Oishinbo - Vol. 18 Ch. 167 - The Secret of Dry Beer (Part 2)

[MangaDex]

 

[Doedoel]

Yo, much appreciated for the TL as well as the explanation. Keep up the great work, man

 

[Babymech2]

Yamaoka hasn't been this mad since somebody tried to get him to stop eating whale... It's weird, since Japanese beer, whether dry or not, is generally pretty flavorless.

 

[friendly]

You know I knew this much about the beer brewing method, but I really like the peek into japanese drinking culture, and what someone with strong opinions and a refined palette thought about it in the 80s. Specifically it seemed to have driven our author up the wall to see people just kind of mindlessly picking their drinks based on what's popular....

 

[Mugiwara325]

You know I knew this much about the beer brewing method, but I really like the peek into japanese drinking culture, and what someone with strong opinions and a refined palette thought about it in the 80s. Specifically it seemed to have driven our author up the wall to see people just kind of mindlessly picking their drinks based on what's popular....

Personally, I think this is one of Kariya's more pretentiously judgey chapters.
When Yamaoka has to say he doesn't mind that it exists, it almost feels like Kariya is catching himself being judgey and trying to backpedal a bit. Oh well, the look into the beer brewing process is still fascinating and educational so I can bear with it.