Sapporo Beer Festival, Manila’s first Japanese Oktoberfest, featured unlimited tastings of Sapporo Premium Beer paired with a curated selection of gourmet dishes by the chefs at Yawaragi, Hotel Okura—an evening where Japanese beer and culinary mastery came together. Held in September, it was the perfect event to kick off Oktoberfest season in Manila against the beautiful backdrop of Yawaragi at Hotel Okura.
Wrapping up October with the ultimate Sapporo beer experience!
First Sapporo Beerfest
Established in 1876, Sapporo Breweries is Japan’s oldest beer brand, celebrated for its dedication to quality and innovation. With a rich heritage of brewing excellence, Sapporo crafts a distinctive range of beers that capture the spirit and tradition of Japan.
The beers are served on draft, ensuring the freshest taste in light, black, and a special holiday version made from half light and half dark beer. The black offers the fullest, freshest flavor, while the half-and-half delivers a taste that feels like a celebration.
Yes! They’re serving the freshest tuna and salmon sashimi, which we enjoyed all night long—and you can indulge in unlimited sea urchin to your heart’s content. The nigiri and maki selection are also quite good, though the high-quality Japanese rice is so satisfying that it fills you up quickly. The unlimited ebi tempura is a good pairing with Sapporo beer.
SASHIMI (LIVE)
• Sustainable Whole yellow fin Tuna
• Sashimi grade Norwegian Salmon
• Shime Saba
• Locally sourced Sea Urchin
TEMARI SUSHI
• Tuna
• Salmon
• Hamachi
• ABURI NIGIRI SUSHI
(With Yawaragi Original miso sauce)
• Ebi Tsubuiri Miso
• Salmon with Negi Miso
• Shime Saba with Saikyo Miso
MAKI SUSHI
• Soft shell crab Maki
• California Maki
• Tempura Miso Maki
• Dragon Roll
• Futomaki
• Broiled salmon and Uni maki
• Dynamite Maki
TEMPURA AND AGE STATION (LIVE)
• Ebi Tempura
• Kisu
• Ika Kakiage
• Tori Karaage
The highlight of the evening, however, is the charcoal-grilled meats—yakitori, salmon belly skewers, and U.S. tenderloin. You can select your preferred skewer, and it’s cooked to order and served tableside, identified by your queue number.
ROBATAYAKI STATION (LIVE)
• Tebasaki
• Yakitori Shioyaki
• Yakitori Teriyaki
• Yakitori Negima
• Austalian Wagyu rump skewers
• U.S Tenderloin
• Asparagus and Sliced beef wrapped
• Bacon and Enoki mushroom wrapped
• Seabass fillet
• Grouper Fillet
• Baby Octopus
• King oyster mushroom
• Zucchini
• Berkshire pork belly skewer
• Salmon belly skewer
• Sustainable tuna belly skewer
• Sliced beef and shitake mushroom wrapped skewer
• Sustainable black tiger prawns and bacon wrapped skewer
• Local grilled sweet potato
• Young Corn
Yes, like other Oktoberfest celebrations, they also offer unlimited grilled sausages.
SAUSAGE SECTION
• Nuremberg
• Kielbasa
• Merguez
Bring your friends who love draft beer, Japanese food, and a one-of-a-kind September Oktoberfest experience in Manila! Seating is mostly open, so arrive early to grab the best spots near the robatayaki grills.
Best of all freshly made ice cream and my favorite is Hojicha Hazelnut!
Congratulations Philippine Wine Merchants for the successful first Sapporo Beeriest!
SAPPORO BEERFEST 2024
September 20, 2024 | Friday | 6:00 PM
YAWARAGI Hotel Okura Manila
Php 2,750 nett per person
For more information, visit Philippine Wine Merchants.
FINAL THOUGHTS
By the time you’re reading this in 2025, the next Sapporo Beer Festival is likely just around the corner. With an extended two-day run, see you in the next Sapporo Beerfest 2025!
Live an Awesome Life with Christ,
Founder & Digital Creator, Our Awesome Planet
Disclosure: This article was written entirely by 100% human, with my own biases, opinions, and insights. It was then grammar-checked by AI.
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