Taiwan Beer:
Greetings one and all and welcome to the start of a round of exotic brews and this time we are traveling East across the Pacific to the Asian continent (and surrounding islands).  Today we start with a beer that was actually a gift from a friend of mine and is shipped in from the island nation of Taiwan.  The beer is labeled a catchy name of “Taiwan Beer” and really the can looks like something out of a movie set then a store shelf but it’s a simple and clean look so it at least has that going for it.  I assumed when opening the can that the beer would be a pilsner and, surprise, it was pouring a clear gold color with an aggressively building bleached white head and a nose of sweet malts.  The beer’s taste is very similar to that of a regular Budweiser but with a bit more sweetness to it’s flavor profile than it’s American counterpart and a dry after taste.  I can only conclude that this is from the rice in the beer that gives it this sweet flavor and nothing else.  Not a bad beer but not really in my wheelhouse.  It’s a nice change of pace for a night and that‘s how I view it.