Time really is flying by, isn’t it? I’ve been entrusted to write the October Beers of the Month and it’s a tough one this time. Looking back over the month, we’ve had a wide variety of styles and a mixed bag of good and not so good. Seasonal beers, regular beers, and limited edition beers were drunk, opinions cast, and beers of the month decided.
Besides that, we had the Gold’n bub 2nd anniversary party with a review coming soon from Joe. On top of that, we’ve had a few trips to brew pubs in Yokohama, which seems to be becoming a popular craft beer area, along with the rest of Kanagawa. We also had a great time at the Kiuchi Brewery and finally got the interview up. Thanks to all the staff at Kiuchi Brewery for their time, especially Katsuyama-san and of course Kiuchi-san.
In the next few months, we hope to have more second opinions coming through; however, it is great to see so many different styles represented in Japan and the future looks to be becoming more divergent too. Out with the IPA, and in with the ambers, alts, stouts and so on. Time for October Beers of the Month.
October Beers of the Month #1
Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout by Kiuchi Brewery
Another beer for the morning under the guise of a caffeine hit.
Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout One Line Review
“Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout is a coffee stout done extremely well and comes highly recommended.”
Read more here.
October Beers of the Month #2
Fujizakura Heights Schwarz Weizen by Fuji Kanko Kaihatsu
Another beer with a ridiculously long name to it.
Fujizakura Heights Schwarz Weizen One-line Review
“Fujizakura Heights Schwarz Weizen is a one of a kind beer as I am yet to see a schwarz-weizen anywhere and is well worth trying to find.”
Read more here.
October Beers of the Month #3
Boku Beer Kimi Beer (For you & me) by Yo-Ho Brewing
Who is this beer for? For you? For me? For us?
Boku Beer Kimi Beer One-Line Review
“Boku Beer Kimi Beer is definitely a worthy addition to your beer supplies and one of the best saisons I’ve had for a long time.”
Read more here.
That’s it for October Beers of the Month. No real surprises here this month if you’ve been keeping up. November is already proving to be a busy month of beers. Let us know if you agree or disagree via the contact us box above. Keep those emails coming.
