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Sapporo Black Beer (Cans)
- Dark Lager / Dunkel
- 5% ABV
- Label approved Aug 4
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Sapporo U.S.A.'s Dark Lager / Dunkel. Label approved 4 August 2026; not spotted yet.
Right around the middle of the 176 Dark Lager labels we've read.
Brewed at Stone Brewing Co, Stone Brewing Co., LLC (Virginia).
From the label“A perfectly balanced blend of roasted dark malts with refined hop bitterness. This is one bold lager with an uncommonly smooth finish.”
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
Where to find it
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About this beer
This is the 7th of 7 labels we have from Sapporo U.S.A. It is one of 28 dark lager / dunkel labels approved in August 2026. Its label was approved 1 day after it was submitted. The brand on the label is Sapporo U.S.A; it was brewed at Stone Brewing Co, Stone Brewing Co., LLC in Virginia.
An orange five-pointed star dominates the upper centre of the label, flanked by wheat sheaves and hop bines rendered in fine engraved detail. Below sits the brewery name in heavy sans-serif capitals, with a horizontal band of gradient from cream to dark charcoal behind the type. The composition uses a symmetrical heraldic arrangement typical of 19th-century brewery emblems, establishing a centred emblem above the primary typography.
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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Style: LagerBrewery: Sapporo U.S.A.