October 2014

Yona Yona Real Ale is a special version of Yo-Ho Brewing’s Yona Yona Ale. Yona Yona Real Ale is a premium ale that is sold at a slightly higher price than …

Craft Liquors is an online shop that sells Japanese craft beer more from the Kansai and Kyushu regions of Japan. They do sell some beers from other parts of Japan, …

Baird Giebels Alt is part of Baird Beer’s special series and was brewed to celebrate the opening of their new Shuzenji Brewery in June 2014. Our bottle of Baird Giebels …

Tokyo Station 100 Year Lager caught us by surprise on a recent trip when we stopped in at Le Collier in Tokyo station. In 2014, Tokyo station celebrated its 100th anniversary …

Summer has come and gone which means we’re lumbered drinking saisons that have been left on the shelf. Like Joe, I am not a fan of saisons. Shiga Kogen Miyama …

Sankt Gallen Apple Cinnamon Ale is a 5% fruit beer and is part of Sankt Gallen’s autumn range. The hype before this beer went on sale was such that Japanese morning …

Here we go with ANOTHER beer with a ridiculously long name, Fujizakura Heights Schwarz Weizen. A cross between a black beer and a wheat beer, Fujizakura Heights Schwarz Weizen is a 5.2% …

Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout is a 7% imperial stout stout beer infused with espresso, something that tickles my fancy whenever I hear those two words together. Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout has …

True Brew is Hitachino Nest’s tasting bar, or taproom, located south of Mito station’s train barriers in Ibaragi. True Brew has a seven tap selection of Hitachino Nest beers; five …

Another Tokyo Craft Beer festival this time in Nakanobu, Tokyo. The idea of Craft Beer Nakanobu is rather than drinking pints of the beer, you are given ten tickets where you …