Beer Pretz by Glico

Most people who have had some kind of exposure to Asian snacks know what Pretz are.  Here's an extremely hard to find (in the US) flavor that just unluckly happens to be my favorite flavor.

• Texture: Crunchy without being too dry, tough, or brittle.  Not at all floury or gritty, a very nice cross between a butter cracker and pretzel. Rating: 10 out of 10.
• Flavor: There's honestly nothing unique about Beer Pretz.  No they do not taste like beer, rather they go well with a nice cold glass of the frothy stuff. The only way that I can describe the flavor is that they're kind of like heavily salted and peppered crispy french fries. Rating: 10 out of 10.
• Packaging: There's two Japanese versions of Beer Pretz, the red box and the black box.  I personally like the black box version because it's spicy spicy spicy! Be aware that there's also a Thai version of Roasted Pretz that looks like black box Beer Pretz, there's even a glass of beer on the box.  You'll want to avoid these at all costs!  It might help if you can differentiate Thai script from Japanese writing. There's no flavor at all to these, not even a sprinkling of salt and msg. Rating: 8 out of 10 for indistinguishable box designs.
  
• Availability: I haven't seen Beer Pretz in the US in the last 4 years.  It's even been impossible to find in Hong Kong in the last 2 years.  Good luck finding this if you don't have any Japanese connections. Rating: 0 out of 10.
  
• Origins: 100% made in Japan (unless you pick up the Thai version) so these snacks are safe to eat. Rating: 10 out of 10.

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