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Asahi Nama Beer Kuro Nama
- Dark Lager / Dunkel
- 5% ABV
- Label approved Jul 29
- Imported
Had it? My score
90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
Newly approved Lager
Asahi's Dark Lager / Dunkel. Label approved 29 July 2026.
Right around the middle of the 174 Dark Lager labels we've read.
Imported by Yamada Trading, Inc.
How to serve it
- Serve at
- 44–50°F (7–10°C)
- Glass
- Mug or stein: thick, sturdy glass that keeps a lager cold
- Goes with
- Mushroom dishes, Sausages and pretzels, Steak
About 155–180 calories and 15–20 g carbs
About 100 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Dark Lager / Dunkel. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
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About this beer
This is the 2nd of 2 labels we have from Asahi. It is one of 27 dark lager / dunkel labels approved in July 2026. Its label was approved 5 days after it was submitted. It's imported by Yamada Trading, Inc; its label was approved for US sale.
A type-only label for an imported Japanese beer can, with product name, volume, alcohol content, importer information, origin statement, and government warnings set in a uniform sans-serif typeface on a cream ground.
Brew it
A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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