July 2014

Ah, Wednesday. Hump day. Middle of the week beers taste better than those on Monday and the knowledge that the weekend is coming means those one or two that you …

Kamakura Flower Brown Ale is sold as a premium local beer at ¥500 a bottle. It’s an award-winning beer from Kamakura Beer, having won the WBA World’s Best Brown Ale …

Yo-Ho Tokyo Black Porter is a 5% porter based not on a Tokyo recipe as the name suggests, rather an American style porter instead with a hint of English porter style …

Background Yo-ho Brewing Company was founded in 1996, soon after the abolition of the beer brewing laws, and was one of the first microbreweries to be recognized nationwide. In 2010, …

Hitachino Nest Pale Ale is Kiuchi Brewery’s attempt at brewing a pale ale along the lines of an old English style. It is heavily influenced by the British style and …

Sankt Gallen Amber Ale is strong 5.5% amber ale poured out a nice brownish red colour with a little head to top off. Aroma was distinctly malty with a slight …

Sankt Gallen have taken a traditional London porter recipe and made Sankt Gallen Brown Porter that has won various international beer awards. It’s got an abv of 5% and is …

Ah, Sapporo and Sapporo Susukino Beer. A delightful place to visit in summer or winter. Such an organised city with the regular blocks and layout that reminds me of Western …

Ginga Kogen started out back in the early 90s and was almost the first microbrewery to make it big. Unfortunately, due to licensing laws, the likes of Asahi, Kirin et …

One of Sankt Gallen’s regular range, the Sankt Gallen Golden Ale has won several awards; Bronze medal at the Japan and Asia beer cup in 2006, and Gold medal in …