Back Channel Minne Matsui Japanese Rice Lager

 Back Channel Minne Matsui Japanese Rice Lager.

5% ABV, Back Channel Brewing, Spring Park, Minnesota. 

A Japanese rice lager is not the type of beer that I would purchase with my own money. But, I didn’t buy this when my own money. Let’s use this opportunity to discover why, exactly, this style is not for me. 

Clear, pale yellow, no head. 

In the nose: grainy, tepid. 

In the mouth: more grain, hardly any hops, no finish, little body. Refreshing? Sure. But it contains few of the things I turn to beer for.

I will accept a free can of Japanese rice lager if offered one, but I won’t take notes on another. Not gonna lie, as  the kids say, it ain’t for me.