in Australia and call it a boutique beer. Boutique my foot. […] more

  2. April 19, 2006 @ 4:40 am

    Web 2.0 Online Game said,

    I think Asahi is quite sweet and a little bit cidery. This beer is not terrible but not exactly a taste sensation either. Go TheBroth!

  3. July 27, 2006 @ 3:41 am

    Elliot said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    With a very little smell and a short after taste I found this beer easy to drink. Twenty five dollars for a six pack shocked me and probally isnt wort […] more

  4. August 8, 2006 @ 2:33 pm

    Dr. Bolanle Williams said,

    Grolsch 12 oz bottles contain some debrils, blackish materials. More than 8 of a case of 24 contain these blackish materials. I have drunk Grolsch fo […] more

  5. August 17, 2006 @ 12:54 am

    HanshinT said,

    Asahi that comes from the Thai site and imported into Australia is a poor imitation of the genuine product from Japan. The japanese brew this better, […] more

  6. September 10, 2006 @ 8:38 am

    Bondy said,

    how good is this beer? we downed some on friday night… kinda ashame though, a tad on the expensive side.

  7. October 16, 2006 @ 4:45 am

    David said,

    Having read the coments of the beer tasters above, I wonder where they get their qualifications from. Having drunk most types of Aussie beer for many […] more

  8. February 2, 2007 @ 8:41 pm

    Simon said,

    A complete waste of money and fridge space! Skinny little bottles with poorly applied labels, very ordinary tasting contents and an over inflated pric […] more

  9. February 3, 2007 @ 4:20 am

    Binjuice Boy said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    2nd best Japanese beer there is after Sapporo, which unfortunately in my experience you can only get in a 375mL bottle at decent Japanese/Asian restau […] more

  10. February 4, 2007 @ 6:11 pm

    louie said,

    overpriced garbage. stick your saki please.

  11. March 19, 2007 @ 3:52 am

    Nick said,

    rated 1 out of 5

    Heavily priced for a very mediocre beer. Being used to stronger beers, i found this one a bit too easy to drink. I prefer something a little bit more […] more

  12. April 3, 2007 @ 6:39 am

    sam said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    I started getting into beer last year on exchange over in Japan. Although I was able to try many Japanese beers, this was by my opinion the best, and […] more

  13. April 27, 2007 @ 7:54 am

    moocha said,

    rated 1 out of 5

    this beer might be easy to drink but beer should have taste. if you drink this and enjoy it you should probably try water someday, about as much taste […] more

  14. June 9, 2007 @ 7:28 am

    Rodrick said,

    rated 3 out of 5

    A good beer, I would definitely buy Asahi befor a VB or Tooheys new. Good pilsener style no chemical or sugar sweet taste found in Australian commerci […] more

  15. July 17, 2007 @ 11:50 pm

    GAVIN said,

    ITS THE ONLY BEER I DRINK WHEN IN JAPAN, EXCELLENT, BEST THING TO COME OUT OF JAPAN

  16. August 18, 2007 @ 9:04 pm

    Jaryd said,

    Asahi is a truly great beer.

  17. September 23, 2007 @ 7:49 am

    wanker said,

    Asahi beer is awesome. much better than the no1 ranked TEDs. and its cost the same as most beers here in AUS

  18. November 14, 2009 @ 9:19 am

    Two glasses made a six pack interesting « Jase_tv's Blog said,

    […] I have very fond memories of Asahi. Though Asahi dry is not my fabvourite, Sapporo gold cup is. The only problem with that is that ‘Gold c […] more

  19. December 24, 2009 @ 1:39 am

    creditcardo said,

    Brewed in Canada.

  20. February 27, 2010 @ 10:59 pm

    Reading the fine print « Stumbling on melons said,

    […] I can’t say if the beer tasted any different. It was sweeter and more malty than I anticipated (I was probably thinking of Asahi Super Dry […] more

  21. February 27, 2010 @ 11:01 pm

    Reading the fine print « Stumbling on melons said,

    […] I can’t say if the beer tasted any different because it came from Canada rather than Japan. I just don’t know. It was sweeter and mo […] more

  22. February 28, 2010 @ 7:21 am

    Reading the fine print « Stumbling on melons said,

    […] I can’t say if the beer tasted any different because it came from Canada rather than Japan. I just don’t know. It was sweeter and mo […] more

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