Saint Valentine's day is commercially made in Japan as the date when girls give chocolate to their loved boys. For a few weeks until the 14th of February, sale of chocolate is the most increased in a year. You will find special corners of chocolate gift everywhere in this season. Some people enjoy finding favourite chocolate brand from wide selections of high quality chocolate in this season not for gift to someone but for herself.
I found another attempt of Saint Valentine's day at a supermarket. It is "Chocolate Brewery" or chocolate beer made by collaboration between a major Japanese beer producer Sapporo and a well-known high quality chocolate brand ROYCE in Hokkaido region.
Once I had chocolate beer in Alsace, French city but where is influenced by German culture and is beer-production region. The unique point for the case in Japan is that the beer is made with ROYCE brand chocolate which is solely established as a high quality chocolate producer from Hokkaido.
Anyway let's taste the chocolate beer in Japan. There are two types by taste; Sweet and Bitter. I took Sweet type for me.
Color is close to black color or dark brown chocolate.
Taste, YES, it surely and interestingly has CHOCOLATE flavor.
Instead of sweet flavor, bitter taste is felt less than usual beer.
Its alcohol ratio is 5% less than normal beer.
Uhhh...in other words, it could be sensed as if it was soft drink as same as Coca-cola.
Be careful not to have it too much. It is alcohol drink...
Chocolate Brewery SAPPORO x ROYCE is not regular product. It means that it is sold for limited time and limited amount. How much and how long is not announced though. The product is sold at some liquor shops, convenience stores and supermarkets.
Official website of the product Chocolate Brewery (Japanese) :
http://www.sapporobeer.jp/chocolat/
Official website of ROYCE (English), though the beer is not sold at the chocolate boutique maybe:
http://www.e-royce.com/english/
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