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so, consider the following conversation:

> 「その日本酒、どう？」  
>  「うん、わるくない。ちょっと甘い」  
>  「本当？飲んでみる... げっ！全然甘くないよ！  
>  「まあ、it's sweet, for sake  

Essentially I'm trying to say that something is not sweet in absolute terms,
but is sweet relative to other members of the indicated category. Other
examples might be "It's slow for a motorbike" or "It's gentle, for a roller
coaster."

The best I could come up with was 「ほかの日本酒と比べたら、あまい」which gets the meaning
across, but feels a bit clunky to me.
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"It's sweet, for sake"
Going off a space alc search, <http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=it%27s+for> I
came up with these:

> It's hot for this time of year. この時季にしては暑い。
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> It's cold for April. 4月にしては寒い。

So maybe this would work:

> 酒にしては甘い。

But this is just a guess, as I am not familiar with this pattern. The two
examples I found are time specific so maybe it only works in that context.

Edit:

As per the indefatigable Chocolate sensei's valued suggestion, here is perhaps
the most natural answer readily available:

> まあ、お酒/日本酒に/としては甘いほうなんだけどね
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