Who doesn’t love a chilly glass of Sapporo or Kirin alongside a pleasant plate of sushi? Not 10 Barrel, that’s who. 10 Barrel’s Cash Cat is a Japanese-style lager brewed with rice, now out there in cans for the primary time (along with kegs).
There’s an unmistakable rice-ness to this beer, with a taste that’s exhausting to explain however straightforward to position — barely candy and cantaloupe-tinged, with notes of toasted biscuits, honey grahams, and sesame oil. It tastes like a fortune cookie — which might be, properly, precisely the purpose — with a candy end that, once more, leans exhausting into melon. Name it honeydew right here, or Asian pear, possibly. That’s not a melon, however you get the concept. Don’t e-mail me.
4.8% abv.
B+ / $12 per six-pack / 10barrel.com
10 Barrel Brewing Cash Cat Japanese Type Lager
USD12
