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HEINEKEN vs. ASAHI SUPER DRY

VS.

With these beers we have two classic rivals, the Dutch and the Japanese, or in politically
incorrect terms, the wooden shoe wearing tap dancers and the raw fish munching munchkins. So how
do these two respective power house breweries match up?...lets take a little drinksy...

HEINEKEN

Asahi Super Dry

Background

Heineken hails from Amsterdam and was
founded in 1863. It quickly rose to popularity
and is now the best selling beer in Europe.

Asahi breweries located in the Kansai
region of Japan, was founded in 1892 and has now
for the first time in 50 years has replaced
Kirin as Japan's number one brewery.

Packaging

Heineken has the distinctive green can
and that little red communist star giving it that
classy marxist feel you want when drinking a beer.

8 Points

Asahi Super Dry has got a pretty tame look
without any samurais or ninja turtles to be
found. Of course like several Japanese
products, it will always have that funny English
written on it like "Beer is good thing for life
refreshment", so I will give it some points,
lets say...

5 Points

Random Thought

Heineken comes from Amsterdam where you
can drink a beer, smoke an ounce and stroll through
a red light district all at the same time. Some
people also refer to this as heaven.

10 Points

Asahi Super Dry comes from the
Kansai region where you can enjoy a cold one
in the middle of a 5.0 magnitude earthquake.
Unfortunately all that shaking will just build
up excess carbonation causing you to lose precious
beer when you open the can or bottle.

6 Points

Fond Memories

The last day of school for freshmen year,
my roomate and I stayed up the whole night drinking
Heineken which culminated in a 7 a.m. stroll through
the campus of William and Mary to the Sun Dial for
a game of frisbee...wearing only our underwear.

10 Points

During the farewell party for
Satou the bus driver, we had a nomihodai (all you
can drink) with Asahi Super Dry as the
draft of choice. By the end of the night
I was singing traditional Japanese songs on
the karaoke box with the owner who calls
herself "Mama", plus I had an hour conversation
with Morasaki-san about how to kill people with
your hands...at least I think thats what he
was talking about.

8 Points

Drinkability

Actually all the hype about Heineken is
largely due to successful advertising. It is
a very light beer with a bitter aftertaste and
is somewhat watery. If I want bitter watery
beer I will drink Budweiser at half
the price thank you very much!

3 Points

Asahi Super Dry delivers what exactly
what it advertises, a very crisp taste.
Its a very light gold color but still has
great body, perfect for a lovely Summer day
at a tropical beach...oh wait I live in
Hokkaido where it frickin snows all the time.

8 Points

TOTALS

31 Points

28 Points

Analysis:Well Heineken barely edges out Asahi Super Dry, but those Dutch fat cats shouldn't feel to proud, it was only because
of a sentimental connection. I am also still a little upset that the last time I was in Amsterdam, the Heineken brewery happened to
be closed for just those three days. And as for you Asahi, you and the rest of the damn Japanese beer companies need to stop getting
together and fixing your prices at exorbitantly high rates ($2.30 for a 500 ml can of beer), how do you expect the less fortunate to
be able to drink our problems away?

	HEINEKEN	Asahi Super Dry
Background	Heineken hails from Amsterdam and was founded in 1863. It quickly rose to popularity and is now the best selling beer in Europe.	Asahi breweries located in the Kansai region of Japan, was founded in 1892 and has now for the first time in 50 years has replaced Kirin as Japan's number one brewery.
Packaging	Heineken has the distinctive green can and that little red communist star giving it that classy marxist feel you want when drinking a beer. 8 Points	Asahi Super Dry has got a pretty tame look without any samurais or ninja turtles to be found. Of course like several Japanese products, it will always have that funny English written on it like "Beer is good thing for life refreshment", so I will give it some points, lets say... 5 Points
Random Thought	Heineken comes from Amsterdam where you can drink a beer, smoke an ounce and stroll through a red light district all at the same time. Some people also refer to this as heaven. 10 Points	Asahi Super Dry comes from the Kansai region where you can enjoy a cold one in the middle of a 5.0 magnitude earthquake. Unfortunately all that shaking will just build up excess carbonation causing you to lose precious beer when you open the can or bottle. 6 Points
Fond Memories	The last day of school for freshmen year, my roomate and I stayed up the whole night drinking Heineken which culminated in a 7 a.m. stroll through the campus of William and Mary to the Sun Dial for a game of frisbee...wearing only our underwear. 10 Points	During the farewell party for Satou the bus driver, we had a nomihodai (all you can drink) with Asahi Super Dry as the draft of choice. By the end of the night I was singing traditional Japanese songs on the karaoke box with the owner who calls herself "Mama", plus I had an hour conversation with Morasaki-san about how to kill people with your hands...at least I think thats what he was talking about. 8 Points
Drinkability	Actually all the hype about Heineken is largely due to successful advertising. It is a very light beer with a bitter aftertaste and is somewhat watery. If I want bitter watery beer I will drink Budweiser at half the price thank you very much! 3 Points	Asahi Super Dry delivers what exactly what it advertises, a very crisp taste. Its a very light gold color but still has great body, perfect for a lovely Summer day at a tropical beach...oh wait I live in Hokkaido where it frickin snows all the time. 8 Points
TOTALS	31 Points	28 Points