Sapporo Breweries to release new Draft One '3rd category' beer

Sapporo Breweries to release new Draft One '3rd category' beer

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Breweries Ltd. President Masaru Fukunaga (R) distributes free samples of a revised version of its Draft One, the pioneer of beer-like alcoholic beverages called ''third category beer,'' to passers-by in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Sept. 12 ahead of their release on Sept. 13.

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  • 2006/9/12 00:00:00
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