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Thursday, May 31, 2007

FINALLY! Japanese Beer… for Kids!

posted by on May 31 at 10:37 AM

Do you remember your first beer? The one you snuck out of the fridge and then choked down while your parents were off at the Steak & Chop House? Didn’t you hate the sneaking around, when you could have enjoyed drinking that beer while spending quality time with your family? Well, thanks to TV in Japan for alerting us to the great new non-alcoholic beer Kodomo no nomimono, developed especially for kids ! See? It’s fun to pretend getting drunk off your ass (and eventually losing your job, and any hope of a lasting meaningful relationship).

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1

That is seriously fucked up.

Posted by elswinger | May 31, 2007 10:46 AM
2

...fun.

Posted by Mr. Poe | May 31, 2007 10:51 AM
3

I'm only in a meaningful relationship because my S.O. drinks too much.

Posted by G$ | May 31, 2007 11:00 AM
4

That's not new at all, I drank that when I was a child (like, in the 1970s) when we visited my grandparents. I remember it tastes about like ginger ale.

Japanese people drink when they get together, so drinking it maybe me feel pretty cool.

Posted by Angry Andrew | May 31, 2007 11:05 AM
5

Why couldn't you just do this with O'Doul's or Sharps or any other non-alcoholic beer?

And seems I recall seeing an old ad for Rainier Beer on a web site not too long ago that actually touted the brew as a healthful tonic for both youngsters and the elderly alike.

Ah, those were the days...

Posted by COMTE | May 31, 2007 11:05 AM
6

"Why couldn't you just do this with O'Doul's or Sharps or any other non-alcoholic beer?"

'cause it's not non-alcoholic beer. It's a sugary sweet soda that sort of looks like beer.

Posted by Angry Andrew | May 31, 2007 11:07 AM
7

"Why couldn't you just do this with O'Doul's or Sharps or any other non-alcoholic beer?"

Perhaps they can in Japan, but I beleive you still have to be 21 to buy "non-alcoholic" beer in Washington State (though you could pretty much be a fetus and buy Nyquil).

Posted by elswinger | May 31, 2007 11:12 AM
8

Thank you Mr. Humpphrey. I'm going to ask my 5-year old to play this when we mute the commercials while watching TV.

Posted by darius | May 31, 2007 11:12 AM
9

I used to drink this one soda when I was a kid called Budweiser. All the adults thought it was SO CUTE!

Posted by monkey | May 31, 2007 11:12 AM
10

seems to me japanese attitudes towards alcohol are healthier than our puritan culture's.

Posted by maxsolomon | May 31, 2007 11:14 AM
11

ginger ale, root beer ...

what are our panties in a bunch about?

Posted by seattle98104 | May 31, 2007 11:31 AM
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seems to me japanese attitudes towards alcohol are healthier than our puritan culture's
When I was doing research at Tokyo Institute of Techonlogy our lab's head professor would throw lots of parties. He would poor drinks for the under-professors who would poor drinks for the post-docs who would poor drinks for the phd students down until you got to undergrads. Whoever had a drink poored for them by a "superior" would have to drink it. This practise is common in businesses, offices, etc. There's nothing healthy like being forced to drink by your boss!
Posted by Angry Andrew | May 31, 2007 11:34 AM
13

Angry Andrew;

Poor Drinks = PBR, Milwaukee's Best, MD 20/20.

Pour Drinks = The act of moving a liquid from its original container to a new (possibly chilled) vessel under the power of gravity.

Posted by steve | May 31, 2007 12:15 PM
14

sighintists doant spel gude awl thu tym, steve @ 13.

even the grammar nazi cuts them slack.

Posted by the grammar nazi | May 31, 2007 12:35 PM
15

how do you even know its beer?

Posted by brad | May 31, 2007 1:24 PM
16

Well we were students so they were poor and poured!

"how do you even know its beer? "
It's not beer.
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