Heat oil in a pot.
Beat the egg in a bowl.
Add ground black pepper, garlic powder, salt, and cayenne pepper.
Pour the beer. Whisk until the ingredients are well blended.
Add half of the flour. Continue to whisk until the texture becomes smooth. Add the remaining flour and whisk some more.
Put the baking powder in the bowl. Stir until well blended.
Dip the shrimp in the batter. Gently drop on the pot with oil and then deep fry for 2 minutes. Roll the shrimp over and continue to deep fry for 1 minute. Remove the fried beer battered shrimp and place in a plate topped with a paper towel. Perform this step until all the shrimp are cooked.
Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with ponzu or sweet and sour sauce.
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