Buruburu wrote:

This is actually where I got my koji. It also contains instructions on how to brew it. The brew I made is from the beginner's instruction. http://www.tibbs-vision.com/sake/index.html

Hee hee, Buruburu should offer a DVD and home-brewed Sake service!


Kompai!
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bmwracer wrote:

And beer does?

Yeah, beer is great!
Not all though. I'm drinking "Echigo" beer (imported from Niigata-ken, Japan) right now as I'm typing this. *yum yum*

bmwracer wrote:

It's no fun getting shit-faced, IMO...

Wha.. what? It's not?!
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I am a happy drunk: hugging everyone (and everything) in sight. So watch out if I drink cause I may be headed in your direction. Geez how embarrassing.

dochira wrote:

I am a happy drunk: hugging everyone (and everything) in sight. So watch out if I drink cause I may be headed in your direction. Geez how embarrassing.

A merry-holiday drunk.

ahochaude wrote:

Not all though. I'm drinking "Echigo" beer (imported from Niigata-ken, Japan) right now as I'm typing this. *yum yum

Yeah I tried that beer for the first time last week at a local Japanese restaurant...it's pretty good...and it's nice to see that it's actually brewed IN JAPAN.

The three major Japanese beers available in the United States, namely Asahi, Kirin, and Sapporo, are all brewed in Canda or the US....what a fuggin' joke....and I don't think it tastes the same as the beer brewed in Japan.

Hmm, I've never seen that beer before at the restaurants I eat at. And in terms of sake, I've only had it in Japan when my friend ordered it. I've never had it in the US, sad huh?

dochira wrote:

Hmm, I've never seen that beer before at the restaurants I eat at. And in terms of sake, I've only had it in Japan when my friend ordered it. I've never had it in the US, sad huh?

I had it at this restaurant called Gyu-kaku, it's in Southern California.

Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah I tried that beer for the first time last week at a local Japanese restaurant...it's pretty good...and it's nice to see that it's actually brewed IN JAPAN. The three major Japanese beers available in the United States, namely Asahi, Kirin, and Sapporo, are all brewed in Canda or the US....what a fuggin' joke....and I don't think it tastes the same as the beer brewed in Japan.

Yes, Echigo is super good! *drools*

And yes, I agree too. The "Japanese" beers in the US taste nothing like their counterparts in Japan. You can't duplicate the quality. There is just no comparison.
However I do drink Kirin and Asahi. And Heinekens. They're still better than Bud, Miller and all those other stuff.
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Guess who's going on a field trip to Takara Sake USA for a Japanese language tour?

Also, I never knew college kids are allowed to have field trips.

eightysix wrote:

Guess who's going on a field trip to Takara Sake USA for a Japanese language tour? Also, I never knew college kids are allowed to have field trips.

Whoa, they're going to take you to a sake manufactering plant for a field trip? They going to give you any samples?!
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eightysix wrote:

Guess who's going on a field trip to Takara Sake USA for a Japanese language tour? Also, I never knew college kids are allowed to have field trips.

The one in Berkeley? Maybe I can slip right in and try some of their stuff. I need to at least once here, right?

ahochaude wrote:

Yes, Echigo is super good! *drools* And yes, I agree too. The "Japanese" beers in the US taste nothing like their counterparts in Japan. You can't duplicate the quality. There is just no comparison. However I do drink Kirin and Asahi. And Heinekens. They're still better than Bud, Miller and all those other stuff.

Yeah I agree don't get me wrong I drink those beers as well it's just like you said it ain't da same....I used to love drinking Yebisu...a malt beer brewed by Sapporo...a few years ago they discontinued it's exportation to the US and then now they have Sapporo Reserve which is supposed to be the same thing....it ain't...it sux....the original Yebisu IS SOOOO MUCH BETTER. why do we get the bunk shiet......lame. Kirin is brewed in Los Angeles by the way "under supervision" of the Kirin Brewmaster at Anheuser-Busch

dochira wrote:

The one in Berkeley? Maybe I can slip right in and try some of their stuff. I need to at least once here, right?

Yeah it's on University Ave right off the freeway.

ahochaude wrote:

Whoa, they're going to take you to a sake manufactering plant for a field trip? They going to give you any samples?!

Not sure. But I can try! I'm still underage so I guess I'll try the old "let my beard grow so they don't card me" technique.

That or I can ask my classmates to hook it up.

dochira wrote:

The one in Berkeley? Maybe I can slip right in and try some of their stuff. I need to at least once here, right?

Yep, that one. I'm not sure what to expect, but I'm looking forward to Friday (when we're going).

Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah I agree don't get me wrong I drink those beers as well it's just like you said it ain't da same....I used to love drinking Yebisu...a malt beer brewed by Sapporo...a few years ago they discontinued it's exportation to the US and then now they have Sapporo Reserve which is supposed to be the same thing....it ain't...it sux....the original Yebisu IS SOOOO MUCH BETTER. why do we get the bunk shiet......lame. Kirin is brewed in Los Angeles by the way "under supervision" of the Kirin Brewmaster at Anheuser-Busch

Dude! I used to drink Yebisu too! I first tried that beer in Japan in 2002. Then when I came back to Hawaii, I used to drink it too. Then, all of a sudden Daiei stopped selling it. Even at (one of the jobs) I work at now too. What a drag. The only beer we have from Japan now is Echigo. And those other bunk "Japanese wannabe" beers.
On the another hand, I drink Suntory Malts Beer. I've never checked whether or not it was brewed in Japan though. I think it probably is although I'm not sure...
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ahochaude wrote:

Dude! I used to drink Yebisu too! I first tried that beer in Japan in 2002. Then when I came back to Hawaii, I used to drink it too. Then, all of a sudden Daiei stopped selling it. Even at (one of the jobs) I work at now too. What a drag. The only beer we have from Japan now is Echigo. And those other bunk "Japanese wannabe" beers. On the another hand, I drink Suntory Malts Beer. I've never checked whether or not it was brewed in Japan though. I think it probably is although I'm not sure...

oh my, a kindred spirit, indeed! i've only tried Suntory Malts Beer in Japan. well it's nice to know somebody who agrees with me...a bit of affirmation, i suppose. the brotherhood of beer, it truly runs eternal. yeah yebisu was nice...they even used to carry it at nobu matsuhisa's which is probably one of the most expensive sushi spots in the united states. oh well, i guess it means i'll just have to return to the source to get the real thing. the last time i had yebisu i was sitting in an izakaya with a friend staring out a 40th floor window looking at the tokyo night below....a nice memory well nice gettin to know ya bit over beer. yoroshiku.

Tu_triky wrote:

well nice gettin to know ya bit over beer. yoroshiku.

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Perhaps one day when and if you ever come to Hawaii, I'll take you out for a drink!
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ahochaude wrote:

�����炱��! Perhaps one day when and if you ever come to Hawaii, I'll take you out for a drink!

most kind....i appreciate your generousity....in the meantime keep making me laugh with your humor in this corner of cyberspace...

well, if ur ever going to visit l.a.....lemme know.

Thanks for the offer!

*speech slurring* I'm always game for a drink!


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