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Green Shower Sparkling Water! Let’s see, this will taste like…what ARE those artfully clustered things at the top of the label? At first I thought PINECONES. I check what might be the Japanese description below. The kanji reads, “fragrant charcoal sour water.” Oops, my bad, charcoal + sour = carbonated, who knew. This does not help me know what to expect when I pour myself a tall one.
Okay, when in doubt, read the fine print on the back. Aha, they’re hops. Yes, the kind they make beer from. Beer flavored water! I uncap it and take a sniff. Huh. Pine-y. Take a swig. Pine-y and mint-y. Green Shower, I don’t really know what I expected, but I am disappoint.
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I’ll just HOP in the shower….
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Its a Hop Flavored Seltzer water, and its actually really good. Made by Sapporo. Had it in Akita Japan this past summer.
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You’re the first person I’ve met who’s tried it (besides me, and that doesn’t count!) Did you know what taste to expect when you took that first sip? I kept thinking that if I was more of a beer maven, I’d be able to taste the similarities, but alas, I couldn’t quite make the connection. I just remember the flavor was refreshing – if unfamiliar – on a hot summer day!
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My wife just found me a bottle and is bringing it home from Japan. I love seltzer water and love beer. This stuff is great. I recognized the Hop cones right away. And loved it from the first sip .. A hot humid day in Akita.
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