Beer may come in many, many forms and styles but we've never seen sweet potato beer, at least not 'til now. At this year's International Restaurant & Foodservice show (running through tomorrow at Javits), the Japanese have a huge presence with booth upon booth devoted to ramen, miso, shochu, sake and, yes, beer! We stopped by Coedo's booth and tried all five beers. They were well made but the Beniaka particularly struck our fancy. Whenasked what it was made from - there was a nicely balanced sweetness - we were told "sweet potato" made from Kintoki sweet potatoes from Kawagoe in Central Japan. They say it's the only sweet potato beer in the world, which while not technically true, is besides the point. It was damn fine beer and you can't go wrong with any Coedo beers, assuming you can find them.
Sweet Potato Beer
Beer may come in many, many forms and styles but we've never seen sweet potato beer, at least not 'til now. At this year's International Restaurant & Foodservice show (running through tomorrow at Javits), the Japanese have a huge presence with booth upon booth devoted to ramen, miso, shochu, sake and, yes, beer! We stopped by Coedo's booth and tried all five beers. They were well made but the Beniaka particularly struck our fancy. Whenasked what it was made from - there was a nicely balanced sweetness - we were told "sweet potato" made from Kintoki sweet potatoes from Kawagoe in Central Japan. They say it's the only sweet potato beer in the world, which while not technically true, is besides the point. It was damn fine beer and you can't go wrong with any Coedo beers, assuming you can find them.
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