Suntory's Fall Draft 2009

Hold the phone until August 25th, 2009. Yesterday, Suntory was the first of the Big 4 to announce their standard "it's fall so let's make a beer in a reddish brownish can and give it a little higher alcohol content and call it a seasonal beer" brew. For those of you who have lived through a fall in Japan--you know well how the beer section in the conbinis change into fall colors and offer brews that have pretty cans--but that's it. This happoshu does feature some roasted malt, but my guess it that it is just enough to change the color, but not enough to change the taste. The great thing about this beer is that when it comes out, I will still be on break in KY--most likely drinking Kentucky Ale Bourbon Barrel and Ruination IPA. And that's exciting.