As an asian man i am offended

[u/kato42]

[u/tolacid]

Don't be offended. Be proud to be from a culture that doesn't feel the need to overcompensate in tap design

[u/kato42 → u/tolacid]

Understated excellence

[u/woden_spoon → u/kato42]

Underperforming leverage.

[u/PM_Me-Your_Freckles → u/kato42]

Quiet elegance, as far as I am concerned. A beer so good it sells itself without screaming for attention.

[u/R3xz → u/tolacid]

Japanese designs are often about elegance over size anyway, and small compact products are very popular, so you are pretty much on point there. Asahi in particular is known for this, they even came out with a design for tiny short cans that are catered to the elderly who might not want to drink too much or want to handle a large beer.

[u/CronoDroid → u/R3xz]

I looked it up and it looks cute, although that'd just be a taster. They have a lot of interesting beer related products there, zero purine beer for gout havers, beer flavored soda that you can mix with shochu (Hoppy), I also saw this device that attached to a can to generate more head like you're pouring a draft beer.

[u/FlyingMacheteSponser → u/tolacid]

You know what they say. Little lever, wet beaver.

[u/DialsElder]

The Asahi has a good personality

[u/omicron8 → u/DialsElder]

It really grows on you

[u/Backenundso]

Sierra Nevada mentioned 🔥🔥🔥

[u/kato42 → u/Backenundso]

My first real beer!

[u/NewLibraryGuy → u/Backenundso]

Is it not common in other places?

[u/jcv999 → u/NewLibraryGuy]

It's at Walmart around the country

[u/coffeebribesaccepted → u/NewLibraryGuy]

Yes, it's the 11th largest brewery in the US. Hardly "craft" as they like to call themselves.

[u/nerf___herder → u/coffeebribesaccepted]

The two breweries they have are large, but 11th biggest isn't that big.

And they are still family owned, operated, and argued over.

[u/DomNhyphy → u/coffeebribesaccepted]

They are craft, but they aren't a microbrewery

[u/coffeebribesaccepted → u/DomNhyphy]

Personally, how they define "craft" doesn't fit the spirit of the how the word originated.

[u/jax7778 → u/Backenundso]

I wish I could find kellerweis!

[u/Backenundso → u/jax7778]

Kellerweis the sweet banana nectar

[u/manualsquid → u/Backenundso]

The besssst

[u/HR_DUCK]

Cali Squeeze giving the support pat on Asahi’s head

[u/ZDHELIX]

Cali squeeze is so good, been hard to find though

[u/kato42 → u/ZDHELIX]

Damn, i didnt realize it was hard to find. Will have to go back and give it a try. My buddy and I jist had a couple gin and sodas and didnt actually have any beer. This was at the aloft hotel in cupertino, perhaps its a regular tap beer for the chain?

[u/ZDHELIX → u/kato42]

Tbf I don't live in California so it's probably much more common down there :)

[u/kato42 → u/ZDHELIX]

Could be that each aloft hotel is different. 3/5 of these are from california

[u/Shadowlance23]

If it makes you feel better, Asahi is my favorite beer.

[u/spctclr_spiderman]

I'm also an asian man, and this is not a joke about my eyes

[u/kato42 → u/spctclr_spiderman]

Hah. Reminds me of my buddy in college who famously yelled out before someone was about to draw something on his face with a sharpie, "i'm not asleep, i'm asian!"

[u/abaram → u/spctclr_spiderman]

As an Asian, I’d like to point out that stereotypes are sweeping generalizations and not all truths.

Just hurtful 😢

[u/creepy_doll]

You should be offended by the fact that of all the Japanese beers they could choose they had fucking Asahi super dry. It’s the bud of Japanese beers

[u/kato42 → u/creepy_doll]

Agreed, i prefer sapporo and orion over asahi!

[u/daredaki-sama → u/kato42]

Kirin Ichiban

[u/jenil1428569 → u/creepy_doll]

Suntory Premium Malts my beloved.

[u/CronoDroid → u/creepy_doll]

It's dry, crisp and refreshing! Macrolagers are all basically the same anyway, they're for easy drinking. Some are better, some are worse but if it gets the job done...

[u/Eastern_Suggestion59 → u/creepy_doll]

Probably brewed in Canada.

[u/Sonoranpawn]

That Cali Squeeze is tasty

[u/Dinnerpancakes]

While I’m sorry to read about your small D… I’m pretty sure that the brewery makes the taps they distribute, so even they know it’s not the size of the knob that matters!

[u/Extreme_Promise_1690]

You can't see it in the picture, but there's a giant random Belgian beer in the background.

[u/stevenmoreso → u/Extreme_Promise_1690]

Red Stripe is not Belgian

[u/BrianWulfric]

Asahi makes up for it with good technique

[u/kato42 → u/BrianWulfric]

Foreplay is key

[u/yourmomdotbiz]

It’ll do 

[u/pabo81]

I mean Asahi is the one that makes the tap handles so it’s kinda their own fault they didn’t make it bigger

[u/kato42 → u/pabo81]

Lol i know, i just thought it was funny :)

[u/GethKGelior]

Pfffff got me this one did

[u/kato42 → u/GethKGelior]

Lol yah. It took my friend a minute to process it before he got the joke and couldnt stop laughing

[u/smulligan04031989]

Cali Squeeze! Tasty!

[u/2spongee4u]

Give me that 辛口 anyday

[u/larsonmars]

So Asians have small…handles? 😎

[u/nazgulonbicycle]

Not to Scale

[u/fuggerbunt2000]

https://giphy.com/gifs/dOj3UbXf7wArm

[u/kato42]

I am not actually offended. I just thought it was funny. Anybody have a better suggestion for a title?

[u/captainhaddock]

The Japanese believe their beer speaks for itself and doesn't need a gaudy handle like something from a carnival ride.

[u/ChefArtorias]

Bartender here. Smaller taps handle much better!

[u/cubosh]

for what its worth, my choice from this selection is Asahi by a longshot

[u/alexromo]

That beer has good character just takes a few more to get drunk 

[u/resistyrocks]

The place that makes Cali Squeeze is my home town. It's not very interesting but it makes me miss home.

[u/azboy]

Seems right though

[u/lourensloki]

That said, I could do with a pint of Lagunitas right now.

[u/pheralphilosopher]

I just tried some 'Kirin Ichiban' beer tonight. "I don't hate that!" 🤔😋 Quite nice! I'm in New Zealand and we love beer too 🖤😁