Can someone enlighten me as to what those marbles in the beer mug supposed to be?
Tapioca pearls. Probably the artist heard about the new tawawa challenge, but wanted to be different since he mainly drew Azur Lane stuff; thus instead drawing normal bubble tea they put it into beer.
Despite being posted here a few hours ago, this piece is a few days old. So, it's most likely not related to the most recent Getsuyoubi no Tawawa. More likely, it's just a joke about Bismarck being German. If they wanted to do the challenge, it would have been dead easy to use, say, Illustrious or Taihou and normal bubble tea.
Tapioca pearls. Probably the artist heard about the new tawawa challenge, but wanted to be different since he mainly drew Azur Lane stuff; thus instead drawing normal bubble tea they put it into beer.
This was posted before the new tawawa challenge. Bubble tea, for whatever reason, is making another wave of fad right now, both in Japan and SEA region. (Seriously, for the past 2 months 5 new bubble tea stores have opened up in my area, and it would seem like 2 more is coming soon)
Japan is right in the midst of a bubble tea boom, with lines pouring out of what seems to be a constant stream of newly opened boba shops. Fans of the drink have even taken to making panda shaped pearl milk tea at home, so it's no surprise to see some of kawaii spins on bubble tea. What has been surprising many, however, is the existence of tapioca beer, as pointed out by German beer fan Luka Reineke.
Although simply joking, he's not the only one surprised to learn of the tapioca and beer fusion, as many in Japan have been heading to beer cafe chain iBEER LE SUN PALM to try the mysterious concoction.
The drink, called "Tapioca the Next, Tapioca Beer" is actually inspired by the panaché cocktail, a mixture of beer and citrusy soda. It's available in regular, strawberry, pineapple, and kiwi flavors.
If you're craving some fizz with your tapioca, iBEER LE SUN PALM also offers the same flavors available as non alcoholic soda or with milk.
