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"FacebookPinterest\n\nIf you didn't know better, you'd probably think of Japanese beer as Asahi and Sapporo tall boys. If you kind of did, you might remember that Hitachino white ale you had at Momofuku or someplace\u2014citrusy, effervescent, delicious. But there's more. The country that brought us human Tetris can't possibly make only boring beer. It doesn't: Japan is in the middle of its own craft brew revolution. The beers are hard to find stateside, except for the two big ones, Hitachino and Echigo. But that's OK, because there's enough variety in just those two brands to explore how weird Japanese beer can be.\n\nHitachino's Sweet Stout is totally different from their more popular white ale, and nothing like any stout you've ever had. It's dark and sweet with a very subtle chocolate note. But then there's the milk. It's brewed with lactose (milk sugar), which makes it really thick and tart, kind of like a lambic, but honestly, more like yogurt. Think of the faint sourness in a Hershey bar, and you're close. It's seriously awesome, and really easy to drink, plus it's only rivaled by the Stiegl tall boy or good ol' Red Stripe as the best looking beer around.\n\n(Check back every Monday for 'The Draft'. Previously, we tried Bacon Beer and Barleywine.)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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