personally, i enjoy british ales. but do drink occasional lager. among all the lagers i tried, japanese kirin ichiban is my favorite. it's not too dry like some of others, and has good malt flavor you can taste. unlike sapporo, it has very clean aftertaste. unfortunately, they decided to brew it in america for local market and seems to have lost a lot of fans. however, it's still a great brew and tastes fine. i'm sure they are doing what is possible to match the water characteristics of japanese brewery. finally found a local source for kirin recently and enjoy it now.