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ゴーヤードライビール // Goya Dry Beer As a food blogger, I saw this and immediately said, out loud, “I am going to buy that. And it is going to be horrible.” And that is exactly what happened. 

I thought this for sure would be easier since IPAs have reached Japan and I’ve gotten more used to bitter hoppy drinks, but no! This is bitter in a unique and unpleasant way.

The weird thing is when the taste hits you. Pardon my French but there’s no way to say this without it sounding kinda sexual, so look: it’s fine when it’s in you’re mouth; the problem is when you swallow.

But straight out of the fridge, the taste is masked enough to register as “weird IPA, more or less…… but once it warms even a little, it makes me shudder. I had visible goosebumps on my arms.

Anyway, that was a nice distraction. Also a memorable welcome for the Ryoma coaster that I unearthed today for the first time since our last move in October 2019.

“Nippon is again to be clean.”

Neat pun and design on the community bulletin board!

5分で盗めま巣

～分【ふん・ぷん】~ minutes 盗む【ぬすむ】to steal 盗める【ぬすめる】can steal 空き巣【あきす】empty nest; empty house; burglar who targets empty houses

So the sentence 5分で盗めます means “[They] can rob you in 5 minutes,” and by replacing the final す with a 巣, we imply “if you leave your house empty.”