I just got back from a short vacation to Sapporo with Kate (more on that at a later time) where I bought a bottle of Kid's Beer I found at Don Quijote.

Follow up:

The bottle is indeed the same shape and weight of a normal beer bottle. The label is certainly more colorful than those on bottles of Asahi or Kirin, but the imagery is rather strange. As you can see it features a drawing of a boy, a girl, a dog, a geisha and some strange looking dude being consumed by a giant tsunami. Near the top is a circus elephant apparently melting into the word "Shitamachiya". Pretty creepy label for a kids drink if you ask me. Now let's see how it tastes...



Just as advertised the act of pouring the drink produced quite a big head of foam, much of which spilled onto my desk as I incompetently tried to pour and take photos at the same time.




I really shouldn't call the head "foam" but rather "suds" as it bore a striking resemblance to the kind of bubbles you get when you wash dishes with Palmolive.



Despite its soapy appearance I pressed on and gave it a good chug. So what did I think you ask...




Not bad! It actually tastes a lot like apple juice, and nothing like beer. If they did add any soap to the stuff you can't taste it. I think I actually like it better than apple juice and wouldn't mind having it again if given the chance. Yay, one more drink to add to the list of sissy drinks I love! Nothing like hangin' out with your friends, sippin' a few Kodomo Beers and smokin' a pack of Popeye cigarettes to pass the time.


More info:
Kid's Beer Club

Kodomo-Beer.com